Free SEL Resources for Educators
Being an educator is hard. These free SEL resources are designed to make your life as an educator a little bit easier. More importantly, they’ll help you teach your students valuable brain basics and self-regulation skills.
FocusedKids Basics
Your Prefrontal Cortex – The Wise Owl
Learn how to teach children about their prefrontal cortex 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 Amygdala – The Guard Dog
Learn how to teach children about their amygdala and the role it plays in their brains.
Articles for Educators
Getting Kids Unhooked From Their Devices
Conversations with both parents and teachers these days seem consumed with what to do about kids and their devices. From...
Lessons for Educators
Your Prefrontal Cortex – The Wise Owl
Learn how to teach children about their prefrontal cortex 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 Amygdala – The Guard Dog
Learn how to teach children about their amygdala and the role it plays in their brains.
Videos for Educators
The Glitter Jar
The glitter jar is one of our favorite teaching tools at FocusedKids. Why? Because it does such an amazing job...
Three Important Parts of the Brain
In these videos you'll learn about three key parts of the brain: the amygdala, hippocampus, and prefrontal cortex. These three...
Grateful Goat
Gratitude is an incredibly powerful tool. When you and your students intentionally practice gratitude in your lives, you’ll see improvements...
Professional Development Recordings
Guest Speaker: Cara Maiolo on the Zones of Regulation
Join us and guest Speaker Cara Maiolo, MA, LPC, RYT, for an exploration of the zones of regulation.
Routines to Wire the Brain for Test Taking
Help your students manage test taking anxiety with the knowledge and skills discussed in this session.
Empathy Stems & More Trauma-Informed Classroom Practices
Want to create a trauma informed classroom environment? Start by learning the basics in this recording.