Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) has been a natural part of the national physical education content standards for many years and teachers have taught it without realizing they are addressing this in their classrooms. Standards four and five state that the student “exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others” and “values physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and social interaction.” This guidebook is designed to help physical educators emphasize social-emotional learning in their physical education classrooms that are inclusive of every student. The guidebook will provide classroom techniques, ideas, activities, training opportunities, and resources to help physical education programs promote social-emotional learning every day.

Click here to download the Social-Emotional Learning Guide.

Click here to download five Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Visual Cue Cards.