Danielle Thrush

Great visual to use with students who have escalating anger issues so they can rate their anger throughout the day. This can also be used in their binder or on their desk so they can use the tool on their own.

These activity cards with scenarios allow students to express empathy. These are used in conjunction of the story "Stand In My Shoes".

This 3 page social story is to help students with staying in their area. You can download and edit the story to make it your own.

Use this game-board like activity to sort out a mini package of M and M's. As you sort the colors from your package you ask a friend a question from the colored circle that corresponds with that color of M and M. You can do this individually with a student, a group, or with a class. What a fun way to get to know someone! You can also edit the questions to make them your own. Make them based on retelling a story or math!

Cards that you can print and cut. Use the cards in conjunction with a game board and die. Or you can print multiple sets and have the students play this as a small group to build community. Students pull a card and determine either a solution for the problem or how they would feel if that happened to them.

A set of 4 cards that can be cut apart in order for students to use or refer back to in class. The students start at the star and trace their finger along the shape as they take a breath in, hold, and then out. This is the same strategy that is used with the ZONES curriculum.

After teaching procedures or a lesson on respect, students can reflect on the lesson by demonstrating how respect is shown throughout the parts of the school. This can easily be leveled by having students draw a picture or write a sentence in each box.

A worksheet reflection that can be used after teaching about or participating in a career day.

Edit this checkerboard template to make it your own. Add math problems, high frequency words, or vocabulary words and print it out for kids to play! Do this as many times as you want for any subject that applies!

Cards that you can print and cut. Use the cards in conjunction with a game board and die in order to get to know your student. Or you can print multiple sets and have the students play this as a small group to build community or to get to know one another.

Wordsearch of ways to handle your anger appropriately. Do this in conjunction with a story about anger! I use "Angry Octopus."

This is a PPT presentation created to help elementary age students understand how green words (positive) and red words (negative/mean) affect those around us. It goes over the positive and negative consequences that happen from using different words. This PPT is editable so you can add your own spin on it! The kids love this lesson.

Talk about different texture words. Write those in the handprint. Have the students feel different objects in a closed box by sticking their hand in there and not looking. Have the student write what the object feels like in one column. In the other column have them name the object that they think it is. After you have done all the objects, pass them around for the to see and feel once again. Talk about if the item was what they thought it was. Does it feel differently now that they can see it?

This aligns with the Zones of Regulation. This is an editable version so you can place whatever mascot you have at your school in place of the Eagle.

A social story on going to the calming corner within the classroom when the child is frustrated. Edit the document as you see the need for your student.

After reviewing the characteristics that make a positive friendship, the students reflect on a time that they were a good friend.

Lunch buddy pass