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 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
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.
Essentials: FocusedKids Classroom Lessons
Get the key FocusedKids lessons right here and start teaching the in your class today!
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.
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 Ana Quiceno on the Calm Down Corner
The calm down corner is a safe space in the classroom where students can close the cycle of regulating their emotions.
Foundations of the FocusedKids Method
Join FocusedKids to learn about the key players in the brain and resources available for your classroom.
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.