Fun Social Skills Activities and Lesson Plans for Preschool and Kindergarten

 Students will learn the importance of taking turns and practice turn-taking skills through various activities:

1:  Turn-Taking: turn taking activities, turn taking torch, turn taking game, waiting wisely cards, and books for reflection.

2: Active Listening: listening ears headband craft, whisper phone, “good listener” take home book

3: Following Directions: directions detective badges, step-by-step instruction cards, Simon says game cards, My Direction Plan activity book.

4: Giving and Receiving Feedback: Book for reflection, Feedback friends puppets, compliment cards, visual aids, feedback practice journal.

5. Respecting Personal Space and Boundaries:  Books about personal space for reflection, stop and go signs, hula hoop activity, My Boundaries personal activity book.

Inside each weekly lesson you will find: 

• Objective, materials list, and suggested lesson duration
• Book suggestion
• Greeting & Warm Up: Welcome the new SEL lesson, review previous lessons, and share goal for new lesson.
• 4 different activities: Includes reading books, using different printables, journals, games, and more.
• Conclusion & Wrap Up: Summarize the different activities practiced and the emotions learned.
• Assessment: Observe students’ participation and engagement during activities.
• Extensions for Home Connection and Follow Up Activities:  Send a note home with a brief summary of the lesson and suggestions for parents to continue the topic covered.