Silver Lining SEL

These visuals provide a great way to engage in discussion on the different intensity and levels of anger. Anger starts small, like a small flame of a matchstick, and then grows. We have the power to put it out while it's small or it grows and can potentially cause damage. Discussion page included to provide talking points and questions to pose to student.

This set is comprised of 4 emotion cards and 30 sensation cards. These visuals help support a child's understanding of the connection between physical sensations and emotional states. The cards open up a great dialogue and can be used in a multitude of ways. There are no "right and wrong" matches but you will notice that a sensation could match up with more than one emotion. -Scavenger Hunt: Hide some or all 30 of the cards and have the child find them, match each one to the emotion that they e

This file will provide visual aides for children to understand the levels of severity a problem should be defined as. This helps teach perspective taking and builds confidence in kids being able to handle a problem they face.

This fast paced game is played similarly to a popular card game that every kid loves! This version will highlight the four main categories of feelings and then 4 coping skills to use. This can be played with 2-4 players.

A social story on managing the transition from one teacher to another, especially when it's mid-school year. The story will go over all the different reasons a teacher might leave and how kids can manage those big emotions that come with big changes.

This packet has 8 guided prompts to increase mindfulness skills, self-reflection, and calming. Each prompt can take 3-5 minutes. These are great self-guided activities to start the day off, begin a lesson with, or before any type of transition.

Running away from class can have many functions. One is a way to gain attention from staff or peers. In this social story, we will explore how running from class is not a safe way to get teacher's attention. It will also share a positive way to gain teacher's attention.

Encourage effective communication and self-regulation by introducing I-statements. This poster reminds students to use I-statements to identify their feeling and advocate for their needs.

This activity will facilitate a great discussion on friendships, including: what characteristics to look for in potential friendswhat skills to build to be a good friendhelps decipher if a current "friend" is a good fitThis small group activity is best for 2nd - 5th graders, although I've used it for K-1 with a little adapting. I've also used this for classroom lessons with success.

This short lesson will introduce the 4 most common responses when dealing with stress and conflict. There are 5 slides in total, not counting the cover page/slide. One slide has a short introduction of the definition of stress responses and why people have them. There are also several discussion questions. The remaining 4 slides will describe each response style and highlight an animal that represents the style.

A great visual activity for non-reader students that begins the discussion on the physical cues our body sends to signify we are feeling worried. Students will cut and paste the physical cue on to the fox to represent the physical symptoms they experience when they are worried. This is a great way to start a discussion on the connection between our physical body and our emotions.

This file will allow you to facilitate a great discussion on safety and peace. This exercise will help children practice grounding and mindfulness when they are experiencing an overwhelming emotion.

This social story will help a child understand the role of a therapist, what therapy looks like, and make the unknown a bit less of a scary and overwhelming thing. Children will see that therapy is fun and will benefit them in many ways.

This social story introduces the idea of time out and how they help us calm down.

Big emotions come with both losing and winning. But those big emotions are hard to deal with when we lose a game. Is it ok to lose? What can I do to not be so sad or mad when I lose?

Build emotional awareness by encouraging students to be feelings detectives. The three clues they look for are somebody's eyes, their mouth, and body. This helps start a great discussion on the physical sensations and symptoms of emotions. Are their eyes shut tight? Do they have a smile? Are their shoulders hunched over?

A social story on what divorce looks like and how it can bring up some big feelings.