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Self Care Brochure, Self Care Printable, Mindfulness Printable teaching resource preview
Emotions & self-awarenessCoping & self-regulation

Self Care Brochure, Self Care Printable, Mindfulness Printable

A tri-fold self-care brochure that introduces students to goal setting, gratitude, mindful coloring, breathing strategies, and positive affirmations for social-emotional learning.

Includes: tri-fold brochure layout · Mini Self-Care Plan section · Goal Setting section

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PDF
Level
1–7
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Life Skills Series: Bullying and Conflict Activities teaching resource preview
Coping & self-regulationRelationships & communication

Life Skills Series: Bullying and Conflict Activities

Help students identify bullying and develop conflict-resolution and coping strategies through structured worksheet activities and teacher-led discussion.

Includes: teacher's notes: addressing bullying at classroom level · 'Looking After Yourself' student page · teacher's notes: practical classroom strategies

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Vocabulary with Flash Cards | Crossword Wordsearch Anagram FEELINGS teaching resource preview
Emotions & self-awarenessCoping & self-regulation

Vocabulary with Flash Cards | Crossword Wordsearch Anagram FEELINGS

Practise and reinforce English vocabulary for the theme "Feelings" through a set of word games (anagram, word/picture matching lists, multiple-choice picture quizzes, crossword, word search puzzles, and individual flash cards).

Includes: anagram puzzle page(s) · word list / word-picture matching pages · multiple-choice picture-matching quiz pages (A/B/C/D options)

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Positive Affirmations Fortune Craft, Mindfulness for Kids, SEL Craft teaching resource preview
Emotions & self-awareness

Positive Affirmations Fortune Craft, Mindfulness for Kids, SEL Craft

A paper fortune-teller craft activity that pairs a hands-on making activity with positive self-affirmation statements to build confidence, self-esteem, and social-emotional learning.

Includes: instructions for use page · black-and-white version of fortune teller · color version of fortune teller

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Level
1–6
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Feelings and Emotions word search, scramble and crossword puzzle teaching resource preview
Emotions & self-awareness

Feelings and Emotions word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

Vocabulary practice for feelings/emotions words through a word search, word scramble, and crossword puzzle.

Includes: crossword puzzle with feelings-based clues (2 pages) · word scramble worksheet with feelings words and definitions · word search puzzle (component present per file list; grid text not distinguishable in extraction)

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Level
Pre-K–6
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Matching Worksheets Vocabulary Definitions teaching resource preview
Emotions & self-awareness

Matching Worksheets Vocabulary Definitions

Provide vocabulary matching worksheets pairing a written definition/description with the correct vocabulary word, organized by topic category (e.g., Air Animals, Airport, Bakery, Bank, Body Parts, Buildings, Camping, Cleaning, Clothes, Coffee Shop, Computer, Crafts/Aircrafts, Dentist, Devices, Doctors, Electrical, Feelings/Emotions, Furniture,…

Includes: 'Air Animals' matching worksheet pairing short definitions to words (owl, ladybug, vulture, dove, swallow, housefly, eagle, bee, wasp, butterfly, mosquito, hawk, and more)

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Managing Stress | SEL Daily Openers/Bellringers & Weekly SEL Activity teaching resource preview
Coping & self-regulation

Managing Stress | SEL Daily Openers/Bellringers & Weekly SEL Activity

A structured social-emotional learning (SEL) resource on the Self-Management topic "I can use stress management strategies," built around the CASEL framework, providing daily openers/bellringers and a weekly lesson for classroom use.

Includes: how-to-use/explanation page · list of SEL topics and objectives across CASEL competencies · mental health check-in lesson

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PDF
Level
3–6
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Conflict Resolution SEL Quiz Show With Handout PowerPoint teaching resource preview
Relationships & communicationEmpathy & perspective

Conflict Resolution SEL Quiz Show With Handout PowerPoint

A social-emotional learning (SEL) game-show style PowerPoint teaching and practicing conflict-resolution skills through scenario-based questions.

Includes: title slide and game-board slide with 5 categories x 5 point values (25 questions total) · scenario/question slides for each category with corresponding teacher-approval-style answer slides · closing 'Steps To Resolving Conflict' summary slide (cool off, agree to work it out, share perspectives, brainstorm solutions)

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Microsoft PowerPoint
Level
3–6
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SEL Emotions Cards & Bingo Game! teaching resource preview
Emotions & self-awareness

SEL Emotions Cards & Bingo Game!

A set of emotion vocabulary cards and a matching bingo game for social-emotional development.

Includes: 18 emotion vocabulary cards (Mad, Confused, Annoyed, Happy, Surprised, Furious, Brave, Chill, Scared, Regret/Oops, Excited, Shocked, Worried, Overwhelmed, Hopeful, Joyful, Sad, Jealous) · 24 'Emotions Bingo' cards

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Level
Pre-K, 1–5
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Trauma-Informed Coping Strategies & Burnout Prevention teaching resource preview
Emotions & self-awarenessCoping & self-regulation

Trauma-Informed Coping Strategies & Burnout Prevention

A trauma-informed self-help/workbook resource teaching high-achieving high school students (AP/IB/dual-enrollment) to understand the neurobiology of academic burnout and to use structured self-audits and somatic regulation techniques to manage extreme academic stress.

Includes: Introduction & Methodology: The Architecture of Academic Resilience · Chapter 1: The Neurobiology of Academic Trauma and Burnout (allostatic load/HPA axis; Window of Tolerance; hyperarousal and hypoarousal, each with an audit-checkpoint fill-in prompt) · Chapter 2: The High-Level Self-Audit - Baseline Metrics (Domain 1: Cognitive Load Tracking; Domain 2: Identifying Energy Leaks; Domain 3: Unmasking Phantom Expectations - each with fill-in self-audit prompts)

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Level
9–12
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Feelings Word Search Worksheets | Vocabulary Practice | Printables teaching resource preview
Emotions & self-awarenessCoping & self-regulation

Feelings Word Search Worksheets | Vocabulary Practice | Printables

These Feelings Word Search Worksheets give learners a chance to work with emotions vocabulary in a simple but slightly different way. Each worksheet includes 8 feelings pictures, but only 7 words are hidden in the puzzle. After finding the words, learners need to figure out which picture has not been used and write the missing word at the bottom of the…

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Confidence Building Words word search, scramble and crossword puzzle teaching resource preview
Emotions & self-awareness

Confidence Building Words word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

Vocabulary practice resource pairing three puzzle formats (crossword, word scramble, word search) to build recognition and spelling of confidence-related vocabulary words for a social-emotional learning unit.

Includes: crossword puzzle (blank grid + solved answer grid, with clue list)

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Level
Pre-K–6
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Feelings ESL Lesson Plan For Kids and Early Learners teaching resource preview
Emotions & self-awareness

Feelings ESL Lesson Plan For Kids and Early Learners

An ESL lesson plan teaching six feelings words (happy, sad, tired, cold, hot, hungry) to kids/early learners, part of the 'TEAM TEFL First 25 ESL Lesson Plans For Kids' series.

Includes: teacher's notes with 6-step lesson sequence · student worksheet with feelings pictures and fill-in-the-blank ('I am ___') · matching activity of feelings to responses (e.g. 'Wear a coat', 'Go to bed', 'Eat a pizza')

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Visual Supports Pack teaching resource preview
Emotions & self-awarenessCoping & self-regulation

Visual Supports Pack

A pack of printable classroom posters/visual supports for teaching social-emotional and self-regulation skills, branded 'Socially Skilled Kids', intended to be printed on cardstock and laminated for classroom or therapy-room display.

Includes: S.L.A.N.T. poster (conversation-skills acronym) with usage instructions · Conversational/Social Skills poster with discussion instructions · Emoji Emotions poster/cards with discussion questions and a matching-game activity using dry-erase markers

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PDF
Level
Pre-K, 1–5
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Problem Size Scales with Examples | Differentiated Problem Size Scales teaching resource preview
Coping & self-regulation

Problem Size Scales with Examples | Differentiated Problem Size Scales

A social-emotional learning resource teaching a 1-5 problem-size scale (glitch/let it go through emergency), with an interactive slideshow activity for students to give examples and identify problem numbers.

Includes: animated PowerPoint slideshow activity (6 pages) reviewing the problem scale with example prompts · PDF (26 pages) with color and black & white printable problem-scale materials

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Level
Pre-K, 1–5
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Positive and Negative Emotions Scales teaching resource preview
Emotions & self-awarenessCoping & self-regulation

Positive and Negative Emotions Scales

A set of emotion-intensity scales (positive and negative) that helps students identify a range of emotions from mild to intense, understand emotional regulation, and communicate their feelings.

Includes: Positive Emotions color scale (4 levels) · Positive Emotions black & white scale (4 levels) · Negative Emotions color scale (4 levels)

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PDF
Level
Pre-K–5
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Are You An Optimist or Pessimist SEL presentation & Survey! teaching resource preview
Emotions & self-awarenessRelationships & communication

Are You An Optimist or Pessimist SEL presentation & Survey!

A social-emotional learning lesson teaching students to distinguish optimistic and pessimistic thinking patterns, using the 'three Ps' framework (Permanent, Personal, Pervasive), a self-assessment survey, and group discussion.

Includes: 20-slide presentation with image-reaction warmup, three-Ps framework, four worked examples (optimist good/bad, pessimist good/bad), and a comparison chart · 1-page 10-item survey · 1-page answer/scoring sheet

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Microsoft PowerPoint
Level
4–10
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Feelings Sentence Starter Cards | Speaking Activity teaching resource preview
Emotions & self-awarenessRelationships & communication

Feelings Sentence Starter Cards | Speaking Activity

These Feelings Sentence Starter Cards are designed to encourage speaking, discussion, and vocabulary development in a simple and engaging way. Each card includes the beginning of a sentence and a picture that gives a clue about the reason behind the feeling. Learners look at the picture, think about what is happening, and complete the sentence in their…

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Word Games with Puzzles | Crossword Wordsearch Anagram | FEELINGS teaching resource preview
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Word Games with Puzzles | Crossword Wordsearch Anagram | FEELINGS

Themed ESL/vocabulary puzzle packet using anagram, copy-words crossword, word-matching, a picture 'wheel' word-connection page, and a word-search puzzle to teach and practice English vocabulary for the topic of feelings/emotions.

Includes: anagram puzzle (scrambled letters) with a companion answer page showing words filled in · copy-words crossword: numbered grid plus an Across/Down word list with letter-count hints · word-matching page pairing the vocabulary terms twice in reordered columns

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Melody's Mystery Game-An SEL Cooperative Game for Kids teaching resource preview
Relationships & communicationChoices & problem solving

Melody's Mystery Game-An SEL Cooperative Game for Kids

An SEL (social-emotional learning) cooperative mystery game where a group of students must work together, share information verbally, and use process of elimination to solve a 'whodunit' mystery.

Includes: 1-page setup/rules and scenario sheet · grid of 6 possible missing items x 6 possible suspects x 6 possible locations · 18 individual clue statements to cut apart and distribute

Answers included
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PDF
Level
3–7
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Back To School Capybara Fortune Teller teaching resource preview
Relationships & communication

Back To School Capybara Fortune Teller

Support a social-emotional-learning, get-to-know-you activity for the start of the school year using a paper fortune teller.

Includes: Fortune-teller template with 8 get-to-know-you questions and capybara graphics to color · folding directions page

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Selfie Social Emotional Learning Activity, BTS Student Self Portrait teaching resource preview
Choices & problem solvingCommunity & collaboration

Selfie Social Emotional Learning Activity, BTS Student Self Portrait

Selfie Social Emotional Learning Activity, BTS Student Self Portrait This fun back-to-school activity helps teachers get to know new students while promoting inclusion, positivity, growth mindset, and social-emotional learning in the classroom. Students create self-portraits by coloring in a hand holding a cell phone and adding a positive affirmation…

Includes: 4 JPG images (PASBW.jpg, PASBWP.jpg, PASPABW1.jpg, PASPABW2.jpg) inside a zip; all OCR-deferred, no text extracted from any file

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Image: JPG
Level
Pre-K–6
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'Wish Dragon' 2-Hour Lunar Year Lesson Plan & Worksheet teaching resource preview
Relationships & communicationEmpathy & perspective

'Wish Dragon' 2-Hour Lunar Year Lesson Plan & Worksheet

A 120-minute film-study lesson plan built around the movie 'Wish Dragon' (2021), teaching themes of friendship, values over wealth, and elements of Chinese culture.

Includes: learning objectives · materials needed list · content advisory (rated PG, notes on action sequences and a mortally-wounded character handled gently)

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PDF
Level
2–5
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