Stress, Worry, Anxiety

Lesson plans pulled from the popular More Tools for Teaching Social Skills in School and separated into four categories based on skill type. Use these downloadable lesson plans with your students to improve social emotional skill development, as well as...

Help students learn how to change their thoughts from negative to positive with these engaging activities. Learning to stay positive and think about what’s right instead of always thinking about what’s wrong is important for kids to be...

The downloadable activities offered will give students in grades K through 5 a better understanding that fear and anxiety is something we all live with. Help students identify positive thinking, practice acknowledging their worries and learn how to...

Reinforce the skills Jasper learns in the story Jasper Lizard Wants to Stay Home with these downloadable activities. Many elementary students struggle with separation anxiety and school anxiety which may impact their attendance as well as their sence of...

Reinforce the lessons students learn in the story Molly and the Runaway Trolley with these engaging downloadable activities. These activities are designed to help young people in grades K-6 deal with their stress and worry. The five activities...

Use these engaging downloadable activities to reinforce the lessons taught in the storybook, My Magical Mindset! These activities are best suited for children ages 4-8. The Five Downloadable Activities include: Activity 1 – Connecting Coping...

Learning to report dangerous behavior can be difficult for children who live by a code that frowns upon "snitching." They may be unable to identify the difference between "snitching" and reporting and may fear for their reputation or even retaliation if...

Use these engaging downloadable activities to reinforce the lessons taught in the storybook, My Story by Vanessa & Me. These activities are best suited for children ages 6-10. The five Downloadable Activities include: Activity 1 – Change...

Helping children learn the importance of self-care while they're young will increase their likelihood of managing their physical and mental health later in life. These activities will help drive home the message of learning to R.E.S.E.T. from the...

Disappointments in life are inescapable. However, studies show that children who learn how to reframe their thoughts and at an early age can more easily manage setbacks and frustrations. Reframing thoughts and practicing positive thinking are essential...

Don’t let prejudice and intolerance take root in a child’s life!  Read the storybook The Judgmental Flower and use these four activities to offer a moral message about the beauty of diversity and the power of inclusion...

When people think of feedback, they typically think of developmental feedback, or criticism. But positive feedback, or a compliment, is just as important. Receiving developmental feedback is never easy, but it is absolutely a part of life. Most people...

Use these engaging downloadable activities to reinforce the lessons taught in the storybook, Bravo, Jalen!. These activities are best suited for children ages 7-12. The Five Downloadable Activities include: Activity 1 – Ready for My...

Reinforce the importance of the social skills that RJ learns in the story THANKS for the FEEDBACK... I Think?, part of the BEST ME I Can Be! series, by displaying these colorful 8.5"x11" posters in classrooms, hallways, and common areas in your...

Planning is the ability to create a roadmap to reach a goal or achieve a task, while prioritizing involves the ability to make decisions about what is important for you to focus on next. It can be challenging for children to know where to get started on...

It's easy for kids to feel sad when bad things happen in their lives. This is especially true when boys and girls are bullied or picked on or feel left out and isolated. Author and School Counselor, Bryan Smith, has developed four exercises to accompany...