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This emotional regulation visual uses battery meters (low battery, full battery, power surge) to support kids learning about their body's energy levels.

Looking for an activity to support emotional regulation and teach kids about effective coping skills? Coping Skills Sorting supports developing understanding of coping skills and what they do for our bodies. Some alert, some calm,. some even do both! Therapists can use this activity as a model to make a coping skills toolbox. The lesson pairs well with Zones of Regulation and Interoception curriculums. Directions: Cut the boxes, determine if the strategy is calming or alerting, and glue to stra

Use this interoception activity to increase your students awareness. This activity could be used alongside a body scan and mindfulness activities to promote bringing awareness to the hands and arms. How to Use: Print 1-3 pages of worksheet. Pages 2-3 of this handout include varying descriptor words. Encourage students to play with sensory bin for 3 minutes and model language to bring awareness to their hands. Ex: "I notice this one goes a lot faster through your hands, I wonder how you would des

Practice sorting reactions to various problems with this traffic light themed activity. Students will cut and paste the situations/problems into the traffic light in order to determine if they should stop, slow down, or keep going. Pair with Size of the Problem language, Expected vs. Unexpected Behaviors lessons, and Zones of Regulation.

Need another social-emotional learning activity? Target social learning skills through this Unwritten Rules worksheet. You know those kids who need explicit previews for tasks and expected behavior? The ones who will respond with "you didn't tell me not to" when you try to redirect. Many times these kids just need some help with identifying the "unwritten rules" of life. For example, most kids don't need to explicitly be told not to open the birthday boy's presents at a party- this is an unwritt