Zones of Regulation
Curriculum that can be used in schools and classrooms to address challenges that students may exhibit in regulation skills, which impact their academic and social participation, as well as their sense of well-being.
SEL Universal Strategy/Curriculum
Sesame Workshop
Sesame Workshop has loads of webinars, videos, guides, resources on different topics related to supporting young children, such as mental health and SEL, created for adults who work with young children. Some examples of webinars are: “Responding to Behavior in Caring Ways,” “Caring Communities,” and “Rythyms of Resilience.”
RULER – Mood Meter for Preschool
Preschool RULER was developed as a way to teach emotional intelligence to our youngest learners.
Responsive Classoom
Responsive Classroom is a student-centered, social and emotional learning approach to teaching and discipline. It is comprised of a set of research, and evidence-based practices designed to create safe, joyful, and engaging classrooms and school communities for both students and teachers.
Relationship Mapping strategy
Using this strategy, school staff identify youth who do not currently have positive connections with school adults during a private meeting. Those students are then paired with a supportive adult mentor within the school. Throughout the year, mentors support each other through the successes and challenges of building relationships with students, and school administrators routinely communicate with staff to determine how well the process is going. At the end of the year, the staff convenes to talk about how their efforts may have positively affected students.
Monitoring Relationship Status activity
PENT supports positive educational environments in California by providing evidence-based strategies and resources to achieve high student outcomes. They offer annual forums for cadre members, disseminate best practice research on positive behavior, and provide functional, educator-friendly resources and documents. Additionally, PENT offers free training resources and materials for educators.
Mood Meter tool
The Mood Meter app is a tool that helps people of all ages build self-awareness and social awareness by tracking and analyzing their mood. It’s based on research from Yale and is used in over 4,000 schools across 27 countries as part of RULER, an evidence-based approach to social and emotional learning.
How Does Your Engine Run
The Alert Program® provides a user-friendly approach to help individuals articulate and manage their self-regulation by recognizing and adjusting their alert levels throughout the day. Its simple strategies make it easier to perform daily activities such as getting out of bed, working, learning, and socializing. Widely implemented in over 85 countries, the program simplifies complex self-regulation theories, making them accessible to adults, therapists, teachers, and parents worldwide.
Greater Good in Education
This website offers a collection of science-based practices related to SEL, character education, and mindfulness. Search their collection of free practices, such as creating a music playlist for your class cultivate emotional awareness and a sense of belonging and connection among students. There are lots of activities and resources to support adult and student well-being, as well as courses to learn how to put them into action.
Guided Imagery
Guided imagery is a relaxation technique that involves dwelling on a positive mental image or scene. It is a tool that students and school staff can learn and use at any time. Check out this free guided imagery app that is offered in 28 languages and 330 different animation combinations.