Meditation and Physical Exercise
Breathe, Think, Do with Sesame
Sesame Street winner teaches kids how to keep calm and carry on
Bottom Line: Highly effective tool for whole-class instruction or one-on-one intervention.
Super Stretch Yoga HD
Appealing videos inspire kids to move their bodies in new ways
Bottom Line: No-stress introduction to 12 yoga poses and the importance of good breathing captures kids' attention and gets them moving.
QuaverSEL
Shake up SEL lessons with music and movement
Bottom Line: Fun for students, easy for teachers, QuaverSEL uses the power of music to boost social and emotional learning.
GoNoodle
Brief bursts of physical exercise add classroom fun, build brainpower
Bottom Line: In a genre of its own, GoNoodle is a ready-to-go, classroom-friendly exercise program that challenges students to get moving.
Calm
Relaxing and serene app helps incorporate peace into daily life
Bottom Line: If you're looking for a captivating app to teach relaxation and calming skills to students, Calm is an essential tool to add to your toolbox.
Thisissand
Abstract art creator is simple, striking, and stress free
Bottom Line: This art and SEL combo invites all students to play, focus, and create.
Mindful Powers
Care for a cute creature to practice mindfulness and self-control
Bottom Line: Meditation lessons and visual timers act as decent supplemental activities for introducing SEL skills.
UNICEF Kid Power
Small brain breaks with global impact
Bottom Line: This site has a decent library of movement and mindfulness videos that give kids an energizing way to help themselves and some charities.
Mind Yeti
Calming program with cute characters helps center kids
Bottom Line: If you're someone who needs mindfulness-based approaches, Mind Yeti's characters could be the right fit.
Insight Timer
Popular mindfulness app offers daily, guru-guided meditation practice
Bottom Line: This expert-guided SEL tool can help students -- and teachers -- build lifelong habits for relaxation, reflection, and focus.
Calm Harm - Manages Self Harm
Immediate help for teens struggling with harmful urges
Bottom Line: Powerful therapeutic tool teaches positive coping skills and mental wellness.
Smiling Mind
Quick and easy meditation practice for busy classroom lives
Bottom Line: This easy-to-follow meditation program can help reduce stress and support social and emotional learning.
Social and Emotional Intelligence
Daniel Tiger's Grr-ific Feelings
Songs and activities help kids express, recognize, understand emotions
Bottom Line: Daniel Tiger and his friends present excellent examples for kids who are just learning healthy emotional expression.
Bouncy the People Trainer
Thorough, thoughtful multimedia social-emotional learning experience
Bottom Line: Important info for all kids is especially helpful for at-risk students.
Moshi Kids: Sleep & Meditation
Outstanding collection of original audio stories promotes SEL
Bottom Line: Must-have, free, comprehensive audio resource that promotes way more skills than sleep.
Peekapak
Complete multimedia SEL units in a neat and tidy package
Bottom Line: Detailed social and emotional learning lessons provide teachers with almost everything they'll need to spark positive character development and reflection in their students.
Move This World
Activity-oriented video lessons encourage emotional exploration
Bottom Line: This detailed yet easy-to-implement curriculum can provide classrooms and schools with a common language for social skills.
Wayfinder
An inspiring collection of SEL activities for any classroom
Bottom Line: A fantastic resource for teachers looking to integrate SEL into their classrooms and lessons.
Wisdom: The World of Emotions
Quirky game helps kids recognize and regulate anger in self and others
Bottom Line: If they can get through the confusing bits, students will be able to identify, label, and perhaps manage strong feelings of anger or frustration.
Emotional ABCs Classroom
Strong learning approach to mastering SEL competencies
Bottom Line: Excellent program for teaching young kids emotion identification, regulation, and social relationships.
Zoo U
Research-based social game has terrific assessment potential
Bottom Line: A powerful and focused social problem-solving game designed to reach kids who need direct instruction.
7 Mindsets
Thought-provoking structured program simplifies SEL skills
Bottom Line: If teachers take advantage of the extension activities, students can get great in-depth instruction and practice in SEL skills needed for life.
Guardians: Paradise Island
Rewarding mental health game might kickstart positive habits
Bottom Line: This trustworthy app could be a playful supplement to a mental health curriculum, but might be challenging to implement in classrooms.
Amaze
Quirky, fact-filled videos help adults answer tweens' sex-ed questions
Bottom Line: This approachable and contemporary content can help teachers and caregivers field tough questions, but the firmly progressive approach could prevent use.
Character Playbook
Realistic comic book-style stories help build healthy relationships
Bottom Line: A valuable series of modules to get kids thinking about how their choices help build strong character.
KIDS
An avant-garde journey of group dynamics sparks discussion
Bottom Line: An unusual app that will confuse and entertain classrooms, generating discussion on a number of societal and philosophical topics.
The Mood Meter
Well-designed tool encourages kids to reflect on and manage emotions
Bottom Line: Appealing, thought-provoking tool builds emotional intelligence.
inspirED
Uplifting one-stop shop for social and emotional learning resources
Bottom Line: inspirED delivers exactly what it claims: empowering, easy-to-search content for social and emotional learning.
Mitra
Insightful, minimalist app gets students tracking emotions and values
Bottom Line: A practical tool to use in combination with discussion about emotional intelligence and character development.
Personal Strengths and Self-Reflection
Equity Maps
Real-time participation tracker shows who's talking
Bottom Line: If used delicately, this is a potentially eye-opening tool that can help teachers modify discussions.
Thrively
Cool assessment targets kids' strengths; sprawling content overwhelms
Bottom Line: A great starting point for conversations about students' strengths; skip some of the digital content.
Mightifier
Compact process for positive praise builds classroom community
Bottom Line: Great for a quick bonding activity when led by a positive instructor.
Me: A Kid's Diary
Unique take on self-exploration relies on prompts to guide reflection
Bottom Line: With plenty of ways to express and document their thoughts and more, this app can help students learn something new about themselves.
Mindprint Learning
Expert feedback and tools designed for individual learner profiles
Bottom Line: This impressive tool uses normed digital assessments to create a specific learning profile and provide authentic tools for individual learners.
Along
Messaging tool helps classrooms forge and foster meaningful dialogue
Bottom Line: This tool opens up avenues for conversation and relationship building between teachers and students.
Sown to Grow
Cultivate a growth mindset with reflective, student-driven learning
Bottom Line: If developing a growth mindset is an important part of your teaching practice, this is a solid choice.
Flip
Pose questions, spark thoughtful video responses with stellar tool
Bottom Line: This accessible, approachable tool offers connection, multiple means of expression, and creativity to apply to almost any topic.
Couragion
Individualized STEM career exploration targets students' values
Bottom Line: Students identify career values and use them to evaluate STEM options.
Pairin
Robust personality survey for students results in real-world insights
Bottom Line: For educators who have the time, drive, and buy-in, this program is a great data-analysis and character-development tool.
Sift - News Therapy
Sifts through daily news content to offer a deep dive on hot topics
Bottom Line: Sift can supplement students' study of a few hot-button topics -- and open up a conversation about media balance -- but it's lacking some learner supports.
