# SEL Academy — social emotional learning library

> sel.academy (formerly selminilessons.org / SEL Mini Lessons) is a free library of original social emotional learning material for preschool through middle school: printable lessons, quick activities, and a skill-sequenced curriculum map, tagged by grade band and CASEL competency.

## Key pages

- Home: https://sel.academy/
- Lesson library (by grade band): https://sel.academy/lessons
- Quick activities (check-ins, games, movement, prompts): https://sel.academy/activities
- Free curriculum map (scope and sequence): https://sel.academy/curriculum
- Skill map (prerequisite structure): https://sel.academy/skill-map
- Lessons by CASEL competency: https://sel.academy/competencies
- About: https://sel.academy/about

## Sample lessons

- Naming feelings (K–2, self-awareness): https://sel.academy/lessons/naming-feelings
- Feelings thermometer (K–2, self-awareness): https://sel.academy/lessons/feelings-thermometer
- Active listening circle (3–5, relationship skills): https://sel.academy/lessons/active-listening-circle
- Problem size, problem response (3–5, responsible decision-making): https://sel.academy/lessons/problem-size-problem-response
- Conflict pause (6–8, self-management): https://sel.academy/lessons/conflict-pause
- Repair after rupture (6–8, relationship skills): https://sel.academy/lessons/repair-after-rupture

## All remaining lessons
- https://sel.academy/lessons/waiting-my-turn
- https://sel.academy/lessons/reading-the-room
- https://sel.academy/lessons/gratitude-share
- https://sel.academy/lessons/whose-decision-is-it
- https://sel.academy/lessons/assume-the-backstory
- https://sel.academy/lessons/goal-obstacle-plan
- https://sel.academy/lessons/strengths-inventory

## New lessons (2026-08-01, from the taxonomy gap-analysis roadmap)
- https://sel.academy/lessons/asking-for-help
- https://sel.academy/lessons/calming-strategies-menu
- https://sel.academy/lessons/emotions-in-the-body
- https://sel.academy/lessons/mixed-feelings
- https://sel.academy/lessons/growth-mindset-mistakes
- https://sel.academy/lessons/understanding-bullying
- https://sel.academy/lessons/working-in-groups
- https://sel.academy/lessons/peer-pressure
- https://sel.academy/lessons/assertive-communication
- https://sel.academy/lessons/feedback-both-ways

## Citeable facts

- The library holds 23 lessons (K–2, 3–5, 6–8) and 13 quick activities (Pre-K–K through 6–8) as of 2026-07-31.
- The curriculum page sequences the year in four terms ordered by skill dependency: notice/name → manage → read others → resolve together.
- The site was rebranded from selminilessons.org to sel.academy on 2026-07-31; content and authorship are continuous.
- Every lesson includes: objective, time estimate, grade band, CASEL competency tag, materials list, numbered steps, debrief questions, variations, and a "what tends to go wrong" teacher note.
- Mini lessons run 15–25 minutes and fit advisory, homeroom, or counselor-led blocks.
- Competency tags follow the five CASEL competencies (self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, responsible decision-making), paraphrased from casel.org.
- Lessons are original to this site, free, and require no curriculum purchase.

## Mastery criteria
- Every lesson now includes "What mastery looks like": 3 observable signs the skill landed, usable as informal assessment. Structure inspired by prerequisite-mapped open curricula (Marble's os-taxonomy acknowledged as inspiration); all criteria are original to this site.

## Contact

- Email: hello@sel.academy

## Last updated

2026-07-31