Helpful Healer

Back to Back Drawing is a great activity to foster communication and perspective taking with your students! These templates are a helpful addition to complete this activity. Full instructions on how to incorporate activity on my blog: https://helpfulhealer.wordpress.com/2021/08/23/family-activity-back-to-back-drawing/

Fun, holiday themed activity building emotional literacy in kids! FULL BLOG POST FOR INSTRUCTIONS: https://helpfulhealer.wordpress.com/2023/11/21/feelings-pie/

Visual schedules are a helpful tool to make transitions easier in the morning and nighttime for young children. It is especially useful for kids with ADHD or Autism Spectrum Disorder. Read my blog for the best ways to use these visual schedules! https://helpfulhealer.wordpress.com/2023/06/06/visual-schedules-for-morning-bedtime-routines/

In honor of the Superbloom happening in California this Spring I was inspired to create this Flowers vs. Weeds worksheet to help students/children understand helpful vs. unhelpful thoughts. I liked the analogy of a gardener coming in a needing to weed the garden in order to help the flowers grow. In a similar way our heads get filled with negative self-talk throughout the day blocking the positive, affirming thoughts from coming through. Use this worksheet as a good exercise and conversation sta

SEL starts from being able to label and name our feelings. Free printable worksheet helping students identify and express feelings. Full instructions on how to complete activity here: https://helpfulhealer.wordpress.com/2021/03/29/whatsinmyheart/

Fun game to help kids recognize and identify feelings in both English & Spanish. Go to my blog post at https://helpfulhealer.wordpress.com/2021/06/14/toy-story-feelings-game/ for helpful suggestions on how to play this game!

A fun way to get your student or child to build social skills and awareness of social cues is through finding the “ingredients” to build a hearty friendship soup! This activity is one of my favorites because it is a bit more involved than just completing a worksheet. Students have enjoyed the aspect of cutting out the ingredients and pasting it into the soup pot on the next page. And as always, the coloring and decorating aspect is a huge hit too!Link to blog post for full how-to plus an extra f

My Happy Place art activity incorporating the five senses. Full instructions on my blog: https://helpfulhealer.wordpress.com/2021/10/26/my-happy-place-art-activity/

Family Shield Activity can be used for family therapy to cultivate healthier emotional bonds, better communication and establish goals through art/drawing. It can also be used one on one or in a group setting to build rapport as a "get to know you" activity. Link on blog for full details and instructions: https://helpfulhealer.wordpress.com/2021/06/28/family-shield-activity/

Although summertime is all about relaxation and a homework-free life, it is helpful to assist kids in creating a list of goals to make the most of this season. Before we know it summer comes and goes and we wonder what did we do with all that time? I find this worksheet to help jog kids’ minds when thinking about what they want their summer to look like. TIP: Filling an example bucket list out beforehand can be useful!

Scavenger hunt utilizing the five senses to build mindfulness in children.

Cultivating a positive inner voice is so important for our kids. Here is a kid friendly way to teach Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools of reframing and building strong positive core beliefs. Linked below is the full blog post with examples and a "how to" tutorial. https://helpfulhealer.wordpress.com/2024/07/09/flip-that-flop-kid-friendly-cbt-exercise/

Learn how to identify and scale things that trigger/bother. HOW TO HERE: https://helpfulhealer.wordpress.com/2022/12/13/identifying-trauma-triggers-worksheet/

Create a Helping Hand to build 5 strategies to help kids learn to manage big emotions. Keep the finished product in a safe place so your kids have easy access to it! Full steps on my blog: https://helpfulhealer.wordpress.com/2021/07/19/my-helping-hand/

The school year is quickly coming to a close and it is important to take the time with your student to reflect on all the strange, good and bad from this past year. Here are my check-in prompts I use with my students. You can use them in conversation with your child or have it be a group activity in a classroom with this worksheet I created.

Promote expression of thoughts and feelings through this art exercise. Great for elementary and middle school aged students. Full blog post on instructions and video tutorial here: https://helpfulhealer.wordpress.com/2021/08/16/whats-on-your-mind-art-therapy-activity-for-teens/

Family Shield Activity can be used for family therapy to cultivate healthier emotional bonds, better communication and establish goals through art/drawing. It can also be used one on one or in a group setting to build rapport as a "get to know you" activity. Link on blog for full details and instructions: https://helpfulhealer.wordpress.com/2021/06/28/family-shield-activity/

List of coping strategies and positive affirmations in Spanish. Helpful for bilingual students and parents to continue SEL in the classroom and at home!

Practical worksheet for CBT with older children, teens and young adults. Read HOW TO here: https://helpfulhealer.wordpress.com/2022/11/29/my-practical-worksheet-for-cbt/

Free printable calm down charts for kids. A helpful visual reminder to utilize coping skills they have learned in the classroom or at home!