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Elementary Counseling Game for Self Regulation & Social Skills

Name: Elementary Counseling Game for Self Regulation & Social Skills
Brand: Social Emotional Workshop
SKU: 2276522
Price: 5.00 USD
Availability: InStock

$5.00

Made for: Individual Counseling and Small Groups

Grade Level: 3, 4, and 5

File Format: PDF

Total Pages: 100+

Topic: Anger, Anxiety & Worry, CBT, Coping Skills, Feelings, Positive Thinking, Problem Solving, and Self Regulation

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About This Resource

This elementary counseling game is designed to practice self regulation and social skills with engaging characters. While playing the game, students will focus on identifying feelings, practicing calming strategies, using positive self talk, setting goals, understanding others, and resolving conflicts.

The Helper Squad characters each represent different social emotional skills that help students navigate common challenges. The game encourages discussions about real-life situations, fostering an understanding of self, others, and healthy relationships. With 152 game cards, you can use this game again and again.

Includes

152 Game Cards in Color and Blackline

24 cards for each Helper Squad character
8 Squad Cards where everyone answers

Color Game Board

Helper Squad Dice

Comprehensive Tips for Counselors

Helper Squad Posters and Cards

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How to Use

Whether used in small group settings or with individual students, this resource brings CBT principles into your counseling sessions in a practical, tangible way. Perfect for school counselors, social workers, and psychologists working with 2nd to 5th grade students on self-regulation and social skills.

You can use the cards with the included game board, or grab your favorite store bought game. The cards have colors and numbers so they can be easily used with most games already on your shelf.

Details

Grade Levels: 2nd through 5th-grade students
Format: Color and blackline
Durability: Print on cardstock and use again and again
Group Size: Great for 2-4 players
Users: Elementary school counselors, social workers, and psychologists, plus SLPs and Sped teachers working on social skills and self-regulation
Setting: Individual and small group sessions

Reviews

Working with students who struggle with interactions with others is difficult. Finding resources for that work is even more so. This is great because there are scenarios that can start conversations about how people should react and why someone might react differently! Thank you so much. - Kelly B.

I love the images and the way the ideas are laid out here. I feel it is a great way to introduce CBT topics to students. I used the characters as posters in my room and refer to them a lot. - Paula H.

Love using this game to help teach children about CBT therapy skills and how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. Cute illustrations and easy for kids to understand. - Jennifer O.

About The Helper Squad
Feelings Forecaster: He champions emotional intelligence, guiding students in recognizing and understanding their feelings. His mission is to show students that all feelings are okay. In addition, he wants students to be familiar with their triggers to empower them to deal with strong emotions.

Doctor Positive: Her mission is to help students spot negative thinking, understand how thoughts influence feelings and actions, and use positivity as a powerful tool.

Coping Captain: He is the advocate for resilience and emotional regulation. He provides tools for students to manage big feelings, identify their support system, and stay calm in challenging situations.

Goal Gardener: She is the mentor for ambition and persistence. Her role is to inspire students to turn wishes into plans, overcome obstacles, and celebrate success.

Impact Inspector: She is the ambassador of empathy and perspective-taking. Her mission is to encourage students to think about the feelings and viewpoints of others and to understand the impact of their behavior.

Fantastic Fix-It: He is the engineer of reconciliation and responsible decision-making. He's here to help students understand others' feelings, brainstorm problem solutions, and learn how to apologize effectively.

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Reviews

Customers said this counseling resource is "excellent" and "engaging" for teaching self-regulation and social skills. Educators praised its creative CBT approach, relatable scenarios, and appealing characters. Students loved the activity and responded well to learning difficult concepts in a fun, accessible way.

My student with Autism loved this activity and was able to learn in a creative way!
Thoughtful and creative...encourage thinking outside the box while reflecting on strategies.
Very easy to follow and specifically taught them the important social skills.

5 stars: 264 (97%)
4 stars: 7 (3%)
3 stars: 1 (0%)
2 stars: 0 (0%)
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Thoughtful and creative

I used this with a group of my students to start conversation and encourage thinking outside the box while reflecting on self-regulation strategies.

Another great resource!

We love this game and it's such a great resource to use with the kids!

My student with Autism loved this activity and was able to learn in a creative way!

My students responded well to using this resource. It was very easy to follow and specifically taught them the important social skills. It was great practice and repetition for them to understand social cues and understanding others.

This activity is so great! I saved a lot of ink by printing it in black and white (thank you for providing that!) and coloring a little on the cards associated with the colors of the game. I also paired this activity with the candyland game and a basic colorful map using a foam dice and character made out of playdoh. So much fun!

The characters were very engaging and laid the ground work for difficult concepts for students. I used this during individual counseling on coping skills and emotional regulation. It includes scenarios that can start conversations about how people should react and why someone might react differently!

This is a really cute game for my individual counseling sessions.

My students love this game. It's way to incorporate SEL topics in a fun and engaging way.

This resource was helpful for my student/students. Thank you!

My students and I enjoyed using this resource during our pull-out social skills time. We finished off our unit about accountability and responsibility with this activity.

Great resource!

excellent resource for CBT work

Very age-appropriate and engaging way to teach this!

My students love this game!

Fun scenarios and examples to help understand the concepts!

Good resource. Thanks

Great resource!

Excellent resource, thank you!

Great ways for teaching CBT techniques to kids.

I utilized these buddies with the leader in me curriculum. I loved that the students were able to relate to the characters. This activity was a lot of fun!

Working with students who struggle with interactions with others is difficult. Finding resources for that work is even more so. This is great because there are scenarios that can start conversations about how people should react and why someone might react differently! Thank you so much.

Excellent resource!

Great resource thank you

Love using this game to help teach children about CBT therapy skills and how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. Cute illustrations and easy for kids to understand.

Excellent and very helpful resource!

Good resource

Good resource for my middle schoolers with autism and intellectual disabilities.

Such a great way to visualize some skills that can be hard at times to make tangible for kids. My students loved it!

I love the images and the way the ideas are layed out here. I feel it is a great way to introduce CBT topics to students. I used the characters as posters in my room and refer to them a lot. I have not used the game part yet, but I'm planning on incorporating it next school year.