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10 Dot to Dot Behaviour Charts-With SEL Visuals!

10 Dot to Dot Behaviour Charts-With SEL Visuals!
, Not Grade Specific,

Ten dot-to-dot behaviour charts let a student add a connecting line each time they meet a chosen goal, with 12 goal-behaviour visuals and 12 reward visuals a teacher pairs to each chart.

Author Jennifer Moyer Taylor

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Tags Classroom Management, Behavior Management, Social-emotional Learning, School Counseling, Special Education, Sel, Simple Behavior Charts, Visual Behavior Charts, Sel Chart

Feelings & Emotions Colouring Pages – Set of 30

Feelings & Emotions Colouring Pages – Set of 30
, Not Grade Specific,

Feelings and emotions vocabulary words, from basic terms like happy and sad to more nuanced ones like disappointed and offended, each label a colouring page.

Author Classy Classroom VIP

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Tags Feelings, Emotions, Coloring, Printables, Coloring Pages, Coloring Pages Feelings, Emotional Coloring

Anxiety and Calming Strategies Bingo

Anxiety and Calming Strategies Bingo
, Not Grade Specific,

The bingo pages frame coping practice as noticing and recording when a strategy is used. Prefilled boards include simple calming options involving breathing, senses, positive self-talk, drawing, hydration, comfort objects, and fidgets, while blank boards let learners add preferred strategies. Both colour and colour spelling versions are provided. The activity can support a broader wellbeing plan, but it is not a substitute for individualized mental-health support.

Author SEN Resource Source

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Tags Anxiety, Coping Strategies, Emotions, Bingo, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Calming Activities, Emotional Well-being, Coping Skills, Self-Reflection

Assessment: Self-Awareness for Happiness

Assessment: Self-Awareness for Happiness
, Not Grade Specific,

Open-ended prompts invite students to reflect on their current mood, describe who they want to become in three verbs, and name what makes them happiest, unhappiest, and most motivated.

Author Reading in the Middle Grade

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Tags Self-awareness, Emotional Development, Resilience, Social Emotional Learning, Positivity

Big or Small Problems Cut-And-Paste Worksheets For Size of the Problem

Big or Small Problems Cut-And-Paste Worksheets For Size of the Problem
, Not Grade Specific,

Thirty-six everyday-conflict scenarios are cut apart and sorted into "Big Problem" and "Small Problem" columns across three activity pages.

Author The Feelings and Friends Teacher

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Tags Social Emotional Learning, Coping Skills, Emotional Regulation, Problem Solving, Counseling, SEL

Bucket Filler or Bucket Dipper – Kindness Poster
Free Download

Bucket Filler or Bucket Dipper – Kindness Poster
, Not Grade Specific,

Positive examples emphasize listening, kindness, turn-taking, manners, helping, and cleanup. The contrasting column shows disrespectful, hurtful, or disruptive choices so learners can compare their social impact. Teachers can use the poster to discuss behaviour without labeling children themselves as fillers or dippers. The concrete action language supports classroom expectations, reflection, and restorative conversation. The paired layout makes alternative choices easy to discuss side by side.

Author Jennifer Moyer Taylor

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Tags Bucket Filler Or Bucket Dipper, Sel Handout, Sel Poster, Social Emotional Learning, School Counseling, Social Skills, Behavior Management, Handout

Check In Check Out Template (For Behaviour Management, RTI, MTSS)

Check In Check Out Template (For Behaviour Management, RTI, MTSS)
, Not Grade Specific,

Check In Check Out information is organized in a spreadsheet that users copy before entering their own program details. The template provides an editable structure for the recurring behaviour-management routine rather than a completed student record. Its format supports local adaptation within RTI or MTSS implementation. The delivered access page directs users to make their own spreadsheet copy, preserving a clean original while allowing program-specific entries and labels.

Author Jennifer Moyer Taylor

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Tags Behavior Management, MTSS, RTI, Classroom Management, Check In Check Out, Behavior. Modification, Sel, Social-emotional Learning, School Counseling

Christmas Themed Coping Skills SEL Colouring Pages

Christmas Themed Coping Skills SEL Colouring Pages
, Not Grade Specific,

Five holiday-shaped colour-by-code pictures each pair a lettered coping-skills legend with a matching colour, backed by a sixteen-strategy reference chart.

Author Jennifer Moyer Taylor

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Tags Christmas, Coping Skills, Coloring Pages, Santa, Social Emotional Learning, SEL, School Counseling, Sel Coloring Pages, Winter

Cognitive Triangle Poster – CBT for Kids
Free Download

Cognitive Triangle Poster – CBT for Kids
, Not Grade Specific,

A triangle diagram labeled What You Think, How You Act, and How You Feel shows how the three connect and affect one another, included in both a current and an older poster design.

Author SEN Resource Source

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Tags CBT, SEN, Emotions, Behavior, Poster

Community Signs Flashcards, 63 Essential Safety Signs for Kids

Community Signs Flashcards, 63 Essential Safety Signs for Kids
, Not Grade Specific,

The set is designed to help children interpret signs encountered in streets, buildings, transportation areas, and community spaces. Each card pairs a visual sign with a label or recognizable symbol, supporting direct instruction, sorting, matching, and safety discussion. The seven-page format places multiple cards on each printable sheet. Visual review should confirm every sign, label, and cutting boundary before the complete inventory is released.

Author Perfect_Printables

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Tags Community Signs Flashcards, Safety Signs Flashcards, Survival Signs Flashcards, Essential Community Signs, Real Life Signs For Kids, Community Helper Flashcards, Everyday Signs Flashcards, Classroom Safety Signs, Traffic And Road Signs Flashcards, Special Education Signs

Compromise: Activity

Compromise: Activity
, Not Grade Specific,

Students define compromise and concessions, match four everyday disputes to their compromise resolutions, then reflect in writing on real disputes with a parent and a friend.

Author Elementary Resources 4 U

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Tags Compromise, Conflict Resolution, Negotiation, Dispute Resolution, Social-emotional Learning

Compromise Worksheet

Compromise Worksheet
, Not Grade Specific,

A picture-based worksheet asks students to describe what's happening in each pictured scenario and explain how the compromise is resolved.

Author Elementary Resources 4 U

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Tags Compromise Learning, Social-emotional Skills, Character Education, Critical Thinking, Interactive Teaching

Coping Skills Bingo – Mindfulness & SEL Game

Coping Skills Bingo – Mindfulness & SEL Game
, Not Grade Specific,

Coping-skills bingo cards pair a grid of self-regulation strategies with matching calling cards and a how-to-use guide for running the game with a class.

Author Perfect_Printables

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Tags Coping Skills Bingo, Coping Strategies Game, Mindfulness Bingo, Emotional Regulation Game, Stress Relief Activity, Coping Skills Printable, Sel Bingo Game, Mental Health Activity, Social Emotional Learning Game, Anxiety Relief For Kids

Coping Skills Cut & Paste Sorting Worksheets

Coping Skills Cut & Paste Sorting Worksheets
, Not Grade Specific,

Thirty-six coping-strategy phrases such as taking deep breaths, yelling and screaming, or using a fidget are cut apart and sorted under Healthy or Unhealthy across three worksheet pages.

Author The Feelings and Friends Teacher

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Tags Coping Skills, Emotional Regulation, Social-emotional Learning, Life Skills, Self-awareness, Sel, Cut And Paste

Coping Skills SEL Colouring Pages – 4 Strategy Sheets

Coping Skills SEL Colouring Pages – 4 Strategy Sheets
, Not Grade Specific,

Four shape-outline colouring pages pair a coping strategy with a colour, and a fifth page lists all sixteen strategies as a reference chart.

Author Jennifer Moyer Taylor

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Tags Coping Skills, Feelings, Stress Management, School Counseling, SEL, Special Education, Self-regulation, Sel Coloring Pages, Social Emotional Learning

Death Social Story

Death Social Story
, Not Grade Specific,

A fill-in-the-blank social story walks a child through the death of a loved one, with photo placeholders and sentence blanks so an adult can personalize the narrative to the child's own family and loss.

Author SEN Resource Source

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Tags Social Story, Difficult Discussions, Death, Explaining Death, Social Story Death, Social Story About Death

Draw the Emotion Faces – SEL Drawing Worksheet

Draw the Emotion Faces – SEL Drawing Worksheet
, Not Grade Specific,

Nine emotion words are laid out in a grid, each apparently paired with a blank face outline for students to draw the matching expression.

Author SEN Resource Source

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Tags Emotions, Feelings, Draw The Emotions, Emotion Recognition, Feelings Worksheets, Emotional Intelligence, Self-expression, Emotional Awareness, Emotional Literacy, Drawing

Exploring Emotions Boom Cards

Exploring Emotions Boom Cards
, Not Grade Specific,

The preview explains that students identify how a pictured or described person feels by selecting one of two multiple-choice options. Correct choices receive positive audio-visual feedback, while incorrect choices prompt another attempt. The self-paced format can be used on compatible devices at school or home. Because the hosted deck lies outside the three-page preview, exact card scenarios and answer content remain withheld from visible copy.

Author The Music Suite

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Tags Boom Cards, Digital Task Cards, Emotions, Back To School

Fear of insects Social Story

Fear of insects Social Story
, Not Grade Specific,

"Insects are Friendly" runs nineteen illustrated pages in the first person, opening with "I do not like insects", validating the fear as normal, then giving reasons insects are harmless and useful — pollination, silk, honey, feeding birds and hedgehogs — before offering deep breaths, talking to someone and a repeatable phrase.

Author SEN Resource Source

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Tags Insects, Fear, Anxiety, Social Story, Coping Strategies, Coping Skills, Overcoming Fears

Feeling Left Out: Social Stories About Emotions and Social Skills
Free Download

Feeling Left Out: Social Stories About Emotions and Social Skills
, Not Grade Specific,

The table of contents verifies several delivery choices for the same social-story topic. Teachers can present the digital version to a group, use the larger printed story, assemble a compact half-size copy, or work with individual story cards. The supplied pages do not reveal the story wording or follow-up prompts, so this draft stays at the format and topic level. The material should support guided discussion rather than substitute for individualized support.

Author The Feelings and Friends Teacher

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Tags Social Stories About Emotions, Social Stories Autism, Social Stories, Getting Along With Others, Social Skills Lessons, Social Skills Group, Friendship Lessons, Friendship Skills, Feeling Left Out

Feelings Choice Board

Feelings Choice Board
, Not Grade Specific,

A cut-and-glue choice board pairs five named feelings with thirteen coping strategies for students to match into an 'If I'm ___, I can ___' grid.

Author Jennifer Moyer Taylor

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Tags Feelings, Emotions, Coping Strategies, Social-emotional Learning, Personalization, Choice Board

Coping Skills Poster for Kids – Calm Corner Decor
Free Download

Coping Skills Poster for Kids – Calm Corner Decor
, Not Grade Specific,

Nine simple coping strategies, from mindful breathing to drawing, are illustrated on a single calm-corner poster for young children to choose from.

Author Socializing with Sprouts

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Tags Classroom Poster, Coping Skills Poster, Coping Skills For Kids, Social Emotional Learning, Free Resource, Calming Poster, Calming Down Poster, Calm Down Corner Poster, Calm Corner Sign, Calming Strategies Poster, Calming Corner Posters, Calm Down Corner Posters

Friendship Passport Booklet

Friendship Passport Booklet
, Not Grade Specific,

A friendship-skills booklet pairs a bingo-style icebreaker card with a flower-versus-cactus friendship comparison chart and an eight-step conflict-resolution guide.

Author Jennifer Moyer Taylor

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Tags Sel, Social Emotional Learning, Social Skills, Small Group, School Counseling, Special Education, Booklet, Fun, Friendship

Good Listening – Social Story for Classroom Skills

Good Listening – Social Story for Classroom Skills
, Not Grade Specific,

A first-person social story models the specific classroom listening behaviours expected of a student — looking, listening, staying quiet, and sitting still — and closes with a four-point recap.

Author SEN Resource Source

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Tags Social Story, Autism, Behavior, SEN, Good Listening, Listening Social Story