Coping Skills Bingo – Mindfulness & SEL Game

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Coping Skills Bingo introduces and reviews coping-strategy vocabulary through a picture bingo game. The download contains 50 different 5-by-5 boards with a free center, 30 calling cards over three pages, a printable marker sheet, and a two-page instruction guide.

Print and cut the calling cards and markers, distribute boards, and agree on a winning row, column or diagonal. Discuss which strategies students find useful in a particular situation.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Recognize named coping strategies on a bingo card.
Connect a spoken strategy with the matching square.
Follow the agreed bingo rules and winning pattern.

Teaching tips

Laminate the bingo cards and calling cards for repeated use across multiple SEL lessons, as the guide suggests.
Let students take turns serving as the caller to reinforce the coping-skill vocabulary from both sides of the game.
Use the game to introduce or review coping strategies before a stressful classroom event (e.g., a test) rather than only as a stand-alone activity.

Skills covered

Coping strategy recognition — students identify named self-regulation strategies (e.g., breathe deep, count to 10, squeeze ball) as they are called during the bingo game.
Game-pattern recognition — students track horizontal, vertical, and diagonal patterns across their bingo card to identify a win.
SEL vocabulary reinforcement — students connect a spoken coping-skill phrase to its matching bingo-card square.

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Questions teachers ask about this resource

What materials are included for running the game?

The download includes bingo cards, calling cards, a printable marker page and a how-to-use guide.

Does marking a square mean students have practiced that coping skill?

The game practices recognizing the strategy by name. Teachers can add a separate discussion or demonstration when appropriate.

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

Coping skills
Social-emotional learning
Mindfulness
Self-regulation

Topics

Coping Skills Mindfulness Stress Relief Emotional Regulation Bingo Game

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Categories this resource belongs to

Emotional Regulation Activities For Kids SEL Activities For Elementary Students Life Skills Activities Social Emotional Learning Activities Sensory Activities Social Skills Activities

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