About 5 minutes
No prep for you. Do it at breakfast, after school or before bed.
For kids ages 7 to 11Life skills for the moments that are hard to talk about
Five-minute story lessons you do together: being left out, big feelings, giving up, money and more.
Start a free lesson- First lesson of every program free, no card
- Pay once, no subscription
- Reviewed by an SEL educator
What's going on with your child?
Pick a moment. Watch a 5-minute story lesson about it together, free.
Feels left outFriendship SkillsBig feelings, meltdownsCalm SkillsWorries and what-ifsAnxiety SkillsWants to give upConfidence SkillsWon't get off the screenSmart Screen SkillsCan't focusFocus Skills"I can't do it"Growth MindsetDoesn't do what they saidResponsibility SkillsAlways asking to buy thingsMoney SkillsAlways running lateTime Management🌱 RESEARCH-INFORMED
How it works
Every lesson follows the same research-informed steps. The core lesson takes about 5 minutes, plus optional practice together.
STEP 1
Look back
A quick recap brings back what your child learned earlier.
Retrieval practiceSTEP 2
Today's story
Relatable characters face a familiar moment.
Learning from storiesSTEP 3
Think it through
Your child picks what the character should do, then sees what happens and why.
Thinking before the answerSTEP 4
Plan for real life
A simple promise to try this week, then a check-in.
If-then plansSTEP 5
Practice together
You and your child act out short conversations.
Active practice · Optional
Help Now
What to say in common tough moments, the moment you need it.
Practice together
2-minute role-plays in every program, so your child practices the words.
Little and often
Learning spread over several days helps children remember more than cramming it all at once. Lessons are short, so they fit into a regular family routine.
Our programs draw on the five social-emotional skill areas described by CASEL:
- Self-awareness
- Self-management
- Social awareness
- Relationship skills
- Responsible decision-making
Why it works
Each day, your child practices one real-life skill in about five minutes: a short story, a choice to think through, a plan to try this week, and a quick practice with you. That design follows the four practices shared by the most effective social-emotional learning programs in a review of 213 studies (Durlak and colleagues, 2011): skills taught step by step, active practice, focused time on each skill, and clear goals. LessonFive itself hasn't been tested in its own study yet.
See the research$25 per program, or all 10 for $149. First lesson of every program free.
What every program includes
Story lessons: 15 in Friendship, 10 in every other program. Read together, or watch a narrated video when available
Help Now: what to say in tough moments, for every situation
Best value · Save $101All 10 programs, from friendships to big feelings
$149$250just $1.42 a lesson
FriendshipConfidenceCalmSmart ScreenAnxietyFocusGrowth MindsetMoneyResponsibilityTime Management
105 story lessons. No subscription.
- Help Now: what to say in tough moments, for every situation
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Or $25 for a single program. First lesson of every program free.
LessonFive gives parents the words and strategies for the moments many of us naturally fumble through.
Transforming just five minutes together into opportunities to build confidence, resilience, stronger relationships, and lifelong skills. I've worked in social-emotional learning for over 15 years. I highly recommend this app to any family looking for simple, effective ways to help their child thrive.
Katherine Amanda Slatin, M.Ed.
Curriculum Developer & SEL Educator
Katherine Amanda Slatin, M.Ed. was commissioned and compensated to professionally review the curriculum for SEL alignment.
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From one parent to another
My son was nine at school sports day. The other kids were already in their groups. He stood off to the side, watching. He wanted to join in, but he did not know how. I could not find anything that taught the small thinking steps behind that moment. So I read the research and started building lessons for my own boys first. Now I am sharing them with other families.
Danny, Founder