Help your students manage stress better by teaching kids about the stress response & their brains. Includes fun stress response lessons ideas.
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Teaching self-esteem habits to students can be tricky. And that's because it’s often best taught as the need arises to ensure a lasting impression upon the child. As school counselors, we want to give our students
Check out these effective ways of teaching kids conflict resolution skills at home & school with these easy-to-implement ideas & strategies.
Check out these effective ways of teaching kids conflict resolution skills at home & school with these easy-to-implement ideas & strategies.
One family used a practical tool to teach their child to be flexible and avoid a tantrum. Teaching flexibility is a valuable life skill!
Teach your students social emotional learning skills with this feelings check-in YEAR LONG JOURNAL. With over 220 concise SEL activities that cover the most important social emotional topics, easily integrate SEL into your daily curriculum in 15 minutes or less. Gauge how your students are feeling: each entry includes a feelings thermometer and SEL self-reflection writing prompt. It's low-prep: just print and go and/or share the digital slides. Plus, your students will love the detailed visual supports, too! WAYS YOU CAN USE THE SEL JOURNAL: Perfect for in person or online: daily journal writing morning meetings circle time conversation starters individual counseling interventions small groups ⭐️ CLICK on the Preview Button and WATCH the Video to see what you'll get! WHAT'S INCLUDED 5 Journals categorized into Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, and Responsibility and Decision Making topics 224 Unique SEL Journal pages...that's just over 44 weeks of material! Color and black/white printing Digital Journal on Google Slides Binder spines and tabs ⭐️ Grab a FREE 10 day SAMPLE PACK by Clicking Here! WHAT SPECIFIC SEL TOPICS ARE COVERED? Feeling Identification Coping Skills Setting Goals Growth Mindset Breathing, Grounding / Mindfulness, & Movement Self-regulation Exercises Identifying Social Supports Executive Functioning Skills like Planning, Organization, and Self-Control Social Cues Perspective Taking Empathy Respect Communication Skills Conflict Resolution Friendship Kindness Being Responsible Solving Problems Making Positive Choices Dealing with Peer Pressure Healthy Habits + Self Care WHAT EDUCATORS, COUNSELORS and PARENTS ARE SAYING "Can I give this resource 10 stars? This resource does an amazing job of pairing visual aids with interactive activities in bite-sized portions. While I say "bite-sized", each bite is so on-point with the topic and message. I love and appreciate so much the care and attention that is so clearly poured into these resources!" "Oh My God! what a beautiful, timeless, highly useful resource. This is one of the best resources I've purchased - i would want to give it 10 stars for content, ease of use & visuals!" "Holy cow, this is an exceptional resource. I am usually the toughest critic when it comes to TPT purchases since it's my personal money. But this resource is a stand out resource. Everything about it is phenomenal. The clipart, the layouts, the questions, all of it. I've been using them as warm ups with my fourth graders the last few weeks in place of our vocabulary. We've had some amazing conversations so far. I can't wait to implement these as part of my morning meeting and SEL lessons next year!" COMMON QUESTIONS and ANSWERS Can Families Use This SEL Journal At Home? Yes! What Other Counseling, Wellness, or Social Emotional Learning Resources Do You Recommend to Help My Students or Children Regulate Their Emotions? 50 Coping Tools for Kids! Calm Corner Toolkit The Brain and The Stress Response SEL Lesson & Activities The Calm Classroom Bundle for Classroom Management ___________________________________ Learn about sales, freebies & new resources (that are always 50% off the first 48 hours!): Follow WholeHearted School Counseling™ on TPT Join our Newsletter Follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter ___________________________________ Earn TPT credit to Use on Future Purchases: Visit your My Purchases page. Click on the Provide Feedback button for any Paid Resources. Leave a short comment and rating. ___________________________________ Need Help With Your Files? Visit the FAQs section Contact TpT Tech Support and submit a help ticket Ask WholeHearted School Counseling™ a question via the Q& A tab ___________________________________ Terms of Use This resource was created by WholeHearted School Counseling™, all rights reserved. When you purchase a license, it may be used for your personal single classroom, counseling office, or home use only. If you would like to share this product with other teachers, counselors, staff, or administration, please either refer them to WholeHearted School Counseling's™ store or purchase an additional license for each adult use. You can read more details about copyright and terms of use here. Thank you for respecting the Copyright and Terms of Use boundaries. Take good, kind care of yourself. ❤️
This simple brain worksheet PDF is designed to be an easily approachable visual teaching aid for all ages.
A feelings check-in can be very beneficial for kids of any age. It can help them increase emotional awareness, explore healthy solutions for problems, and encourage them to talk about their emotions freely. Parents and teachers who seek to understand their kids and students better can do a regular check-in. Use this worksheet as a therapeutic tool for kids to identify their feelings, rate their severity, describe the thoughts associated with those feelings, and practice coping skills in case those feelings are negative. *This item is an instant digital download. A link to download your files will be emailed to you once payment is confirmed. Want more resources like this? Check out our full catalog of feelings worksheets and handouts.
Mindfulness BINGO is a great way to teach coping mechanisms, relaxing techniques, and give students a break in their day to just breath. With 10 boards, this game is perfect for a small classroom or counseling group! Students can even take their boards home for quick reference to the skills they learned! Prizes for winning can include fidgets, mindfulness cards, and other little games/tools to decrease stress and promote a healthy mental health lifestyle. Combine the 10 and 20 player boards for more variety and larger group settings!
Running a self control group counseling program? Your students will love these 10 games to teach kids self control skills!
Download this free and easy-to-use positive self-talk journal for kids (and adults!) who need a boost of confidence and positivity.
Games can be the perfect tool to introduce and teach social emotional learning skills to kids and young adults. These are the skills that help kids become more self-aware, develop positive relationships, show empathy towards others, manage emotions, use self-control, resolve conflicts, and make posi
Ok, so we need to talk about coping skills, specifically teaching coping skills SEL lessons at the middle school level. For a number of reasons, in the last
Teaching children about coping with anger? Check out these 15 effective anger management strategies for kids.
Help your students manage stress better by teaching kids about the stress response & their brains. Includes fun stress response lessons ideas.
Read about helpful conflict resolution skills for kids, including using I-statements, finding win-win solutions & being a good listener.
Hand of Mental Health encourages us to reflect and discuss our everyday choices and their impact on our mental health. How does sleep and rest, food, relationships and emotions affect our mental…
A crisis plan (sometimes called a safety plan) can sound intimidating, but think of it like a tool: a gameplan for navigating the worst days.
I-statements (I-messages): Examples and fun worksheets to help your family develop an assertive communication style and improve conflict resolution
The Anger Iceberg represents the idea that, although anger is displayed outwardly, other emotions may be hidden beneath the surface. These other feelings—such...
How can you support the development of self-regulation in kids? This huge resource is full of self-regulation games, information, books, and more!
Emotions exist in the body- but how? This printable emotion sensation feeling wheel helps individuals match common emotions with the physical sensations that most often match those feelings.
The Feeling Feather offers a fun structure for teachers, counselors or social workers to check in with students about how they are feeling regarding various aspects of their lives. Broad categories spark conversation with room for kids or adults to add notes or use multiple colors in each section fo...
Anger games are great resource to develop coping skills at home, school or in a counseling environment. A review of anger management games available in the market.
Teaching children about coping with anger? Check out these 15 effective anger management strategies for kids.
Learn how to implement solution focused counseling in your school counseling program, including effective techniques to use with students.
Self-help can't always be just about the self. You've also got to rely on your support systems and community, they're just as important!
Think of all the people who are good at things that you know nothing about. They are probably just waiting for your call, so do not be shy!
This Anger Management Poster was designed to remind students of different ways they can deal with anger in developmentally appropriate healthy and safe ways. What's Included: ☀️3 different printing options: color with frame, color without frame, and black and white. ☀️ 2 different styles ☀️ Files sized for 8.5"X 11" and 18"X24" printing. ☀️ Make Your Own Anger Management Collage Poster Ways to Use This Resource ✔ Hang poster up in your classroom or hallway bulletin board to remind students of healthy and safe ways to deal with anger. ✔ Use the Make Your Own Anger Management Collage Poster during SEL lessons about Feelings or during small groups and individual interventions when you'd like to focus on coping strategies and self-regulation.
Use these positive self-talk activities for school counseling to help your students develop the tools they need to believe in themselves and the great things they can do. These positive self-talk activities are perfect for your school counseling lessons and more!
This free poster illustrates that anger is often a secondary feeling to other deeper, perhaps more vulnerable emotions. Can be a useful reference when talking with students and children about feeling angry and the triggers behind it. Comes in color and black and white....so you can have your stude...
