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KQ Learning Studio Early Childhood SEL
Resources

Every resource, grouped by the problem it solves

All 39 printables in the studio, for preschool, PreK, kindergarten and early elementary. Each one links straight to its listing on Teachers Pay Teachers. Two of them are free.

Emotion Regulation & Feelings Check-Ins

Children can't regulate a feeling they can't name. These build the vocabulary first, then connect each feeling to something a child can actually do about it.

Emotions Wheel SEL Activity

A turnable wheel that moves a child from "bad" to a word that actually fits. Emotional vocabulary on one page, with matching scenario worksheets.

Fortune Cookie Feelings Check-In (K–2)

A feelings check-in they look forward to. Children open a cookie, name the emotion inside, and talk about a time they felt it.

K–2nd View on TPT

Apple Tree Feelings Check-In (K–5)

A whole-class check-in that takes thirty seconds. Each child moves their apple, so you can see who needs you before the day starts.

K–5th View on TPT

SEL Coloring Pages & Reflection Sheets

Colouring pages with writing and reflection prompts, so quiet time in the calm down corner still does some work.

K–4th View on TPT

Kindness & Social Skills

Friendship, inclusion and noticing other people, taught through crafts, coupons and discussion rather than a poster about being nice.

Kindness & Inclusion SEL Activities (K–3)

Friendship and differences activities that celebrate what makes each child different, with a class graph and an exit ticket.

K–3rd View on TPT

Kindness Coupons SEL Activity (K–5)

Ten pages of coupons children fill in and hand to someone, plus a tracker. Kindness they can act on rather than just talk about.

K–5th View on TPT

Kindness Craft Activity (K–3)

A kindness cookie jar craft for a bulletin board, with differentiated writing prompts so the whole class can take part.

K–3rd View on TPT

Kindness Poem Analysis (3rd–5th)

Poetry analysis older students won't dread, built around kindness, with SEL poetry writing worksheets.

3rd–5th View on TPT

100th Day Kindness & Reflection

A 100th day celebration built around kindness and reflection rather than counting.

K–5th View on TPT

Community Helpers Activity (K–3)

Who helps at our school? Worksheets on school roles and career awareness that connect children to the adults around them.

K–3rd View on TPT

Classroom Management & Routines

Most early childhood behaviour problems are really transition problems. These do the repeating so you don't have to say it for the ninth time before lunch.

Callback Visuals & Attention Signals

Call-and-response attention signals on posters, so you can get the room back without raising your voice.

Backpack Routine Life Skills (K–2)

Hands-on activities that teach the backpack and arrival routine once, properly, instead of repeating it every morning.

K–2nd View on TPT

Desk Organization & Management (K–3)

Life-skills activities that teach children to look after their own space, with an answer key and real-world connections.

K–3rd View on TPT

Left & Right Activity Worksheets (1st–3rd)

Movement-based worksheets that finally make left and right stick, with directional activities and classroom routines.

1st–3rd View on TPT

Back to School & First Week

The first week sets the tone for the year. Icebreakers, goal setting and all-about-me activities that get children talking to each other on day one.

All About Me Tree Craft (PreK–2nd) Free

A free back-to-school craft children build and take home. They colour the pieces, fill in what makes them them, and the trees make a display.

PreK–2nd View on TPT

Back to School Classmate Interview

An icebreaker that isn't awkward. Children interview a classmate and report back, which builds classroom community in week one.

Back to School 2026–2027 Activities

First-week writing and fun activities built around the 2026 to 2027 school year.

Goal Setting Activity (3rd–5th)

Goal setting older students will actually mean, with SEL self-awareness worksheets for the first week back.

3rd–5th View on TPT

My Summer Vacation Adventure Book

Turn their summer into a book. Differentiated creative writing that works across a wide range of grades.

1st–5th View on TPT

Seasonal & Holiday Activities

Fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving and end-of-year sets that keep the social-emotional work going through the parts of the year when the calendar gets loud.

Fall SEL Emotional Awareness & Gratitude

A gratitude pie children build slice by slice, with emotional awareness worksheets, so gratitude isn't just another worksheet.

1st–3rd View on TPT

Fall SEL Growth Mindset (2nd–4th)

Growth mindset activities about coping with change, using autumn as the way in.

2nd–4th View on TPT

Thanksgiving SEL Gratitude Activity

Gratitude writing and reflection set at the Thanksgiving table, with conversation cards for the whole class.

1st–3rd View on TPT

Halloween Movement & Brain Breaks (K–5)

Halloween movement and music brain breaks that burn real energy before you ask for focus again.

K–5th View on TPT

Haunted House Craft & Writing (1st–4th)

A Halloween craft with genuine writing in it, in colour and black-and-white versions.

1st–4th View on TPT

Magical Potion Shop Writing Activity

A potion lab that's secretly a writing lesson. Children invent their own potions and describe how they work.

2nd–4th View on TPT

Apple Name Craft (PreK–1st)

Name recognition with a fall twist. Children build their own name on an apple tree.

PreK–1st View on TPT

Fall Phonics Activities & Mazes

Beginning sounds and letter recognition practice with autumn mazes, built for early literacy centres.

Graduation Handprint Keepsake (PreK–1st)

A handprint keepsake families keep forever, marking the end of PreK or kindergarten.

PreK–1st View on TPT

Kindergarten Day Memory Book

A memory book and keepsake activities for the end of kindergarten, with a crown and an award.

July 4th Sparkle & Celebrate Printable Free

A free Independence Day printable. Find and count everything red, then blue, then white, and write what you found.

K–3rd View on TPT

Summer Reading Tracker & Book Log

A reading tracker and book log children will actually keep up with, with ten log pages and a journal challenge.

PreK–3rd View on TPT

Alphabet & Early Literacy

Letter recognition, beginning sounds and fine motor practice for the youngest learners. Centers you can set out and leave alone.

Alphabet Play-Dough Mats (PreK–2nd)

Fifty-two play-dough mats covering uppercase and lowercase letters, building fine motor strength and letter recognition at once.

PreK–2nd View on TPT

Alphabet Memory Match Game

Oversized memory match cards for letter recognition and beginning sounds, sized for literacy centres and partner practice.

Alphabet Creative Drawing Activity

Alphabet practice children can draw, connecting beginning sounds to their own illustrations.

Beginning Sounds & Letter Recognition

Beginning sounds and letter recognition through alphabet writing and drawing. Build words, build confidence.

Grammar & Anchor Charts

Print-and-post reference charts and matching practice for nouns and verbs. No weekend spent with chart paper and markers.

Noun Anchor Charts | Common & Proper

Common versus proper nouns, finally clear. Print-and-post reference charts for writing centres and classroom walls.

Action Verb Anchor Charts

Action verb reference posters for writing centres, giving young writers stronger verbs to reach for.

Nouns Worksheets & Activities

Noun detectives on the case. Worksheets that get children finding and sorting nouns in real sentences.

Verb Practice Worksheets

Verb practice that isn't boring, with action verb activities and real-world connections.

Start with a free one

The feelings chart is free, evergreen and the fastest way to see whether these will work for your class.