Social & Emotional Learning Self-Regulation, Triggers, Coping Skills Activities

Are your students struggling with their emotions and having difficulty choosing calming strategies to regulate their bodies? Are they off-task, disruptive, distracted, or impulsive?  Do you need ideas to help manage these behaviors?  These social emotional learning visuals can help. Activities, visuals, and behavior tracker reflection sheets are included.

Integrate SEL into your school day and teach your students effective self-regulation strategies, calming activities, coping skills, how to identify their triggers and stress management with these social-emotional learning activities. In just a few minutes a day, you and your students can be more regulated and focused. Use these social and emotional learning activities for school counseling, speech or occupational therapy activities, and classroom management. This resource includes a variety of differentiated worksheets to use with multiple grade levels.

Enhance Emotional Regulation with Social and Emotional Learning Activities in Middle School with the interactive lesson included.

Use these Social & Emotional Learning: Self-Regulation, Triggers, Calming Strategies, and Coping Skills Activities with elementary, middle, or high school students during:

• School Counseling: Support students in managing emotions and building emotional intelligence.
• Speech Therapy: Enhance communication skills and behavioral regulation.
• Occupational Therapy Activities: Integrate sensory strategies and co-regulation techniques.
• Classroom Management: Establish a positive and focused learning environment.
• Special Education: Images and differentiated worksheets work for elementary, middle school, and high school students.

What is included in the PDF?

Explore a comprehensive set of activities addressing emotional regulation, triggers, and calming strategies:

• Differentiated worksheets are suitable for elementary, middle, or high school students.
• Anchor charts and posters for visual cues on self-control, triggers, and calming tools.
• Interactive trigger and tool pictures for instructional purposes and engaging memory games.
• A unique Emotion and Trigger Lesson using a soda can metaphor.
• Reflective Check-In worksheet for accountability, data and planning after unexpected behavior issues. Great for behavior tracking.

What skills are students working on with this resource?

This resource focuses on developing essential skills:

• Self-Regulation: Teach effective self-regulation strategies.
• Coping Skills: Explore diverse coping strategies for emotional challenges.
• Stress Management: Provide tools for stress reduction and anxiety control.
• Emotional Intelligence: Equip students with crucial social and emotional intelligence skills for academic and social success.

Key Features:

1. Targeted SEL Integration: Seamlessly incorporate SEL into diverse aspects of the school day.
2. Behavior Recognition: Help students understand and communicate emotions by recognizing triggers.
3. OT Tips for Co-Regulation: Manage stress to co-regulate effectively, providing valuable support for classroom management.
4. Adaptable to Existing Curricula: Use this social-emotional learning product as an adjunct to any self-regulation, behavior or social-emotional curriculum (How Does Your Engine Run™, PBIS™, SEL™, ZONEs of regulation™...) for a way to review and master the material.
5. Differentiated Worksheets: Cater to diverse learning needs with various worksheet styles.
6. Anchor Charts and Posters: Visual cues for self-control, self-regulation, triggers, and calming tools.
7. Trigger and Tool Pictures: Utilize visual aids for instructional purposes and engaging memory games.
8. Interactive Emotion and Trigger Lesson: Explore emotions and triggers using a soda can metaphor.
9. Reflective Check-In: Foster accountability with a reflection check-in worksheet.
10. Build Emotional Intelligence Skills: Address the diverse needs of learners, promoting a positive and focused learning environment.

Download Now and Elevate Emotional Regulation in Your Classroom!

Transform your classroom into a space where students can effectively manage their emotions. Download this resource to empower students with self-regulation, social-emotional skills, and the ability to thrive academically and socially.

Note: This file is an independent product and is not affiliated with, nor has it been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Think Social Publishing, Inc. or by Leah Kuypers, author of The Zones of Regulation

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About the author: As an occupational therapy assistant, I create resources to help students develop essential fine motor, visual perceptual, gross motor, and social-emotional skills, especially in today's challenging times. My goal is to support students in building the foundation they need for success in the classroom. Cindy@CreativeCOTA.com