Social emotional play activities

Social-emotional skills are essential for toddlers and preschoolers. They are the foundation of healthy relationships, happiness, and mental health. Discover our favorite social-emotional development activities for toddlers and preschoolers. These activities will strengthen their relationship skills and deepen their understanding of emotions and empathy.

SEL Activities For Children

Little G got to practice her emotional intelligence skills this morning by sorting sad and happy faces. So interesting how difficult it is for her to recognize sad faces when it does not involve crying! Thanks to The Princess and the Tot for inspiring this fun activity! I have been interested in the importance of emotional intelligence ever since I began hearing about it more and more in books like this one: Emotional Intelligence: Why it Can Matter More Than IQ

Discover how to effectively teach preschoolers about their emotions, offering them the tools for better emotional understanding and expression. Learn strategies for helping toddlers manage big emotions, through activities designed for emotional development in early childhood. Engage your child at home with social emotional activities that foster growth and learning.

These empathy activities for kids foster empathy as a social emotional skill in children. Use the empathy beads to build this skill.

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Whatever you call it: morning meeting, advisory time, or homeroom, as educators we know that it’s an important start to our students' day. In the middle school classroom, it can be particularly important as it’s a time that can be used to teach necessary life skills like relationship building, self-esteem, grit, etc. Below are 33 of our favorite homeroom ideas that include simple and fun activities that’ll not only get your students excited for the day ahead, but will also foster a strong…

THIS IS AN INSTANT DOWNLOAD PRODUCT With over 100 words to express feelings - These products are designed to illustrate just a few feeling words that many kiddos may be able to identify while reinforcing emotional intelligence in a fun way! OTHER WAYS TO USE FEELINGS CHART: This coloring page can be used one-on-one with students or as a whole group! Below are a few suggestions of just how to make this single sheet a full activity: 1.) Identifying Each Feeling (based on facial expression…

Explore 17+ fun and simple social development activities for toddlers and preschoolers. As essential tools children use to interact, communicate, and build relationships, social and emotional skills also play an important role in a child's development. Kids love to play! So, what better way to build their skills than fun and interactive social activities for preschoolers and toddlers. Try them today! #DiscoveryBuildingSets #socialemotionalactivitiespreschool #socialemotionallearning

I made an easy mood board for Boo, 3, to explore her understanding of emotions and to have some fun arranging. I cut some eyes and mouths out of paper. We had features to make happy faces, surprised, confused and frustrated faces. I kept it simple for her...