Carolyn Payne
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Texas, United States
About the store
Welcome to my store!
I have facilitated social-emotional lessons in small support groups, classroom settings, and youth living in short-term detention facilities.
Empower children and youth with meaningful social-emotional learning resources designed to build confidence, resilience, and essential life skills. In this store, you’ll find a variety of engaging materials—including worksheets, workbooks, games, and interactive activities—that make learning both effective and enjoyable.
Each resource is thoughtfully created to help young learners develop self-esteem, understand and manage their emotions, build healthy relationships, and make positive, responsible decisions. These tools provide practical strategies that children can apply in everyday situations, supporting their growth both in and out of the classroom.
Perfect for teachers looking to enrich their lessons, school counselors expanding their toolkit, or parents seeking supportive resources at home, these materials are designed to make a lasting impact on a child’s emotional and social development.
I invite you to explore my store!
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Kindness, Empathy and Gratitude Escape Room
Looking for something to challenge your students to think and work as a team? They are to solve the clues to defend their school’s passion for kindness and escape the room before Greedy Gambeen arrives to steal the school’s donations for charity! This escape room activity focuses on the importance of acting kind, being empathetic toward others, and expressing gratitude. Students solve eight clues to find the “Phrase to Escape.” A list of questions about teamwork, kindness, empathy and gratitude
4th - 8th
Character Education
Also included in: Escape Room Bundle Grades 4 through 8
Coping Skills: Healthy Ways to Cope with Stress (MS and HS) | SEL Activity
Packet Updated April 2021 Healthy Ways to Cope with Stress is a student-friendly resource designed to help learners understand stress and build effective coping skills. This packet guides students in exploring common causes of stress, recognizing physical and emotional symptoms, and identifying personal reactions to stressful situations. It also introduces practical, healthy strategies for managing stress while promoting resilience and emotional well-being. Ideal for use in counseling sessions,
7th - 12th
School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning, Visual Arts
Also included in: Coping Skills: Resilience and Stress Management Bundle
Career Day Activities
NO PREP! A fun activity pack for career day! This resource encourages children to explore different careers, interview adults about their careers and interests, play a game of career bingo, and understand skills they learn now are in important for them to be successful in life and in their careers. Hope your students enjoy the packet! This packet includes: List of Careers from A to Z (in color and black/white) Careers from A to Z (fill in the blanks for each letter) What Are You Interest I
3rd - 5th
Writing
Also included in: Career Activities Bundle for Elementary Grades
Coping Skills: Resilience and Stress Management Bundle
Packets Updated April 2021 - Coping Skills: Healthy Way to Cope with Stress and Building Resilience Healthy Ways to Cope with Stress is designed to help students explore the causes of stress, recognizing symptoms and reactions, healthy ways to manage stress, and build resilience. Building Resilience is designed to help students explore skills to better cope with adversity, handle changes, adapt to life’s challenges. Coping with Stress Task Card Activity is an interactive way to encourage stud
7th - 12th
Character Education, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
Red Ribbon Week Activities: Healthy Choices Bingo
Healthy Choices Bingo is a fun game for the entire class. Great activity for Red Ribbon Week. Low teacher preparation! For grades: 3rd through 6th. Set includes: Thirty-two different bingo cards Calling cards Healthy and Unhealthy Choices worksheet Also available:Red Ribbon Escape RoomRed Ribbon Week Activities: Red Ribbon Scoot and More!Red Ribbon Activities: Celebrating Red Ribbon WeekRed Ribbon Activities: Choice BoardsRed Ribbon Activities: Red Ribbon Pledge Cards**Follow My Store**Click
3rd - 6th
Character Education, Health
Also included in: Red Ribbon Games and Activities for UPPER Elementary
Bully Prevention Bingo
Bingo is a fun game for the entire class. Bully Prevention Bingo is a great activity for National Bullying Prevention Month or any time of year. Students cut the squares with pictures and paste anywhere on their blank bingo card. Students will make their own unique bingo card! Low teacher preparation! For grades: Kinder through 2nd. Set includes: Blank bingo card Calling cards for the teacher (in color and grayscale) Stop Bullying Bingo Squares for the students (in color and grayscale) Be a B
K - 2nd
Character Education, Classroom Community
Also included in: Bingo Bundle
Red Ribbon Week Activities: Healthy Choices Relay and More!
Healthy Choices Relay is an easy way to talk about drugs with younger students during Red Ribbon Week. Students will determine whether the picture card they have selected is a healthy or unhealthy choice. During the game, discuss the benefits and positive consequences of choosing healthy habits, and point out the harmful effects of using alcohol, tobacco and drugs. Grades: PreK through 3rd Activity pack includes: Healthy Choices and Habits PosterUnhealthy Choice and Habits PosterForty-two pic
PreK - 3rd
Health
Also included in: Red Ribbon Games and Activities for LOWER Elementary
Acts of Kindness Bingo
Acts of Kindness Bingo is a fun game for the entire class. This is a great activity to discuss what it means to be kind to others. Give students the Acts of Kindness handout that lists actions of generosity and kindness to others. Students will have an opportunity to write how they will show kindness to others at home, at school and in the community. Students cut the squares with pictures and paste anywhere on their blank bingo card. Students will make their own unique bingo card! Low teacher pr
K - 2nd
Character Education
Also included in: Bingo Bundle
Anti-Bullying Escape Room
Looking for something to challenge your students to think and work as a team? Try this escape room to help raise bullying awareness and prevention. They are to solve the clues to confirm their school’s commitment to stand up to bullies before the time is up! This escape room activity focuses on types of bullying, tips for dealing with bullies and cyberbullies, and differences between tattling and reporting. Students solve eight clues to find the “Phrase to Escape”. The activity concludes with
4th - 8th
Character Education
Also included in: Escape Room Bundle Grades 4 through 8
Severe Weather Safety Activities/Workbook
No Prep!!! This set focuses on different types of severe weather and importance of readiness for various weather threats. This packet is filled with activities designed to learn about different types of severe weather and how to prepare for and stay safe in severe storms. It includes vocabulary, worksheets, and “I am” multiple-choice card scavenger hunt. Use the worksheets as individual activities or as an entire workbook. This set includes the following worksheets and scavenger hunt: • Workb
3rd - 5th
Earth Sciences, Science
Also included in: Severe Weather Safety Bundle
Red Ribbon Escape Room
Looking for something to challenge your students to think and work as a team? Try this escape room for Red Ribbon Week. They are to solve the clues to defend their school’s commitment to be drug free before the time is up! This escape room activity focuses on the purpose of Red Ribbon Week, drug use and effects, and keeping a healthy lifestyle. Students solve eight clues to find the “Phrase to Escape”. The activity concludes with a list of questions to process and discuss teamwork, drug use an
4th - 8th
Health
Also included in: Red Ribbon Games and Activities for UPPER Elementary
Summer Packet Getting Ready for Kindergarten
NO PREP Bundle! All the skills in one packet—literacy, math, and social/emotional! ****Updated on April 7, 2016**** If you already own this product, you can re-download it free! Getting Ready for Kindergarten features activities to help children make a smooth and successful transition to kindergarten. The worksheets are appropriate for a preschool, pre-k, kindergarten or homeschool classroom. In addition to the worksheets, varieties of activities are included for parents to teach and reinforce
PreK - 1st
Numbers, Reading
Adolescent Brain Under Construction Escape Room
Looking for something to challenge your students to use their brainpower and work as a team? In this exercise, your students are to solve the clues to escape the phony escape room before the lead neuroscience research student, Frank N. Stein, returns! This escape room activity emphasizes healthy behaviors and cognitive activities promote healthy adolescent brain development. Students solve eight clues to find the “Phrase to Escape.” The activity concludes with a list of questions to process te
6th - 12th
Health, Science
Also included in: Escape Room Bundle Grades 4 through 8
Self-Discovery Journal Prompts for Teens
Journaling is a simple yet powerful way for children to explore their thoughts, feelings, and personal growth. Self-Discovery Journal Prompts for Teens is thoughtfully designed to guide teens on a journey of self-awareness and creativity. This engaging packet features 18 unique topics, each filled with meaningful, age-appropriate writing prompts presented as fun and reflective questions. Kids are encouraged to think about who they are, how they connect with others, and how they can grow—all in
7th - 12th
Character Education, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
Also included in: Self-Discovery Bundle for Teens
Coping Skills: Healthy Ways to Cope with Stress (Elementary) | SEL Activity
Packet Updated February 2021 The goal of this packet is to help students identify what situations cause stress; how stress affects emotions, thinking, behavior, and the body; and acquire strategies to better cope with stress and adversity. These activities can be used in individual or small group counseling, or classroom guidance lessons to explore coping strategies and stress management techniques. This packet includes the following:Educator’s Guide Activities/Workbook pages: Workbook Cov
4th - 6th
School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
Career Exploration Escape Room
Looking for something to challenge your students to think and work as a team? Students are to solve clues to escape a room and help save Career Day Activities. This escape room activity focuses on understanding one’s personality type, interests and skills. These are important to exploring and finding the right career. Matching those personal factors to a desired career achieves job satisfaction and success. Students solve six clues to find the “Phrase to Escape.” A list of questions about team
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Escape Room Bundle Grades 3 through 5
Red Ribbon Week Activities: Red Ribbon Scoot and More!
Red Ribbon Scoot builds student’s awareness about alcohol, drugs, tobacco and peer pressure. This game comes with 30 Red Ribbon cards (red set and grayscale set), directions, recording sheet, and answer key. Sample true and false statements from each of the five categories (Drug Basics, Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco and Peer Pressure): A person who cannot stop using alcohol, drugs, and tobacco is called addicted. Drugs can damage the brain, heart, and lungs. It is against the law to drink alcoho
4th - 6th
Health, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
Also included in: Red Ribbon Games and Activities for UPPER Elementary
Career Day Activity: Career Clues Scoot
Career Clues Scoot builds student’s awareness about the variety of careers. The children “scoot” through the clues and name as many careers as they can. This game comes with 30 career clue cards (black/white set and blue set), directions, recording sheet, and answer key. Directions: Place Career Clue cards on each student’s desk and give each student a copy of the recording sheet. Each student starts the game at an assigned. The students will write their answer to the clue card in front of them
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Career Activities Bundle for Elementary Grades
Red Ribbon Games and Activities for UPPER Elementary
Are you looking for something for engaging activities for Red Ribbon Week for the upper elementary grades? This bundle is an excellent resource to use during the week and can be used for a health unit activity. These activities are perfect for small groups or an entire classroom. Grades: 4th through 6th These games and activities are included in this bundle:Red Ribbon Escape Room focuses on the purpose of Red Ribbon Week, drug use and effects, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Red Ribbon
4th - 6th
Health, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
Conflict Resolution for Teens | SEL Activity
Are you wanting to help teens to resolve conflicts in healthy ways? This packet is designed to help teens understand conflict is a normal part of life and can’t be avoided. Students will be able to identify the types of conflict management styles and learn which style they use, understand the importance of effective communication, and learn skills to resolve conflict for positive outcomes. Use these worksheets as individual activities or as an entire workbook. A workbook cover is provided. Con
7th - 12th
Character Education, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
Also included in: Self-Discovery Bundle for Teens
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About the store
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Welcome to my store!
I have facilitated social-emotional lessons in small support groups, classroom settings, and youth living in short-term detention facilities.
Empower children and youth with meaningful social-emotional learning resources designed to build confidence, resilience, and essential life skills. In this store, you’ll find a variety of engaging materials—including worksheets, workbooks, games, and interactive activities—that make learning both effective and enjoyable.
Each resource is thoughtfully created to help young learners develop self-esteem, understand and manage their emotions, build healthy relationships, and make positive, responsible decisions. These tools provide practical strategies that children can apply in everyday situations, supporting their growth both in and out of the classroom.
Perfect for teachers looking to enrich their lessons, school counselors expanding their toolkit, or parents seeking supportive resources at home, these materials are designed to make a lasting impact on a child’s emotional and social development.
I invite you to explore my store!
My own education history
Graduate of University of Texas at Dallas - Special Education Teacher Certification;
Advanced Certified Prevention Specialist
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