Handling Difficult Emotions Bundle Worksheets Task Cards Middle and High School

Handling Difficult Emotions Bundle Worksheets Task Cards Middle and High School - This bundle includes five different resources which all focus on teaching middle and high school students how to cope with and appropriately manage difficult emotions (sadness, anxiety, frustration) and how to create a stronger sense of self-esteem and a more positive mindset. The four resources included are: 1.) Understanding & Coping with Anxiety, Frustration & Sadness, 2.) Coping Strategies: 32 Discussion Cards 3.) Flexible Thinking: Dealing with Changes, 4.) Flexible Thinking: 32 Scenario Discussion Cards, 5.) Positive Thinking and Self-Esteem. This bundle includes 65 pages (PDF) and can be printed.

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This bundle includes 5 resources (65 pages total). For additional details, read the description of each resource below:

1. UNDERSTANDING & COPING WITH: ANXIETY, FRUSTRATION & SADNESS

16 Worksheet pages included (+4 Answer Key Pages)

-Different Types of Emotions: Preferred/Difficult (2 pages)

-Identifying & Understanding Difficult Emotions (1 Page)

-How to Cope with Difficult Emotions (1 Page)

-What is Frustration? (1 Page)

-Frustration Scenarios & Written Reflection (2 Pages)

-Coping with Frustration: Talk, Move, Think (1 Page)

-What is Sadness? (1 Page)

-Sadness Scenarios & Written Reflection (2 Pages)

-Coping with Sadness: Talk, Move, Think (1 Page)

-What is Anxiety? (1 Page)

-Anxiety Scenarios & Written Reflection (2 Pages)

-Coping with Anxiety: Talk, Move, Think (1 Page)

2. COPING STRATEGIES: SCENARIO DISCUSSION CARDS
32 CARDS INCLUDED

- What are difficult emotions?

What causes people to feel difficult emotions? (1 page)

- Initial class discussion questions on difficult emotions (1 page)

- What are coping strategies?

How does talking help? Moving? Thinking? (1 page)

- Initial class discussion questions regarding coping strategies (1 page)

- 32 discussion cards (8 pages, 4 cards per page)

Some of the discussion topics include:

-Experiencing difficult emotions while amongst family members

-Experiencing difficult emotions connected to friendships and things that happen while at school

-Experiencing difficult emotions when people or pets are sick or hurting

-Experiencing difficult emotions because of mistakes of unexpected circumstances

All discussion cards provide a detailed scenario of a specific event which would cause a person to feel a difficult emotion and then ask:

"Which coping strategy might help you in this situation? Talk, Move or Think? Why?"

3. FLEXIBLE THINKING: DEALING WITH CHANGES
14 Interactive Worksheets included:

-Dealing with Change (1 page)

-Flexible Thinking: How to Accept Change (1 page)

-Changes in Routines, What you Can and Cannot Control (3 pages)

-Changes in Relationships, What you Can and Cannot Control (3 pages)

-Changes in Plans, What you Can and Cannot Control (3 pages)

-Changes in Surroundings, What you Can and Cannot Control (3 pages)

4. FLEXIBLE THINKING: SCENARIO DISCUSSION CARDS

32 Discussion task cards included

12 printable pages

- What is change? Definition & Initial opening for lesson (1 page)

- Initial class discussion questions regarding change (1 page)

- What is flexibility? Definition & initial opening for lesson (1 page)

- Initial class discussion questions regarding flexible thinking (1 page)

- 32 discussion cards (8 pages, 4 cards per page)

Some of the discussion topics include:

-Dealing with changes in plans/routines

-Dealing with changes in relationships

-Dealing with changes in our environments

-Dealing with changes in our families

All discussion cards provide a detailed scenario of a specific change and then ask:

"How can you be a flexible thinker in this situation?"

5. SOCIAL SKILLS: POSITIVE THINKING & SELF-ESTEEM

13 Worksheets Included

-Positive Thinking: What is it? (1 page)

-Positive Thinking: When I am upset (1 page)

-Positive Thinking: About Myself (1 page)

-Positive Thinking: Problem Solving Scenarios (2 pages)

-Self-Esteem: What is it? (1 page)

-Self-Esteem: About Me (1 page)

-Positive Self Talk (2 pages)

-Self-Esteem: People & Activities, Pick the right ones! (2 pages)

-Self-Esteem Check In (2 pages)
(For additional details -- see full previews for each resource)

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