Ways that teachers can implement social and emotional learning in the classroom....

Infancy

Responsive caregiving: warmly greet each child personally every day.

Positive interactions: demonstrate affection for each child.

Early Childhood 

Storytelling: by reading books about emotions. 

Role-playing: to teach empathy (The Power of Social-Emotional Learning in Early Childhood, n.d.). 

 

Middle Childhood

Group projects: encourage teamwork through peer collaboration helps them to learn to work together (Gregory, n.d.). 

Conflict resolution exercises: Creating opportunities for children to practice conflict resolution, taking turns, and verbally expressing their feelings and needs teaches them essential interpersonal skills.