Help students understand the "gray area" of the circle of control- the circle of influence! Help students feel empowered to positively influence situations with these visuals, examples, and hypothetical situations
2nd - 12th
Classroom Community, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
Engage students with a mindfulness tool that teaches real emotional regulation with an added challenge!The ProblemWhen stressed, students rush through deep breathing. Fast breathing does not calm the nervous system.The SolutionThis resource pairs tactile hand tracing with a time challenge. Students try to trace their hands as slowly as possible. This naturally forces slow, deep, and effective breaths.What’s IncludedTracing Mat: Guided visual prompts for inhaling, holding, and exhaling.Time Goals
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School Counseling, School Psychology, Social Emotional Learning
Help your students/client prepare for their therapy sessions through reflection, planning, and recalling previous events. When students come prepared to therapy, they are more bought-in and can make progress faster!
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Handwriting, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
Low prep craft perfect for working on fine motor skills, simple scissor skills, multi-step direction following, or just to celebrate the return of spring!
Help your students/clients understand the expected vs. unexpected behaviors when at therapy through this activity sort. Just print, cut, and sort! Great for those who struggle following directions or with social thinking!
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School Counseling, School Psychology, Social Emotional Learning
Help your students advocate for their needs easily using these Self-Advocacy Communication Cards! The easier it is for them to communicate/advocate for their needs, the more they will do so.
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For All Subjects, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
Easy chart for kids/adults to understand the different sizes of problems and appropriate reactions. Includes a picture version for kids still learning how to read!
Includes 54 Questions that relate to Executive Functioning/Emotional Regulation. Number your Jenga blocks and can re-use set based on targeted goals. Check out my Movement Jenga Prompts too!
9 pair matching game with emotions labeled and real life pictures of a child expressing that emotion. A great way to teach kids about emotions and work on emotional regulation. Every time someone finds a match, have the person identify a time that have felt that emotion or something that causes them to feel that emotion!
Simplistic easy to understand handouts about the different reflexes, impact of retention, and exercises to integrate. Easy for parents/caregivers to understand!
Assess a child's ability to dress and undress themselves utilizing this simplistic chart thats easy for parents/caregivers to fill out. Spanish and English versions included
Super easy way to make coping skills more effective and simple for students that have trouble remembering their coping skills. Fillable PDF of 4 different categories of coping skills (Relax/Calm, Distract, Move, and Process). Have students identify coping skills for each category, and add them into the appropriate coping skill categories. Print double sided, laminate, hole punch, and put a binder clip on it.
Includes 54 Questions that have Movement/Brain Break prompts. Number your Jenga blocks and can re-use set based on targeted goals. Check out my Executive Functioning/Emotional Regulation Jenga too!
No-Prep Handwriting Activity for the week of Thanksgiving! 3 versions so kids of all ages can do this (early elementary, late elementary, and blank versions for typing included). Kids can color, plan, and write letters to those they are thankful for. This can include parents, siblings, teachers, therapists etc. Easy, no-prep, and meaningful for the kids and the people receiving them! You can't go wrong here! Print double sided on the short edge to make the most out of this resource!