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Kelso's Choices – SEL Coloring Pages & Activities

A four-page extension packet reinforces the Kelso's Choice conflict-resolution program through a matching activity, two mazes, and a number-coded coloring page keyed to specific choices like Apologize and Cool Off.
Grades
Grades 1–3
Pages
4
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PDF
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Updated Nov 30, 2024

Subject
Special Resources, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Social Skills, Special Education Needs (SEN)
Topic
Kelso's Choices, conflict resolution
Resource types
Activities, Worksheets & Printables, Coloring Pages, Worksheets, Mazes
Preparation
Print ready

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What's inside this resource

In this SEL coloring page resource, you will receive 3 different Kelso's Choices extension activities. Plus one additional maze in the color green. There is a black and white frog maze, a color by Kelso's Choice frog to color in based on some of the Kelso's choices, and a draw a line from the picture of Kelso the frog doing the Kelso Choice on the right, written out. Kelso's Choices is a great conflict resolution framework that explains 9 different ways to solve small problems; walk away, talk it out, apologize, ignore, go to another game, wait and cool off, tell them to stop, share and take turns, and make a deal. These choices can teach students how to solve small problems by themselves, thus reducing the need for tattling. You can use these activities after teaching an SEL class on Kelso's choices, big and small problems, and which adult to tell if they are having a big problem. I teach students that if a situation is scary or unsafe, or someone is about to get hurt, they need to tell an adult and it becomes a big problem I also tell students that if they are having a small problem that simply will not go away using a Kelso's choice, they do need to go to an adult for guidance, such as a teacher, parent, babysitter, etc. Otherwise, if someone if cutting them in line, teasing them, taking a marker, not letting them play, not playing by the rules, or doing something to them that is frustrating or annoying, they can empower themselves to use a Kelso's Choice.

I have several other Kelso's Choice SEL lessons that can be taught prior to these activities located in my SEL store at Teach Simple. To look at these resources, please visit my SEL store at:

https://teachsimple.com/contributor/jennifer-moyer-taylor

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Match a described scenario or icon to the correct conflict-resolution choice from the Kelso's Choice framework.
  • Recall specific named choices (e.g., Apologize, Cool Off, Walk Away) and their meanings.
  • Complete a maze-based task requiring sustained visual tracking and fine-motor control.

Teaching tips

  • This packet assumes prior exposure to the Kelso's Choice program and its named choices, so use it as reinforcement after introducing the framework rather than as a first exposure.
  • The color-by-code page uses five specific choices out of the broader Kelso's Choice set, so review that subset with students immediately before they begin coloring so the numbers make sense.
  • Pair the matching page with a quick class discussion of a scenario for each choice shown (e.g., when would you choose to "share and take turns" versus "walk away") to connect the worksheet back to real classroom conflicts.

Skills covered

  • social-emotional learning
  • conflict resolution
  • fine motor skills

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Do the four activities cover the same set of Kelso's Choices, or different subsets?

Different subsets - the matching page uses Cool Off & Calm Down, Walk Away, Share & Take Turns, and Go To Another Game, while the coloring page uses a different five: Apologize, Ignore, Say Stop, Walk Away, and Cool Off.

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