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Grounding allows a person to step away from negative thoughts or flashbacks. It can decrease the intensity of a person’s feelings or trauma by distracting them by using the five senses.

Write down 5 things you can see, 4 things you can hear, 3 things you can feel, 2 things you can smell, 1 thing you can taste.

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Support your students' well-being during distance learning by providing at-home social-emotional learning activities.
At-Home Activities Include:

Bingo Boost

Control Circles

Emotions Scavenger Hunt

Positive Affirmations

Two Versions Included:
Having a printable and digital version allows all students to access these resources. I truly hope these activities support and brighten your students' days during these difficult times when we can't all be together.

I'm always happy to help if you need help with this resource or anything else. You can find me at hello@shannonmareeteaching.com.

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Support your students' well-being during distance learning by providing at-home social-emotional learning activities. At-Home Activities Include: Bingo Boost Control Circles Emotions Scavenger Hunt Positive Affirmations Two Versions Included: Having a printable and digital version allows all students to access these resources.

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Having a pen pal creates an opportunity to connect with another person who is different than you. You can learn about different cultures, life experiences and make a new friend!

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pen pal with me! ft. ideas & how to find pen pals

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Positive affirmations are kind and supportive words we say to ourselves to lift us up. For example, before a big test, we might say, “I can do this!” Ask kids to think of their own positive words they might say. Use this free printable positive affirmations list to have kids find their favorite positive self-talk statements. Practice saying them, writing them down, and creating cards for each of their favorites.

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Positive Thinking Affirmations Free Activity-

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Self Esteem & Confidence Journal Prompts for Kids

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In these journal prompts, children are encouraged to reflect on the positive aspects of their lives with motivating or inspiring ideas to consider.

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Discuss what it means to be kind and give compliments. come up with some examples together. Then, have each person (kids and adults) write their name on a piece of paper. Pass that paper to your right. When you get someone else’s paper, write something kind and thoughtful about that person.

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Creating and maintaining a daily schedule helps children stay structured. It allows children to rely on a sense of predictability and safety. Being involved in this process allows children to practice responsible decision making and self-management. It gives children the opportunity to reflect on previous days and the day ahead, as they make choices in their schedule to help manage their emotions. To start this conversation with your child, try some of these prompts:

What are some things you would like to do tomorrow? Let’s make a list.

We have a busy day! Let’s sit to think about when we want to do what today.

Wow, look at everything you have accomplished today. What was the best part of your day? What are you looking forward to for tomorrow?

Check out this link for a daily reflection and schedule template that you can print for you and your child. Using a consistent format for scheduling your days can help support your structure.

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Thinking about positive social connections gives us reason to reflect and feel joy. Even when children are just at home, they can think about the important people in their lives by writing letters for others. This practice can help build children’s relationship skills and social awareness, even if they are working alone. Try encouraging your child with extra guidance:

Who is someone that makes you feel grateful? Someone that you are really glad to have in your life?

Who is someone that you think would love to hear from you? Someone whose days you could brighten?

Would you like to write them a letter or draw them a picture? Why don’t you tell me what you’d like to say in the letter and I will write it down (for children who are not yet writing independently).

What are some things you’d like to tell them / show them? Are there any questions you would like to ask them?

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Keeping a gratitude journal helps children increase their self-awareness and self-management; this daily time to express gratitude allows children to reflect on their lives and focus on positive aspects.

Create a gratitude journal - somewhere that your child can write something for which they are feeling grateful that day. Your child can decorate the front or even create the book themselves for added ownership and fun. Rather than write broad gratitudes like “family” or “food,” try to encourage more specific aspects of their lives. Use questions to help encourage deeper thinking and more precise gratitudes:

Who is one person that makes you feel grateful today?

What was one thing you ate today for which you feel grateful?

What is one thing you/ your body is able to do right now that makes you feel grateful?

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Use this four-step process when reading these social skills books for kids to reinforce the skills featured:

1. Describe: Talk with your child about what they think the main point of the story was.  What social skills did the story define? How do you know? Why are these skills important? Can you make a connection to the story from your own life?

2. Demonstrate: Act out what the social skills look like, feel like. Role playing different ways kids can demonstrate these skills will help reinforce the behavior.

3. Practice: Plan activities where each child has to take a turn to practice the featured social skills.

4. Promote: Promote, support, and encourage children as they initiate and engage in behavior that demonstrates these social skills. Catch them being kind, flexible, honest, confident, etc.!

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Connecting to feelings through storytelling

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PBS KIDS Talk About | FEELINGS & EMOTIONS! | PBS KIDS

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Hidden Hearts and Positive Phrases- Hearts are a classic symbol to represent feelings. Have child cut out paper hearts and write a positive phrase on each heart. Then, have child secretly hide their hearts around your home to spread positivity and joy with the people around them.