IFSEL Recs

IFSEL has curated a selection of our favorite item to help support SEL practices.

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10 Summer Activities to Help Teens Stay Healthy and Engaged

Article

25 Fun Mindfulness Activities for Children & Teens (+Tips!)

Article

All American Boys

Book - Student

Anh's Anger

Book - Student

Are Advisory Groups Essential?

Article

As Terms Like ‘SEL’ Draw Fire, Organizations Supporting Schools Sharpen Their Message

Article

Ask Lisa

Podcast

Atlas of the Heart

Book - Adult

B is for Breathe

Book - Student

Behind the Stigma Podcast

Podcast

Brain Breaks for Your Classroom

Materials & Games

Building Advisory Buy-In

Article

Check In Library

Check In

Closing the Year

PDF

Collective Empathy and Action Now

Article

Common Sense Media

Website

Creating Emotionally Safe Schools

Book - Adult

Developing Classroom Values

Article

Effect of Digital Storytelling on Prospective Teachers' Social Emotional Learning

Research

Establishing Student-Centered Discipline Practices that Promote SEL

Article

Families Are Students’ First SEL Teachers.

Article

Finding You: An Evoke Therapy Podcast

Podcast

Focus on Appreciation Practices

Article

From Reaction to Prevention Turning the Page on School Discipline

Article

From a Mountain In Tibet: A Monk’s Journey

Book - Adult

Good Inside

Book - Adult

How I am Feeling?

Materials & Games

How School Discipline Impacts Students’ Social, Emotional and Academic Development (SEAD)

Research

How Schools Can Make Advisory more Effective

Article

How to Boost Students’ Sense of Optimism

Article

How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes

Book - Adult

Hundred and Six Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice

Article

IFSEL’s Anti-Racism Resource List for Parents

Website

Imagine Meditation Cards

Materials & Games

Inclusive Downtime in Advisory and Homeroom

Article

Laughter, Learning, and Why Teens Are Such a Tough Crowd

Article

Leading for a whole-community approach to SEL

Article

Looking Within

Article

Mama Mavel

Website

Moving from 'Why" to 'What and How'

Article

My New Best Friend

Book - Student

Nature Meditations

Materials & Games

Never Enough

Book - Adult

Nice White Parents

Podcast

Once Upon a Time There Was and Will Be So Much More

Book - Student

Overloaded and Underprepared

Book - Adult

Parental mental health and children’s adjustment: the quality of marital interaction and parenting as mediating factors.

Research

Parenting a Child who has Experienced Trauma

PDF

Parenting in the Screen Age

Book - Adult

Personal Space Invader

Book - Student

Practices to Prioritize Connection and Belonging

PDF

Promoting Social-Emotional Learning Development Through Preventing and Resolving Conflict

Book - Adult

Raising Race Conscious Children

Website

Raising Your Spirited Child

Book - Adult

Range

Book - Adult

Reappraising academic and social adversity improves middle school students’ academic achievement, behavior and well-being.

Research

Research finds social and emotional learning produces significant benefits for students

Research

SEL Movie Recommendations

PDF

SEL for Teachers: A Win for Both Educators and Students

Research

Service and Activism: Resources for Young People to Stay Connected, Inspired and Motivated this Summer

Article

Seven Ways to Recharge

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Shake it Off

Video

Social Media Wellness

Book - Adult

Social and Emotional Supports for Educators During and After the Pandemic

Research

Something Someday

Book - Student

Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon

Book - Student

Steps for Implementing Social and Emotional Learning in High School

Article

Structures that Foster Belonging and Emotional Safety

Article

Support, Value, Connection – Lenses for Supporting Adult SEL

Article

Supporting Parent and Caregiver Well Being in the Workplace

Article

Supporting Parent and Family Engagement to Enhance Students’ Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning

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Supporting Student Agency of SEL

Article

Teacher wellbeing and turnover intentions: Investigating the roles of job resources and job demands.

Research

Tell Me More

Book - Adult

That Discomfort You’re Feeling Is Grief

Article

That's Not My Name!

Book - Student

The 57 Bus

Book - Student

The 7 types of rest that every person needs

Video

The Care and Keeping of You

Book - Student

The Connection Between SEL for Students and SEL for Teachers

Article

The Emotional Lives of Teenagers

Book - Adult

The Gottman Institute

Website

The Magical Yet

Book - Student

The Mom Psychologist

Website

The Outsize Influence of Your Middle-School Friends

Article

The Power of Fun

Book - Adult

The Rabbit Listened

Book - Student

The Resilience of Wonder

Article

The Science of Belonging and Connection

Research

The Social Institute

Website

The Success of Social-Emotional Learning Hinges on Teachers

Research

The state of evidence for social and emotional learning: A contemporary meta-analysis of universal school-based SEL interventions

Research

This is How It Always Is

Book - Adult

Tips for Creating a Whole Community Centered Social Emotional Learning Program

Article

Tips from on Building a Strong Advisory Program

Article

Top Tips for SEL Educators

Article

Under Pressure

Book - Adult

Untangled

Book - Adult

Voices of Your Village

Podcast

Wait Until 8th

Website

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Developing Classroom Values Collaboratively With Students

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Advisory Groups ‘Essential’? What They Do, How They Work

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As Terms Like ‘SEL’ Draw Fire, Organizations Supporting Schools Sharpen Their Message

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The Outsize Influence of Your Middle-School Friends

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Creating Emotionally Safe Schools: A Guide for Educators and Parents

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Mama Mavel

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