Handling Everyday Problems - Making Mistakes, Left Out, Losing - SEL Worksheets

No-prep SEL worksheets for grades 3-5 that help students handle everyday problems like making a mistake, losing a game, and being left out. These print-and-go worksheets give students a chance to think through common setbacks and ways to respond.

With this resource, you'll be able to:

• Help students think through mistakes, losing a game, and being left out.
• Guide discussion on the feelings and reactions that can come with common setbacks.
• Practice ways students can respond when an everyday problem happens.
• Send worksheets home so families can continue the conversation.

What's Included

Handling Everyday Problems Worksheets

Five worksheets help students think through common problems they may face at school or with peers. Each one includes a discussion question and a short activity to apply what they have learned.

• 5 worksheets, 2 pages each
• Discussion question and student activity on each worksheet
• Printable PDFs in color and black and white
• Digital Google Slides version with fill-in text boxes that mirrors the printable worksheets

10 pages | PDF + Google Slides | Black & white included

What These Worksheets Cover

• Introduce ways to handle everyday problems like making a mistake, being left out, and losing a game.
• Discuss making mistakes and ways to respond.
• Discuss what students can do when they lose a game.
• Discuss being left out and ways to handle it.
• Reflect on what they learned about handling everyday social problems.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Every year my students need practice dealing with social situations before they arise!” - Leslie E.

Ways You Can Use This

• Use the worksheets with a whole class, small group, or individual student to introduce ways of responding to common setbacks.
• Use the discussion questions to talk through mistakes, losing a game, and being left out before those situations happen.
• Complete the short activities together or use the Google Slides version for students to consider possible responses independently.
• Send the worksheets home to help families continue conversations about handling everyday problems.

Do I need Google Classroom? You don't need to use Google Classroom, but you do need a Google account to use Slides.

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