Sel Curriculum ProgramSel Curriculum ProgramBy using Positive Actionâs Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum in your school, you create a better learning environment that helps students learn to process their emotions. Positive Action SEL runs from Pre-K to Grade 12. It teaches students to understand, validate, and control their emotions and create healthier relationships for life.
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Positive Action is a comprehensive social-emotional learning and character education curriculum that helps children develop self-management skills and encourages responsible decision-making. Positive Action has created a program that works at all education levels and even in adult business settings.
Using Positive Action, students develop self-awareness and gain the SEL competencies they need for success in the classroom and beyond. Positive Action implements a proven method for social-emotional learning that works in community centers, mental health centers, detention centers, and other institutions beyond a classroom setting.
Positive Action meets all the requirements set forth by the US Department of Education Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
We have strong and moderate evidence to show how our lessons build emotional skills in students. With three randomized studies at Chicago, Hawaii, and Southeastern State alongside three quasi-experimental studies, including one long-term study, weâve shown the progress your students can make.
Positive Action provides a complete SEL and character education curriculum for PreKâ12, with engaging lessons designed for every grade and developmental level. Teach directly through Pasela, our digital platform, or enhance your experience with our optional starter kits that include physical materials for added engagement and fidelity.
All lessons can be taught digitallyâkits are available to help make implementation even smoother.
The Positive Action curriculum is delivered digitally through Pasela, a web-based platform designed for seamless access to Positive Action lessons. Each yearly Pasela license provides comprehensive access to all digital content within a selected product: lessons, stories, songs, and other resources, removing the need for costly textbooks or materials. Licenses are affordably priced, with additional savings available through multi-year plans. With flexible purchasing options, Positive Action ensures that high-quality social-emotional learning is both accessible and cost-effective.
Multiple reports, like this one from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, show how Positive Action has increased its return on investment. Their medium sensitivity model shows an ROI of 21,689%.
The Washington State Institute for Public Policy also analyzed Positive Actionâs effectiveness. They concluded that the program has a 97% chance of producing more benefits than costs with a $182.07 benefit-to-cost ratio.
While Positive Actionâs SEL is designed to help kids, it reaches everyone, including teachers and parents. Positive Action focuses on all aspects of a personâs well-being, including:
By integrating each aspect of a person, you implement a more comprehensive model of social-emotional learning. While each lesson is strong on its own, they all work together to build social-emotional skills and good character over time.
Many groups have reviewed Positive Action, praising it for its benefits for all students. The Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Learning praises the programâs design and effectiveness.
The Council of Administrators of Special Education states that our social-emotional learning curriculum works well for special needs students. Our adaptable lessons can help all children gain the skills they need to communicate and understand how to respond to their emotions in and outside of school.
Numerous other organizations and institutions have said Positive Action has improved reading and math scores and reduced disciplinary action.
Since its creation in 1982, Positive Action has helped students across the country with SEL skills. Almost every school has seen an improvement in its studentsâ character and life skills, whether in improved conflict resolution, fewer instances requiring disciplinary action, or improved grades.
Positive Action focuses on overall personal development for students, teachers, and parents. We use a two-part philosophy to aid in learning social skills.
The first part of the philosophy focuses on allowing children to feel good about their actions: by learning emotional skills, they can resolve issues calmly and feel better about themselves.
The second part of the philosophy shows children that they can implement positive actions in any situation. Our six-unit concept teaches them how to use those actions and what role they play in the Thoughts-Actions-Feelings Circle.
By using these two philosophies along with the six-unit structure, kids learn how to manage their emotions and work with others to create workable solutions.
Our six units concept breaks social-emotional skills into manageable pieces. As kids learn each skill, they combine each one with the one before it, carrying the model with them in the school and home environments.
Each unit breaks down a different part of the social-emotional whole:
Philosophy, Self-Concept, and TAF Circle: The first unit defines Positive Actionâs philosophy and the Thoughts-Actions-Feelings Circle and shows children the importance of self-concept
Physical & Intellectual Positive Actions: This unit shows students how physical positive actions like eating healthy and getting enough sleep encourage intellectual positive actions like problem-solving skills and critical thinking
Managing Yourself Wisely (Self-Regulation): Self-regulation focuses on positive actions through management skills. It teaches kids how to handle different areas of their lives, from their thoughts and emotions to money and other possessions
Getting Along with Others (Social Self): By showing children how empathy matters in their interactions, this unit teaches them how to treat others as they would like to be treated
Being Honest with Yourself and Others: This unit shows kids how to identify the reality of a situation by avoiding excuses, understanding their strengths and weaknesses, and speaking honestly
Continuous Self-Improvement: The last unit shows children how to carry their skills into every area of their lives by setting goals and making a plan to meet them
The Positive Action SEL curriculum works for students at all grade levels to help build positive values, develop good character, and make responsible choices. Accessible through the Pasela app, teaching pre-kindergarten through grade 12 has now become convenient and flexible.
When preschool children have an emotional learning experience in school, it sets them up for success from early childhood. Our Pre-K curriculum contains 130 lessons, complete with activity sheets, visual aids, and engaging digital resources to help students practice their new skills.
Building this foundation early means that kids establish better communication skills and have more positive social interactions.
Read the lessons overview of some Pre-Kindergarten lessons:
Our elementary level gives children from kindergarten to grade 5 the opportunity to take the next step with their character development and social skills. Each level aids studentsâ learning by providing scenarios that allow them to identify problems and relate to the characters as they learn to manage their emotions.
Middle school curricula allow students to experience situations that align more with real-life situations. These lessons show students how to develop skills like speaking honestly, developing their positive qualities, and listening to themselves and other people.
These final levels of SEL teach students how to move forward with their social skills and internalize the positive values that develop their character. These lessons help children focus on their individual qualities as they decide who they want to become and how SEL fits into their futures, including in a professional setting.
| Program Name | Grades | Content | # of Lessons | Accolades | Training |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive Action | PreK-12 | Core SEL, family, community, substance use prevention, bullying, school climate | 1819 | Blueprints Model Program, WWC Behavior & Academics, Evidence of ESSA: Strong Math & Reading, Whole School Reform, CASE | On-site, webinar, training of trainers |
| Second Step | K-12 | Bullying, core SEL, child protection, out of school | 207 | - | Self-service, webinar |
| Character Strong | Pre-K-12 | Character education, bullying, substance prevention, school culture | 457 | CASEL, Character.org | Virtual training, in-person training |
| Move this World | PreK-12 | Core SEL, family, mental and behavioral health care | 36 week-long units per grade level | Commonsense education, Tech&Learning Awards | On-site, training of trainers |
| 7mindsets | Pre-K-12 | School climate, substance prevention, career readiness, mental health | 448 | Tech&Learning Awards, CASEL | Webinar, staff training |
Using Positive Action, educational organizations and institutions have seen remarkable improvement among their students. Our lessons have produced outcomes that include:
Adding SEL to the curriculum of your school equips children with skills that help them advance beyond the classroom. Social and emotional learning promotes social awareness, character development, problem-solving, and critical thinking, so students learn to understand themselves and others.
It encourages students and teachers to work together, thereby improving studentsâ academic and social performance. SEL reduces instances of disciplinary action, bullying, and otherwise negative behaviors, replacing them with positive actions.
Teachers have experienced the impact of SEL on their students and have remarked on their success in school and at home.
âThe children are actually taught how to help themselves, and others, to be positive when negative thoughts/actions are present.â âSuzee Fujihara, Lihikai Elementary School Teacher
âItâs not an add-on; we use it as a way of operating, a way of work. It provides a behavioral guide for our children.â âMarilyn Rahming, Principal of Pineview Elementary School
âAt a Positive Action school, I could count on receiving respect and attention from students, teachers, and administrators; I knew that the students would do their best in their writing and their behavior.â âDorothy Solomon, former Artist in Residence and adjunct at Dixie State University
If you want to see how Positive Action can increase educational success at your institution or organization, contact us by phone, chat, or email. You can also schedule a webinar with us below.
