Traffic Lights
Traffic lights have a place in every level of psycho-social development. For younger learners, they can be used as a tool for classroom management and self-regulation. For adolescents, they can be used to teach problem-solving skills.

SEL Lesson Plan: Problem-Solving
In preschool, many teachers use the traffic light to monitor student behavior. For example, the students names might be written on clothespins and clipped onto it. Everyone starts on green, but if they misbehave they must move their name into the yellow or red circles (self-regulation).
As students move through the elementary grades, the traffic light can function more as a poster, to be referenced when a student’s behavior warrants it. In adolescents, it can be transitioned into a tool for problem-solving.
