As the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to spread, schools around the world are rapidly pivoting to support children’s health and well-being. As districts shift to online learning, parents, educators and school leaders are searching for ways to continue prioritizing children’s social and emotional development at home.
Our team at Inside SEL has put together an initial list of resources, blog posts and guides to help cope during this volatile and difficult time. Our intention is to continue to add to the list as we come across more relevant content.
We encourage readers of this post to share your most helpful resources here so we can expand our shared knowledge and support as many individuals as possible.
*Reintegrating Students to In-Person Learning with SEL*
- Building Social-Emotional Skills With Technology: How to Use SEL to Cultivate Digital Wellness
- Resources for Reopening Schools (Learning Policy Institute)
- The Role of SEL in Reintegrating to In-Person Learning: 6 Tenets to Guide Your Transition Plan
- FAQs About Returning to School for Parents and Guardians
- SEL Choice Boards
- A Guide to School Climate Surveys
- COVID-19 Resources for Schools, Students, and Families
- CASEL’s Reopening Roadmap
- Morning Meetings: Creating a Culture of Care and Safety
- Returning to In-Person Learning: A Look Inside K-12 Reopening Plans for the Spring and Fall of 2021
Adult Self-Care Tips:
- Flexibility in the Midst of Crisis (via Psychology Today/Dr. Gil Noam)
- Managing Anxiety Around COVID-19: Tips for You and Your School Community (via Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence/RULER)
- Reduce Student Anxiety (And Your Own) During Uncertain Times (via CommonSense Media)
- Regulating Emotions in a COVID-19 World (via Tom Hollenstein)
- Supporting Learning and Well-Being During the Coronavirus Crisis (via GGSC)
- Using Social Emotional Learning to Help in Times of Stress (via Hull Services)
- Virus Anxiety Resources
- Wellness Resources for Educators (via Breathe For Change)
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:
- Coronavirus: Countering Biased Responses (via Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility)
- Coronavirus, Online Learning, Social Isolation, and Cyberbullying: How to Support Our Students (via Cyberbullying Research Center)
- Digital and Civic Literacy Skills (via Teaching Tolerance)
- Speaking Up Against Racism Around the New Coronavirus (via Teaching Tolerance)
- The Coronavirus Surfaces Fear, Stereotypes and Scapegoating (via ADL)
- Transformative SEL
Parenting Resources:
- 17 Apps to Help Kids Stay Focused (via CommonSense Media)
- America’s Promise Alliance COVID-19 Resources (via America’s Promise Alliance)
- Best Documentaries (via CommonSense Media)
- Best Family Movies (via CommonSense Media)
- Best Music Apps and Games for Kids (via CommonSense Media)
- BrainPop on Coronavirus
- Confident Parents Confident Kids
- Confident Parents, Confident Kids: Raising Emotional Intelligence in Ourselves and Our Kids
- COVID-19 Journal (via Hub for Helpers)
- COVID-19, School Cancellation, and Trauma (STARR Commonwealth)
- Dance Games (via CommonSense Media)
- Designing Learning From Home Experiences with UDL (via Novak Education)
- Device-Free Dinner Guidelines (via CommonSense Media)
- Emotional Intelligence Podcast For Kids (via The Imagine Neighborhood)
- Family Engagement in Schools: A Comprehensive Guide (via Panorama Education)
- Fun Family SEL Activities for the Holiday Season (via Respectful Ways)
- Free Digital Resources Aligned with SEL (via CharacterStrong)
- Free Educational Apps, Games, and Websites (via CommonSense Media)
- Free SEL Activities and Practices (via Greater Good in Education)
- Free Video Lessons to Teach SEL at Home (via 6 Minute SEL)
- How School Closures Can Strengthen Your Family (via Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley)
- How to talk to children about the coronavirus (via Harvard Medical School)
- How to Talk to Kids About Coronavirus (via Open Circle)
- How To Talk To Your Kids About Coronavirus (via PBS)
- Just For Kids: A Comic Exploring the New Coronavirus (via NPR)
- Meditation Apps for Kids
- My Kid’s School is Closed, So Now What? (via Confident Parents, Confident Kids)
- Psychological Tips for Children and Adolescents’ Emotions (via University of Verona)
- Resources for Families During the Coronavirus Pandemic (via CommonSense Media)
- Resources for Supporting Children’s Emotional Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic (via Child Trends)
- SEL Activities for Families (via Guilford County Schools)
- SEL at Home: Top Resources to Share with Families
- SEL Video Resources for Home (via Move This World)
- Sibling Watch-Together TV (via CommonSense Media)
- Social Emotional Learning Supports For Children and Young Adults Around COVID-19 (via SEL4TX)
- Student and Family Well-Being Resources (via Breathe For Change)
- Student Mental Health and Self-Care Free Resources
- Talking to Children About COVID-19 (via NASP)
- Teaching Kids Media Smarts During Breaking News (via CommonSense Media)
- Using Social Emotional Learning to Help in Times of Stress (via Hull Services)
- Virus Anxiety Resources
- YouTube Channels for Middle Schoolers and High Schoolers for Learning from Home During COVID-19 School Closures (via Fordham Institute)
Resources for School Communities:
- 20+ Leading SEL Programs
- 17 Apps to Help Kids Stay Focused (via CommonSense Media)
- 16 Free Resources for Schools Who Are Closing Due to Coronavirus
- 9 Things Educators Need to Know About Coronavirus (via Education Week)
- 5 Resources for Building Student Engagement in Online Learning (via Panorama Education)
- 3 Restorative Practices to Implement in 2021
- 3 Ways School Districts are Using CARES Act Funding to Support the Whole Child
- 2×10 Relationship Building: How to Do It (and Why it Works!)
- Amazing Educational Resources List
- America’s Promise Alliance COVID-19 Resources (via America’s Promise Alliance)
- Apps That Act Like Math and Science Tutors for Homework Help (via CommonSense Media)
- Best Tools for Virtual and Distance Learning (via CommonSense Media)
- Check-In Check-Out (CICO): Intervention Tips and Guidance (Panorama Education)
- CommonLit Resources to Support Teleschool Plans: COVID-19 (via CommonLit)
- Coronavirus Resources: Teaching, Learning and Thinking Critically (via New York Times)
- COVID-19 and Homelessness: Strategies for Schools and Early Learning Programs (via School House Connection)
- Culturally Responsive Social-Emotional Learning
- E-Learning Tools for Distance Education (via Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence/RULER)
- EQ in your PJs — Free Online SEL Lessons (via School Connect)
- Free Access to Rethink SEL (via Rethink Ed)
- Free BrainPop Access for Schools Closed Due to the Coronavirus (via BrainPop)
- Free Digital Resources Aligned with SEL (via CharacterStrong)
- Free SEL Activities and Practices (via Greater Good in Education)
- Free Workshop On Creating Kick-Ass Online Workshops (via The Flourishing Center)
- How Teachers Can Navigate Difficult Emotions During School Closures (via GGSC)
- How to Use Empathy Interviews to Build Family Engagement
- Learning Recovery Toolkit (via Panorama Education)
- Managing Anxiety Around COVID-19: Tips for You and Your School Community (via Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence/RULER)
- Movement Apps, Games, and Websites (via CommonSense Media)
- Most Schools Are Not Ready For Coronavirus, But They Can Be (via Digital Promise)
- Navigating Uncertain Times: How Schools Can Cope With Coronavirus (via EdSurge)
- Read, Draw and Play Games from Caribu Education
- Reduce Student Anxiety (And Your Own) During Uncertain Times (via CommonSense Media)
- Resources for Educators During the Coronavirus Pandemic (via CommonSense Media)
- Responding to Coronavirus: A 3 Minute Guide for Schools (via Education Week)
- Rose, Bud, Thorn Activity and Worksheet for School-wide Implementation
- SEL and COVID-19 (via CASEL)
- SEL and Self-Care Resources for Educators, School Communities and Parents (via Panorama Education)
- SEL at Home: Top Resources to Share with Families
- SEL Foundations Curriculum (via Classroom Champions)
- SEL Strategies for Distance Learning (via Aperature Education)
- SEL Video Resources for Home (via Move This World)
- Standards Aligned U.S. History Online Games (via New York Public Media)
- Student and Family Well-Being Resources (via Breathe For Change)
- Student Relationship Mapping 101
- Supporting Learning and Well-Being During the Coronavirus Crisis (via GGSC)
- Supporting Students During COVID-19 (via Emerson Collective)
- Teacher, Interrupted: Leaning into Social-Emotional Learning Amid the COVID-19 Crisis (via EdSurge)
- Teaching Remotely for Grades K-12 (via Scholastic)
- Top Time-Management Apps (via CommonSense Media)
- Trauma-Informed SEL (via Panorama Education)
- Using Social Emotional Learning to Help in Times of Stress (via Hull Services)
- Wellness Resources for Educators (via Breathe For Change)
- YouTube Channels for Middle Schoolers and High Schoolers for Learning from Home During COVID-19 School Closures (via Fordham Institute)
Other/Miscellaneous:
For a more expansive listing of resources related to various topics within the field social and emotional learning, visit our SEL Resources page.
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Thank you for some great resources! Fiona Lincke-Dion, Sherman Oaks CES #8842 fml5844@lausd.net
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Thanks so much for the kind words!
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Thanks for all your support.
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Thanks so much for the kind words!
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These resources will be very helpful. We have so many questions and having this resource for parents and staff can be very valuable in this trying situation. Thank you.
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Thanks so much for the kind words! We are happy to be able to help provide these for educators and families.
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Excellent resources to support our community
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Thank you!
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GREAT LIST OF RESOURCES, BLOG POSTS AND GUIDES!
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Thank you!
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I appreciate the list of resources shared with parents and educators alike. In this time of crisis, keeping students and kids at home and entertained is challenging, to say the least. Factor in the academic learning and it can become an obstacle.
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Thank you so much, Yvette! We are so happy that we can be helpful in these trying times.
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Do you have any free dance or game resources for students and parents?
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We recently found this article that may help! https://measuringsel.casel.org/sel-dance-equity/
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Also this https://www.commonsensemedia.org/lists/dance-games?j=7698356&sfmc_sub=179466459&l=2048712_HTML&u=143332604&mid=6409703&jb=2163&utm_source=covid19_resources_jim&utm_medium=email
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Thank you for sharing these resources. Much appreciated.
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Thank you so much for the programs. Indeed a great help for us groping how counseling can be delivered during this trying times.
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Thank you for all these resources!
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Thanks for writing a useful article. As a parent, I was worried about my children’s education and their learning process would be interrupted during COVID-19. And after going through your article, I found this https://www.ed.gov/coronavirus resource the most helpful for my children.
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