Lessons for Social-Emotional Learning


Creative Educator lesson plans provide an engaging and creative approach to content learning and SEL.

This page includes a small sampling of lesson ideas from Creative Educator that help students build essential social-emotional skills like self-awareness, teamwork, empathy, and goal setting.

You can find additional ideas by clicking the Lessons link at the top and choosing which subject you would like to explore.

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Set SMART goals

In this lesson, students set SMART goals for the coming school year, identifying action items they can complete to achieve them.

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Create a Vision Board

In this lesson, students create a vision board to turn their goals into words and images that represent what life will look and feel like when they reach them.

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Classroom Constitution

In this lesson, students write a classroom constitution to ensure everyone is treated fairly and to create a welcoming environment for sharing, growing and learning.

My Superhero

My Superhero

Students introduce a new hero to the world through an ID card and comic.

Everyday Heroes

Everyday Heroes

Create media resources that celebrate and promote the actions of a real world hero.

Create a Card Game

Create a Card Game

Students create a card game based on the storyline of a book they are reading.

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Fashion a Family Flag

In this lesson, students explore symbols in the world around them and create a flag that represents the characteristics and values of their family.

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Plan a Class Party

Students practice math skills, organization, and teamwork as they work as a class to plan and deliver a class party.

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Plan an Event

Students will plan for an event and create a proposal demonstrating how the event might look and how much it would cost.

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