Final Course Survey
Congratulations on finishing the course! Here at the LEGO Foundation we are all about learning and iterating our work, and as this is the first time we have ever run …
Course: Coping with Changes: Social-Emotional Learning Through Play
Thank you & congratulations!
Thanks for learning and playing with us. We hope you will continue to use the resources and tools – and stay in touch! Join the MooCment! Join the Social Emotional …
Social-Emotional Learning Tools
Download activities and resources below to support social emotional development through play! To continue learning and playing, join the Social Emotional Learning through Play Facebook community to share your experiences …
Course review
WOW! We have learned so much and come so far from the beginning. You can link back to review in depth. In week 2, we played and learned about the …
Paper airplanes
It’s time for you to try this out yourself! Watch the video below and then write out one question for each type of reflection that you could use while facilitating …
Review: Caring for school-aged children
Middle childhood (4-9 years) involves rapid growth in social, emotional, and cognitive abilities. Change can impact children in a variety of ways, depending on many individual factors, the specifics of …
5 ways to help adolescents learn through play
There are five characteristics of learning through play in relation to adolescents. Read about each of them below… 1 Meaningful Ensure that adolescents see themselves in the activities Adolescents should …
What guidance is there for facilitating sessions with adolescents?
Tips and Hints for Facilitating Activities with Adolescents Facilitating activities with adolescents can be challenging. It is a skill that develops with practice. Adolescents value authenticity; while facilitating may force …
How does crisis affect typical development during adolescence?
Crises during adolescence: Challenges and opportunities for developmental tasks When a human being is stressed the body releases a hormone called cortisol. A little cortisol helps the body prepare to …
Typical Adolescence Development
What does “typical” development look like during adolescence? To provide a clearer picture of this different physiological, cognitive, social, and emotional development during adolescence it may be helpful to look …
Design your own social-emotional learning activity for middle childhood
In this video, Dr. Stephanie Jones and Rebecca Bailey from the Harvard EASEL Lab discuss how they create SEL activities for children. After watching the video, go to the next …
Demo social-emotional learning for middle childhood
There are many ways to support social and emotional development and well-being during middle childhood. Below are activities that are important for children and youth of all ages: Listening to …
Criteria for social-emotional learning in middle childhood
Good facilitation is important for an activity to run smoothly. Parents, educators, and other adults can effectively facilitate SEL activities during middle childhood if we keep a few criteria in …
10 tips for social-emotional learning in early childhood development
Ten top tips for supporting early SEL Play: Babies are playing and learning right from birth. Engage in back-and-forth interactions. Notice and respond to young children’s signals. Use sounds, facial …
How crisis affects middle childhood development
Change and crisis Change and crisis can impact development in many ways. While some impacts are negative because they disrupt children’s ability to feel secure and to safely explore the …
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Coping with Changes: Social-Emotional Learning Through Play