Social and emotional learning
A little practice for being human.
Big feelings, friendships, changes at home. Nookly helps you make stories, feeling cards and conversation starters so you can talk about what’s happening, in your family’s words.
Learning bundles
Feelings bundlesBundles for big feelings
Naming feelings, friendship, fairness, two homes, saying goodbye and remembering someone. Gentle bundles for the moments that matter most. Explore more ready-made ideas in Nookly’s public children’s learning resource library, the Neighborhood.
Want one made just for your child? Subscribe below to personalize this bundle, or create your own around your child’s name, interests and goals.
Story
Our Game Left Someone Out
When a game leaves someone out, kids learn to make play fair for everyone.
Ages 5-6
Taking Turns and Playing Fair
Social-emotional learning through play. Kids notice when someone's left out, rework the rules, and practise taking turns — with a story, discussion cards, and a song to make fairness stick.
$7.99
How Nookly works
Made in five stepsFrom child to finished thing, in five steps.
Step one
First, Nookly gets to know the child.
Before anything is made, you tell Nookly who this child actually is — how they look, who lives in their house, the friends and pets they talk about, and what they are obsessed with this month. Everything Nookly creates later is built from this one profile.
Set up once. Reused in everything after.
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Home
Mom, Dad and baby brother
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Best friend
Chloe from school
Zara, age 5
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Interests
Dinosaurs, puddles and the colour red
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Pets
Biscuit, a very slow tortoise
Step 1 of 5
The basics
What is social and emotional learning?
Social and emotional learning (SEL) is how children learn to understand their feelings, get along with others and make kind, thoughtful choices. CASEL, the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning, groups these skills into five areas. Nookly uses them to shape stories, songs and games around the moments your child is living through.
- Self-awareness. Noticing and naming their own feelings and strengths.
- Self-management. Calming down, waiting and trying again.
- Responsible decision-making. Thinking through choices and what happens next.
- Relationship skills. Making friends, sharing and asking for help.
- Social awareness. Understanding how other people feel.
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The whole child
Find their wordsHelp them find their words
Connection first. Words next. Plans later.
Feelings aren’t bad behavior. They’re information. Nookly helps you make stories and prompts to talk about them together.
It isn’t therapy or a diagnosis. If your child is struggling, talk to their doctor, school counselor or a licensed professional.
- Name it
- Words and pictures for big and small feelings.
- Practice it
- Role-play for joining games, saying sorry and asking for help.
- Tell someone
- Clear messages about trusted adults, especially for bullying.
- Your words
- You set the language and details for your family.
What's in the membership?
Personalized stories and learning experiences, guided by their family. Work toward a learning goal with a personalized plan, or create something for the moment they’re in.
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Personalized creations
Stories, videos, songs, podcasts and activities made around the child in front of them.
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Learning plans
A personalized learning plan, called a Blueprint, supports a goal the family chooses and helps the kid achieve it.
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Resources to explore
Explore ready-to-use stories and activities, with personalization where available.
Ideas to try togetherIdeas for learning together
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Guide
When the Game Goes Wrong: Little Conversations That Build Connection
Everyday moments that help kids name feelings and try again.
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Comparison
Nookly vs Sesame Workshop vs Big Life Journal: Finding the Right Conversation Starter
Free family resources, a journal and personalized stories, compared by fit.
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