About RAD
Free Teaching Resources for Real Classrooms
Welcome to RADforlife.com, your source for free teaching resources focused on social and emotional learning and classroom management.
At the heart of the site is the RAD SEL program—a simple, practical approach that helps students build essential life skills through three steps: Recognize, Accept, Do. These skills support students in understanding their emotions, responding effectively, and making positive choices.
RAD for life also includes the Establish · Encourage · Respond framework, a clear, evidence-based approach to classroom management. Whether you’re a new teacher or an experienced educator, this framework provides practical strategies to create structured, supportive, and effective learning environments.
Everything here is designed to be usable, research-informed, and ready for real classrooms—so you can spend less time searching and more time teaching.
Explore Free Teaching Resources
Explore the content. All videos are free to access, and if you’d like to go further, activity sheets and supporting materials are available for a small additional cost.
Videos
Free video lessons of the RAD lessons and the Establish Encourage Respond Framework.
Activity Sheets
Activity sheets to accompany the lessons and planning sheets for classroom management.
Professional Learning
A teacher companion for lessons and professional resources such as books and more.