1. Self-awareness - the ability to accurately recognize your own emotions, thoughts and values and how they influence your behavior. 
         •        emotion identification
         •        accurate self-perception
         •        strengths recognition
         •        self-confidence
         •        self-efficacy

​2. Self-Management - the ability to control your own emotions, thoughts, and behaviors - effectively managing stress, controlling impulses, and motivating yourself. The ability to set and work towards achieving goals (personal and academic)
         •        impulse control
         •        stress management
         •        self-discipline
         •        self-motivation
         •        goal-setting
         •        organizational skills

​3. Social awareness - the ability to empathize with others different from you. The ability to understand acceptable social and ethical behaviors.
         •        understanding different perspectives
         •        empathizing
         •        understanding and appreciating diversity
         •        respecting others

4. Relationship skills - the ability to establish and maintain healthy and rewarding relationships with different individuals and groups. Conversing, listening, cooperating, resisting peer pressure, negotiating conflict, asking for help.
         •        communicating
         •        engaging socially
         •        building relationships
         •        working in teams

5. Decision-making - the ability to make constructive choices about your own behavior. The ability to understand consequences of choices and understanding how our decisions affect others.
         •        identifying problems
         •        analyzing situations
         •        problem solving
         •        reflecting
         •        taking responsibility

3. Social Awareness
E2 Moving to a New School
E3 Bullying
E4 Snail’s Pace - Inappropriate Use of Social Media
E5 Last One Picked
E6 Think Tank - Cyberbullying
E10 Build-A-Bear - Assertiveness
E12 It’s Written in the Stars - Dealing with the Death of a Loved One
E13 Divorce
E14 On the Fly - Mindfulness

4. Relationship skills
E2 Moving to a New School
E3 Bullying
E5 Last One Picked
E6 Think Tank - Cyberbullying
E7 Hop, Skip, and a Jump - Truancy
E8 Resilience
E10 Build-A-Bear - Assertiveness
E11 Riding the Pine - Spending too much time on personal devices
E13 Divorce

5. Decision-making
E1 Too Many Activities
E2 Moving to a New School
E4 Snail’s Pace - Inappropriate Use of Social Media
E6 Think Tank - Cyberbullying
E7 Hop, Skip, and a Jump - Truancy
E8 Resilience
E10 Build-A-Bear - Assertiveness
E14 On the Fly - Mindfulness
E15 Garbage In, Garbage Out - Managing what we eat, watch, and think

Perhaps the most compelling aspect of using Rocketoons in your school or classroom is their simplicity. There is no in-service training required. There is no four-inch binder of curriculum administration. There is no rigid guideline for administering the cartoon. The simple one-page Cartoonversation Card sets the scene for the cartoon, provides background information about the characters, and provides five conversation starter questions, five facts about the topic, and five additional online resources. Rocketoons will supplement your SEL curriculum or you can build an entire SEL curriculum around Rocketoons. ​

Remember, Rocketoons are FREE for everyone (teachers, counselor, parents, kids, clowns, and superheroes) in North America. Our generous sponsors make it possible for us to create and maintain this program.

Rocketoons Episode 11: Riding the Pine - Avoiding the Social Media Crab Pot is a look at what happens when our mobile devices absorb all of our attention. Too much social media and screen time can bring us down or keep us from participating in the things we really love to do. And we may not even realize it!

This engaging cartoon is designed to encourage thinking and discussions about what happens when you spend too much time on social media and cell phone apps.  This episode helps lead discussions about the difference between participating in life and posting on social media. Watch the trailer below and for full episodes visit Rocketoons.com - Rocketoons are always FREE for everyone. No memberships or subscriptions are required.

Build-A-Bear is the clever title to the Rocketoons episode on assertiveness. For some kids, assertiveness comes naturally; for others, it’s a real challenge. It’s important for kids to understand that the courage to be assertive is something they can develop.

​Assertiveness takes confidence and confidence comes with practice. This inspiring and engaging cartoon is designed to encourage thinking and discussions about what it takes to speak out, be assertive, and stand up for yourself.  Parents, teachers, and caregivers can use Episode 10 to guide a conversation (Cartoonversation) on how to overcome the difficulties of being assertive.

Rocketoons encourage kids to think and talk about essential life skills and social-emotional learning topics. Episode 8 - Resilience uses tardigrades - the world's most resilient creatures - to help kids understand the importance of a growth mindset.   

This engaging and inspiring cartoon is designed to encourage thinking and discussions about what to do when things don't go our way. Mindfulness, gratitude, and asking for help are just a few of the ideas brought up in this animated video to help kids learn how to navigate through adversity.  Watch Rocketoons Episode 8: Making the Grade - Resilience and use the Rocketoons Cartoonversation™ Card to help your kids discover the many ways they can build resilience and succeed.

Rocketoons are FREE and available for everyone. There is no subscription, password, or membership required. We don't take any personal information!

It might sound like great fun to skip school, until you realize the damaging consequences. Truancy, which is any unexcused absence from school, causes kids to fall behind in school, and falling behind can lead to low self-esteem and depression. Kids who skip school regularly are more likely to experiment with drugs, drop out and not graduate, and get in other kinds of trouble.       

Episode 7: Hop, Skip, and a Jump - Truancy is an award-winning and fact-packed animated cartoon designed to encourage thinking and discussions about the troubles caused by skipping school.  Watch the cartoon and use the Rocketoons Cartoonversation™ Card to help your kids talk about how skipping school puts them on a dangerous and challenging path. For help getting started refer to our step-by-step guide "Getting Started With Rocketoons." Rocketoons are free - there are no passwords, memberships, or subscriptions!

It feels terrible to be cyberbullied, but have you ever considered what cyberbullying does to the cyberbully? There are many victims in the cyberbullying cycle, and when kids understand the many different and harmful sides to this form of bullying, they can help stop it.

​This award-winning and inspiring cartoon is designed to encourage thinking and discussions about the ways that cyberbullying hurts and how cyber bullies get hurt, too.  Watch Rocketoons Episode 6: Think Tank - Cyber Bullying to help kids students talk about the different ways cyber bullying is hurtful and how we all need to work to stop cyberbullying. Rocketoons are free for everyone to use.  Refer to our "Getting Started With Rocketoons" guide for help getting started.