Social & Emotional Learning Resources - Spanish
Affirmations
AFIRMACIONES POSITIVAS para NIÑOS 💗YO SOY - A cute 5:14 min. video of positive affirmations said by children, made comprehensible by the images
Afirmaciones Positivas para Niños y Niñas con ACOSPI con cualidades de elementos de la Naturaleza - A 2:49 min. animated video in Spanish. Each affirmation begins with "Yo soy como..." and then identifies an element of nature followed by a verb
Anxiety
El ciclo de la ansiedad - A worksheet that explains the anxiety cycle in Spanish from Therapist Aid [translated]
Boundaries
How to Say No In Various Languages - An illustrated blog post from WikiHow that shows a variety of people from many different countries wearing cultural dress saying no in both writing and with a phonetic pronunciation. Each language has its own stand-alone illustration
Brain Breaks
¿Qué prefieres: Comida Latina? - A 5:33 min. video with choices of foods from two different Spanish-speaking countries, labeled in Spanish, followed by a model of the physical exercise students must use to demonstrate their choice. Countries are represented with flags
¿Qué prefieres? - A 4:58 min. video with choices in Spanish, followed by physical exercises that demonstrate your choice
Breathing
EJERCICIO DE RESPIRACIÓN PARA NIÑOS - A 2:22 min. illustrated video that explains how to breathe. Text is progressively highlighted instead of narrated, so it could serve as good reading practice for the student who reads it aloud for the rest of the class
Ejercicios de respiración profunda - A 1-minute video that visually guides students through breathing
Respira - videocuento - A cute 8:02 min. video of a children's book about learning to breathe deeply read aloud in Spanish as a conversation between a small boy who asks a lot of questions and his mother
Core Beliefs
Creencias básicas - An illustrated handout in Spanish from Therapist Aid that explains how our core beliefs impact our lives [Also available in English & Polish]
Emotional Check-ins
Emociones básicas - List of 4 basic emotions with synonyms in Spanish from Therapist'Aid [translated]
Escala de exploración de las emociones
Lista de emociones - A lengthy list of emotion words in Spanish (in a table). Students could select an emotion from a bowl and then act it out, draw it, write a metaphor for it, etc. from Therapist Aid [translated]
Termómetros de emociones - Students color in multiple thermometers to show how much they are feeling 6 basic emotions from Therapist Aid [translated]
Termometro de las emociones - An emotional check-in tool for students in Spanish (More info. here.)
Emotional Regulation Strategies
Apoyo visual ejercicios controlar ira y ansiedad (from Cuentame un cuento especial)
Emociones - Kit de emergencia - A WordWall game - students click a card to see different strategies in Spanish for calming down
Resolucion problemas - A visual list of strategies for conflict resolution in Spanish (click here for more info.)
El semáforo de las emociones - A graphic organizer in Spanish for helping students to regulate their emotions
Growth Mindset
Growth Mindset Self-Reflection Chart (English & Spanish) - Free worksheet download from Teachers Pay Teachers [translated]
Guided Writing
Self-Esteem Journal - Free PDF download from Therapist Aid [translated]
Healthy Mental Habits
12 Afirmaciones Positivas Para Empezar El Día - A 5:50 min. video in Spanish that highlights healthy habits to improve mind and body
Errores en el pensamiento - An illustrated list in Spanish of common thinking errors
Meditation
Meditación para niñ@s. Los exámenes - An 11:14 min. meditation in slow, simple Spanish filled with various affirmations and encouragements designed to reduce students' anxiety before a quiz, test, or exam.
Mindfulness
Ejercicios de mindfulness para niños - A handout in Spanish with ideas for mindfulness exercises for children from Therapist Aid [translated] [Also available in English & German]
Self-Esteem
Mi mejor amiga - Part of the online collection of children's books from Colombia, this book is written with very short sentences in very simple Spanish and tells the story of a little girl's perspective on her best friend (who happens to be her own reflection in the mirror)
Stress Management
Consejos para manejar el estrés - A list of tips for managing stress in Spanish from Therapist Aid [translated]
Síntomas de estrés - A list of stress symptoms divided into categories (physical, emotional, behavioral) in Spanish from Therapist Aid [German, Polish] [translated]
Stretching
Let's Get Physical: Language Learning Through Fitness - Blog post contains links to fitness videos in French, German, and Spanish
Rutina estiramentos - - A 3:35 min. video in which a female trainer models and narrates how to do various stretching exercises in slow, simple Spanish
Rutina Ejercicios Abdominales en Silla - An 11:27 min. video in which a male and a female demonstrate how to do various simple abdominal exercises in Spanish. This would be great for practicing counting, body parts, or as a brain break
Time Management
Consejos de administración del tiempo - A list of time management tips in Spanish from Therapist Aid [translated]
Yoga
En la selva - An animated video filled with cute animal yoga poses for children set to short poems in Spanish
AFIRMACIONES POSITIVAS para NIÑOS 💗YO SOY - A cute 5:14 min. video of positive affirmations said by children, made comprehensible by the images
Afirmaciones Positivas para Niños y Niñas con ACOSPI con cualidades de elementos de la Naturaleza - A 2:49 min. animated video in Spanish. Each affirmation begins with "Yo soy como..." and then identifies an element of nature followed by a verb
Anxiety
El ciclo de la ansiedad - A worksheet that explains the anxiety cycle in Spanish from Therapist Aid [translated]
Boundaries
How to Say No In Various Languages - An illustrated blog post from WikiHow that shows a variety of people from many different countries wearing cultural dress saying no in both writing and with a phonetic pronunciation. Each language has its own stand-alone illustration
Brain Breaks
¿Qué prefieres: Comida Latina? - A 5:33 min. video with choices of foods from two different Spanish-speaking countries, labeled in Spanish, followed by a model of the physical exercise students must use to demonstrate their choice. Countries are represented with flags
¿Qué prefieres? - A 4:58 min. video with choices in Spanish, followed by physical exercises that demonstrate your choice
Breathing
EJERCICIO DE RESPIRACIÓN PARA NIÑOS - A 2:22 min. illustrated video that explains how to breathe. Text is progressively highlighted instead of narrated, so it could serve as good reading practice for the student who reads it aloud for the rest of the class
Ejercicios de respiración profunda - A 1-minute video that visually guides students through breathing
Respira - videocuento - A cute 8:02 min. video of a children's book about learning to breathe deeply read aloud in Spanish as a conversation between a small boy who asks a lot of questions and his mother
Core Beliefs
Creencias básicas - An illustrated handout in Spanish from Therapist Aid that explains how our core beliefs impact our lives [Also available in English & Polish]
Emotional Check-ins
Emociones básicas - List of 4 basic emotions with synonyms in Spanish from Therapist'Aid [translated]
Escala de exploración de las emociones
Lista de emociones - A lengthy list of emotion words in Spanish (in a table). Students could select an emotion from a bowl and then act it out, draw it, write a metaphor for it, etc. from Therapist Aid [translated]
Termómetros de emociones - Students color in multiple thermometers to show how much they are feeling 6 basic emotions from Therapist Aid [translated]
Termometro de las emociones - An emotional check-in tool for students in Spanish (More info. here.)
Emotional Regulation Strategies
Apoyo visual ejercicios controlar ira y ansiedad (from Cuentame un cuento especial)
Emociones - Kit de emergencia - A WordWall game - students click a card to see different strategies in Spanish for calming down
Resolucion problemas - A visual list of strategies for conflict resolution in Spanish (click here for more info.)
El semáforo de las emociones - A graphic organizer in Spanish for helping students to regulate their emotions
Growth Mindset
Growth Mindset Self-Reflection Chart (English & Spanish) - Free worksheet download from Teachers Pay Teachers [translated]
Guided Writing
Self-Esteem Journal - Free PDF download from Therapist Aid [translated]
Healthy Mental Habits
12 Afirmaciones Positivas Para Empezar El Día - A 5:50 min. video in Spanish that highlights healthy habits to improve mind and body
Errores en el pensamiento - An illustrated list in Spanish of common thinking errors
Meditation
Meditación para niñ@s. Los exámenes - An 11:14 min. meditation in slow, simple Spanish filled with various affirmations and encouragements designed to reduce students' anxiety before a quiz, test, or exam.
Mindfulness
Ejercicios de mindfulness para niños - A handout in Spanish with ideas for mindfulness exercises for children from Therapist Aid [translated] [Also available in English & German]
Self-Esteem
Mi mejor amiga - Part of the online collection of children's books from Colombia, this book is written with very short sentences in very simple Spanish and tells the story of a little girl's perspective on her best friend (who happens to be her own reflection in the mirror)
Stress Management
Consejos para manejar el estrés - A list of tips for managing stress in Spanish from Therapist Aid [translated]
Síntomas de estrés - A list of stress symptoms divided into categories (physical, emotional, behavioral) in Spanish from Therapist Aid [German, Polish] [translated]
Stretching
Let's Get Physical: Language Learning Through Fitness - Blog post contains links to fitness videos in French, German, and Spanish
Rutina estiramentos - - A 3:35 min. video in which a female trainer models and narrates how to do various stretching exercises in slow, simple Spanish
Rutina Ejercicios Abdominales en Silla - An 11:27 min. video in which a male and a female demonstrate how to do various simple abdominal exercises in Spanish. This would be great for practicing counting, body parts, or as a brain break
Time Management
Consejos de administración del tiempo - A list of time management tips in Spanish from Therapist Aid [translated]
Yoga
En la selva - An animated video filled with cute animal yoga poses for children set to short poems in Spanish
El viaje de la tortuga - A 4:32 min. video about a little turtle that decides to go on adventures and all the lessons he learns from the other animals he meets along the way about the importance of collaboration, focusing on one's strengths, having fun, perseverance, overcoming challenges, etc.