Coping skills are essential for navigating the ups and downs of life. Whether we face major life changes, unexpected challenges, or just everyday stressors, having effective coping strategies can help us manage our emotions, reduce anxiety, and maintain a sense of control. With the coping skills worksheets below, your students … Read more
On this page, you will find free social skills group activities that are appropriate for students in elementary and middle school. In addition, you can find a broader selection of individual and social skills group activities here. Note: Educators are free to use these activities with students via other platforms like … Read more
Recommended Grade Level: Elementary and Middle SEL Skill(s): Communication Duration: 30 minutes Materials: Communication Skill Worksheets Instructions Prep: You can choose to complete the activity through a whole group discussion or as a partner game, or you can allow students to complete independently and then share and compare their answers. … Read more
Recommended Grade Level: Upper Elementary and Middle SEL Skill(s): Impulse Control Duration: 30 minutes Materials: Actions and Consequences Cards Actions and Consequences Lesson Instructions Here’s how it works: You’ll print and cut out the cards from the printable and shuffle them up. Give each student a least one “I Have” … Read more
Recommended Grade Level: Elementary and Middle School SEL Skill(s): Communication, Social Initiation Duration: 30 minutes Materials: Making and Keeping Friends Activity Instructions In this activity, students will cut out the statement strips and mix them up on their desk. Students will then read each statement strip. If they think the … Read more
To be honest, it can be hysterical to hear a child say something they shouldn’t. A child pointing out a pimple may not bother you, but they can be damaging when said between students. So when you start hearing your students say something that hurts someone else’s feelings, it may … Read more
Recommended Grade Level: Elementary SEL Skill(s): Impulse Control Duration: 30 minuntes Materials: Think Ahead printable
Recommended Grade Level: Elementary SEL Skill(s): Emotion Regulation, Cooperation Duration: 30 minutes per worksheet Materials: Emotional Regulation Activities Instructions Prompt: Ask students to share a time something didn’t go according to plan. Continue with: Next, have students share with a partner how they would feel and what they would do … Read more
Identifying and managing feelings, or Emotion Regulation, requires the ability to respond to strong emotional situations in a socially acceptable manner, and research shows that children who are good at identifying and managing their emotions feel better about themselves and have more successful friendships. In this identifying feelings activity, students will … Read more
