Free SEL Resources for Educators
Being an educator is hard. We designed these free SEL resources for educators to make your life a bit easier and help you teach your students valuable brain basics and self-regulation skills.
FocusedKids Basics
Your Amygdala – The Guard Dog
Learn how to teach children about their amygdala and the role it plays in their brains.
Your Hippocampus – Miss Elephante
Learn how to teach children about their hippocampus and the role it plays in their brains.
Your Prefrontal Cortex – The Wise Owl
Learn how to teach children about their prefrontal cortex and the role it plays in their brains.
Articles for Educators
The Teacher Burnout Crisis—And How We Can Fix It
Teaching has long been a demanding profession—underpaid, overworked, and often undervalued. Great teachers enter the field driven by a deep passion for educating, guiding, and supporting students and their families. But over time, the weight of that passion, combined with relentless stress, becomes increasingly difficult to manage.
Breaking the Cycle of Caregiver Fatigue: A Guide for Parents and Teachers
When we're exhausted from managing children's needs and juggling responsibilities, it's natural to seek quick relief. This creates a vicious cycle: fatigue leads to unhealthy coping, which creates more fatigue, pushing us toward more quick fixes. Breaking free starts with understanding that these temporary solutions actually fuel our exhaustion.
Mindful Moments: A Lifeline for Busy Teachers
Mindfulness isn't about adding another task to your overflowing plate. It's about replacing some of the mindless moments with intentional ones. When you model these practices, you're not just helping yourself—you're teaching students a lifelong skill of emotional regulation and self-care.
Lessons for Educators
Essentials: FocusedKids Classroom Lessons
Get the key FocusedKids lessons right here and start teaching the in your class today!
Essentials: FocusedKids Classroom Demonstration Videos
Watch demonstration videos that will help you teach FocusedKids in your classroom!
Essentials: FocusedKids Classroom Visuals, Posters, Printouts
Access educators' favorite FocusedKids posters, visuals, and print outs.
Videos for Educators
The Glitter Jar
The glitter jar is one of the best tools to use if you need to calm down kids (or yourself). Click to find out how to make and use a glitter jar.
Three Important Parts of the Brain
Discover the three key parts of the brain that you and your students need to know about.
Teach Gratitude with Grateful Goat
Meet Grateful Goat: Your Partner in Teaching Gratitude Science tells us that gratitude is a game-changer in child development....
Professional Development Recordings
Focused Frog: A Playful Approach to Boosting Student Concentration
This Professional Development session focused on nervous system regulation, emphasizing how understanding the nervous system can help manage stress and foster a positive learning environment.
Self-compassion and Reflective Listening for Teachers with Hunter Clarke-Fields
This Professional Development session focused on nervous system regulation, emphasizing how understanding the nervous system can help manage stress and foster a positive learning environment.
Tai Chi for Kids with Cari Shurman
This Professional Development session focused on nervous system regulation, emphasizing how understanding the nervous system can help manage stress and foster a positive learning environment.