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Are you looking for a fun way to encourage social emotional development, support your students' mental health and emotional well-being this winter season? If your students love play dough, this hands-on holiday resource will provide meaningful opportunities to learn, identify, discuss, and practice feelings / emotions through play!

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✏️It includes 36 differentiated play dough mats (available in color or black & white)!

✏️Save time! Simply print, laminate, or place in a page protector folder and add play dough! Students may also use a dry-erase pen to trace, write, and draw!

✏️Includes 40 feelings /emotions vocabulary cards and 21 differentiated pages of worksheets.

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⭐️Great for literacy centers, sub tub, individual, small group, partner work, early finishers, or extra practice at home for your preschool, kindergarten,1st grade or 2nd grade learners!

⭐️Check out the preview and video for more details!

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✅Includes: (62 pages)

☑ Trace and draw (20 pages)

☑ Write and draw (8 pages)

☑ Draw (8 pages)

☑ Feelings vocabulary flashcards (5 pages - 40 cards)

☑ "Winter Feelings!" worksheets - (5 pages)

☑ "How are You?" worksheets - (16 pages)

✅Bonus: (62 pages)

☑ Black & white set (62 pages)

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✅Feelings included: (19 feelings)

☑ afraid

☑ bored

☑ calm

☑ confused

☑ curious

☑ disgusted

☑ excited

☑ frustrated

☑ happy

☑ jealous

☑ lonely

☑ loved

☑ nervous

☑ proud

☑ sad

☑ sorry

☑ surprised

☑ tired

☑ worried

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⭐️Looking for more play dough fun?

Play Dough Mats Growing Bundle

⭐️Looking for more winter resources?

Winter Growing Bundle

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Looking for a way to support emotional regulation in your classroom or counseling sessions? These baby animal breathing exercises for kids are a fun and effective tool for teaching mindfulness and self-calming strategies!

This set of calm-down corner printables features 16 adorable baby animals and sea creatures that capture kids’ attention while guiding them through simple, focused breathing techniques. Each card includes a finger-tracing design to make it easy for kids to follow along and feel calm, centered, and in control.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE THESE BREATHING EXERCISES FOR YOUR STUDENTS:

✅ Promotes Emotional Regulation: Helps kids manage big feelings like stress, anxiety, or frustration in a healthy way.
✅ Supports Social-Emotional Learning: Perfect for pairing with other social-emotional learning worksheets or activities.
✅ Versatile & Easy to Use: Add them to your calm-down corner, use them during transitions, or include them in a calming routine.

WHAT'S INCLUDED:

• 16 breathing cards with baby animal and sea creature themes
• Easy-to-follow instructions for introducing the exercises
• Finger-tracing designs that make mindfulness interactive and fun

Whether you’re setting up a calm-down corner in your classroom, working one-on-one with students, or creating a mindfulness routine at home, these cards are the perfect addition to your emotional regulation toolkit.

Each card is crafted with care, ensuring the path is easy to follow and perfectly suited to little hands.

If you're looking for more mental health awareness and calm-down corner printables, check out this bundle!

WHAT YOU'LL GET:

1 file with 17 PDF pages of adorable finger-tracing breathing exercises for your students to get them in the habit of practicing mindfulness and regulating their emotions.

IMPORTANT DETAILS:

This is a digital download. You will not receive anything in the mail.

Please use a computer to download and not your phone.

This file is for personal use only and may not be reproduced or sold commercially.

I don't accept returns, exchanges, or cancellations. But please contact me if you have any problems with your order.

Thank you! :)

-Jennifer

Copyright © 2024 ArnoldWellnessDesign

Fun Mental health awarenes quotes Coloring Pages For Toddler, Preschool, Kindergarten, Girls, Boys Kids. This paint dauber coloring Pages is perfect for younger to practice pre-writing skills and have fun at the same time. Makes a fun gift!

Feel free to let us know how we're doing in the Ratings & Comments section.

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• 30 Pages Coloring Pages

• ( PDF + PNG )

• Large 8.5'' x 11'' designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper

• High-resolution images

• Unlimited prints

• Great for kids, boys and girls

JUST DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND GET STARTED

• This item comes as a high-resolution PDF + PNG files that you can download straight after purchasing.

• You can print as many copies as you want.

NOTE

• This is a digital item.

• No physical product or printed material will be shipped.

• No refunds as this is a digital product.

Discover the ultimate resource for helping your child master the art of calm with our Baby Animal Breathing Exercises, Finger Tracing Calm Down Cards. This 16 card set (plus instructions) is specifically designed to nurture mindfulness for kids and provide a fun, interactive tool for meditation activities and emotion regulation.

Included in this bundle are a variety of baby animals and sea creatures that capture children's interests and imaginations. Each card invites kids to trace their fingers along paths that encourage focused breathing and mindfulness. This simple yet effective technique is a proven anxiety tool for kids, helping them learn how to regulate their feelings and find tranquility in moments of stress.

Perfect for any calm down corner, these cards serve as a practical aid in teaching children how to manage anxiety and stress through controlled breathing. They are ideal for both home, therapy or counseling office and classroom settings, providing a valuable support system for children as they learn to navigate their emotions.

Each card is crafted with care, ensuring that the path is easy to follow and perfectly suited to little hands.

What’s included:

1 file with 17 PDF pages

Important details:

This is a digital download. You will not receive anything in the mail.

Please use a computer to download and not your phone.

This file is for personal use only and may not be reproduced or sold commercially.

I don't accept returns, exchanges, or cancellations. But please contact me if you have any problems with your order.

Thank you! :)

-Jennifer

Copyright © 2024 ArnoldWellnessDesign

Are you looking for a fun way to encourage social emotional development, support your students' mental health and emotional well-being this winter season? These hands-on holiday play mats and worksheets provide meaningful opportunities to learn, identify, discuss, and practice feelings / emotions through play!

✅Includes: snowmen, reindeer, penguins, huskies, yetis, polar bears

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✏️It includes 32 differentiated play dough mats (available in color or black & white)!

✏️Save time! Simply print, laminate, or place in a page protector folder and add play dough! Students may also use a dry-erase pen to trace, write, and draw!

✏️It also includes 40 feelings /emotions vocabulary cards and 17 differentiated pages of worksheets.

................................................................................................................................................

⭐️Great for literacy centers, sub tub, individual, small group, partner work, early finishers, or extra practice at home for your preschool, kindergarten,1st grade or 2nd grade learners!

⭐️Check out the preview and video for more details!

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✅Includes (54 pages):

☑ Trace and draw (20 pages)

☑ Write and draw (6 pages)

☑ Draw (6 pages)

☑ Feelings vocabulary flashcards (5 pages - 40 cards)

☑ "Holiday Feelings!" worksheets - (5 pages)

☑ "How are You?" worksheets - (12 pages)

✅Bonus: (54 pages)

☑ Black & white set (54 pages)

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✅Feelings included: (19 feelings)

☑ afraid

☑ bored

☑ calm

☑ confused

☑ curious

☑ disgusted

☑ excited

☑ frustrated

☑ happy

☑ jealous

☑ lonely

☑ loved

☑ nervous

☑ proud

☑ sad

☑ sorry

☑ surprised

☑ tired

☑ worried

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⭐️Looking for more play dough fun?

Play Dough Mats Growing Bundle

⭐️Looking for more winter resources?

Winter Growing Bundle

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Fun Autism awareness Quotes Coloring Pages For Toddler, Preschool, Kindergarten, Girls, Boys Kids. This paint dauber coloring Pages is perfect for younger to practice pre-writing skills and have fun at the same time. Makes a fun gift!

Feel free to let us know how we're doing in the Ratings & Comments section.

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• 30 Pages Coloring Pages

• ( PDF + PNG )

• Large 8.5'' x 11'' designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper

• High-resolution images

• Unlimited prints

• Great for kids, boys and girls

JUST DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND GET STARTED

• This item comes as a high-resolution PDF + PNG files that you can download straight after purchasing.

• You can print as many copies as you want.

NOTE

• This is a digital item.

• No physical product or printed material will be shipped.

• No refunds as this is a digital product.

Christmas Social Skills Bundle:
This social skills lesson is the perfect holiday season bundle of activities for social skills groups.

What's Inside:

1. Christmas Social Story:

This social story uses real pictures to remind students of the different experiences during the Christmas season, such as Christmas parties, concerts, andschool decorations. It pairs these experiences with adaptive coping strategies.

2. Social Scenario Task Cards: "Festive Encounters" Dive into the world of interactive learning with our Social Scenario Task Cards. These engaging cards present a variety of Christmas-themed situations, encouraging thoughtful discussion and problem-solving. Whether it's a gift exchange dilemma or a holiday party interaction, these cards provide a fun and interactive way to practice social skills in a supportive setting.

3. Expected or Unexpected Behavior Task Cards: "Christmas Edition" Unwrap the secrets of social appropriateness with our Expected or Unexpected Behavior Task Cards. Featuring scenarios specific to the holiday season, these cards challenge individuals to differentiate between behaviors that align with social expectations and those that may need a second thought. A valuable tool for promoting self-awareness and refining social conduct during festive gatherings.

4. Christmas Coping Strategies Coloring Pages: "Colorful Calmness" Embrace the therapeutic power of creativity with the Christmas Coping Strategies Coloring Pages. This set of festive designs not only allows individuals to express themselves artistically but also introduces effective coping strategies for managing holiday-related stress and sensory overload. Each page is a canvas for relaxation, providing a mindful escape during the hustle and bustle of the season.

This Spiderman themed bundle includes a no-hitting, kicking, scratching, or throwing social story; along with break cards, a token board, power cards, and a green choice/red choice visual.

This has everything you need to provide your student with positive behavior supports to help teach them and motivate them to learn how to be safe at school.

The social story and power cards are text editable to provide individualized support based on your students unique needs.

Included:

Social Story

Power Cards

Break Cards

Token Board

Green Choice/Red Choice Board

This product is included in a bundle with other beloved character themed positive behavior supports**; CHECK IT OUT HERE!**

This Mario Social Story bundle includes a no-hitting, kicking, or biting social narrative along with break cards, a token board, power cards, and a green choice/red choice visual.

►You will find everything you need to provide your student with positive behavior supports to teach and motivate them to learn how to be safe at school and do their work.

►Is your student struggling with something that is not covered in this social story? No problem! There is a text editable version so that you can customize each page to the unique needs of your students and use language that is commonly used in your classroom.

Included:

⭐Social Narrative

-No hitting, kicking, biting

-Safe Choices at School

-Share, Take Turns, Kind Words

- Do my work

⭐Power Cards

-When my teacher says NO!

-When I don't want to do my work

-When other kids are annoying me

-When I lose a game

⭐Break Cards

⭐Token Board

⭐Green Choice/Red Choice Board Related Products

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• Safe Hands and Feet Social Story: Social Emotional Learning Activity

• Sonic Social Story: No Hitting - Token Board, Break Cards, and more! EDITABLE!!!

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Back to School Social Story and Social Skills Activity Bundle:
This Back to School social story includes a variety of activities to teach a social skills lesson themed for back to school in social skills groups.

What's Inside:

⭐Back to School Social Story:

This social story uses visuals to remind students of the different experiences during the Back-to-School season, such as sharing, learning class rules and changes in routine. It pairs these experiences with adaptive coping strategies.

✈️Social Scenario Task Cards: Back-to-School Scenarios Dive into the world of interactive learning with our Social Scenario Task Cards. These engaging cards present a variety of Back to School-themed situations, encouraging thoughtful discussion and problem-solving. Whether it's a friend dilemma or a new teacher interaction, these cards provide a fun and interactive way to practice social skills in a supportive setting.

☁️ Back to School Coping Strategies Coloring Pages: "New Class Calmness" Embrace the therapeutic power of creativity with the Back to School Coping Strategies Coloring Pages. This set of school supply designs not only allows individuals to express themselves artistically but also introduces effective coping strategies for managing new school year-related stress and sensory overload. Each page is a canvas for relaxation.

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End of Year (Summer) Social Skills Bundle:
This social skills lesson is the perfect Summer bundle of activities for social skills groups.

What's Inside:

1. Summer Social Story:

This social story uses visuals to remind students of the different experiences during the Summer season, such as sharing, helping with chores, and changes in routine. It pairs these experiences with adaptive coping strategies.

2. Social Scenario Task Cards: Summer Scenarios Dive into the world of interactive learning with our Social Scenario Task Cards. These engaging cards present a variety of Summer-themed situations, encouraging thoughtful discussion and problem-solving. Whether it's a friend dilemma or a summer park interaction, these cards provide a fun and interactive way to practice social skills in a supportive setting.

3. Summer Coping Strategies Coloring Pages: "Summer Calmness" Embrace the therapeutic power of creativity with the Summer Coping Strategies Coloring Pages. This set of summer designs not only allows individuals to express themselves artistically but also introduces effective coping strategies for managing summer-related stress and sensory overload. Each page is a canvas for relaxation.

Career Crowns: Set sail into a world of imagination & learning with Occupations & Community Helpers Crown Craft Templates - Engaging Role-Play ideas. Crafted for kindergarteners, pre-k, preschool, and first year students. This collection features 60 captivating black and white crown designs. These paper crafts are an engaging activity for morning work, centers and early finishers and serve as an excellent resource when introducing or reinforcing the concept of various occupations and community helpers. Foster fine motor skills, enhance cutting abilities and encourage artistic expression through the joy of role play—all in one exciting and educational package. Elevate your classroom experience with these fun and versatile templates, making learning an adventure for your little learners. UK & US friendly.

This product includes templates for the following occupations:

• Nurse, Doctor, Firefighter,
• Police Officer, Soldier, Sailor,
• Captain, Construction Worker, Builder,
• Engineer, Teacher, Mail Carrier, Postman,
• Artist, Farmer, Gardener,
• Dentist, Librarian, Veterinarian, Bus Driver,
• Athlete, Meteorologist, Pilot,
• Scientist, Author, Illustrator,
• DJ, APP Developer, Gamer,
• Singer, Mechanic, Zookeeper,
• Fisherman, Astronaut, Chef, Baker,
• Optometrist, Lawyer, Interpreter,
• Hairdresser, Florist, Carpenter,
• Biologist, Banker, Artichect,
• Accountant, Photographer, Paramedic,
• Plumber, Park Ranger.

Latest 10 career templates added to this product:

• Electrician,
• Pharmacist,
• Choreographer,
• Fitness Trainer,
• Fashion Designer,
• Journalist,
• Movie Director,
• Computer Programmer,
• Judge,
• Animator.

Click here to view Occupations & Community Helpers Crown Writing Templates (Edition 2 - Crowns with Writing Prompt Templates)

Some Ideas on how to use these templates:

1. Role-Playing Adventures: Transform your classroom into a bustling community by having students wear occupation crowns while engaging in imaginative role-playing scenarios.
2. Community Helper Show and Tell: Arrange a special Community Helper Show and Tell day where students can wear their chosen occupation crowns and share interesting facts or stories about the profession they selected.
3. Interactive Bulletin Boards: Create an interactive bulletin board featuring the occupation crowns. Assign each student a profession, and have them decorate their crown accordingly.
4. Community Helper Parade: Organize a fun and educational parade where students proudly wear their occupation crowns while marching around the classroom or school.
5. Storytelling Sessions: Incorporate the crowns into storytelling sessions by having students wear the corresponding hats as they narrate stories related to different community helpers.

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Career Crowns Second Edition: Set sail into a world of imagination & learning with Occupations & Community Helpers Crown Craft Writing Prompt Templates - Engaging Role-Play ideas. Crafted for kindergarteners, first & second year students. This collection features 50 captivating black and white crown designs with the writing prompt: When I grow up, I want to be a....... These paper crafts are an engaging activity for morning work, centers and early finishers and serve as an excellent resource when introducing or reinforcing the concept of various occupations and community helpers. Foster fine motor skills, enhance cutting abilities, improve writing skills and encourage artistic expression through the joy of role play—all in one exciting and educational package. Elevate your classroom experience with these fun and versatile templates, making learning an adventure for your little learners. UK & US friendly.

This product includes writing prompt templates for the following occupations:

• Nurse, Doctor, Firefighter,
• Police Officer, Soldier, Sailor,
• Captain, Construction Worker, Builder,
• Engineer, Teacher, Mail Carrier, Postman,
• Artist, Farmer, Gardener,
• Dentist, Librarian, Veterinarian, Bus Driver,
• Athlete, Meteorologist, Pilot,
• Scientist, Author, Illustrator,
• DJ, APP Developer, Gamer,
• Singer, Mechanic, Zookeeper,
• Fisherman, Astronaut, Chef, Baker,
• Optometrist, Lawyer, Interpreter,
• Hairdresser, Florist, Carpenter,
• Biologist, Banker, Artichect,
• Accountant, Photographer, Paramedic,
• Plumber, Park Ranger.

Click here to view Occupations & Community Helpers Crown Craft Templates (Edition 1 - Craft Only Crowns)

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Looking for fun activities to keep your early and fast finishers busy? Squiggle Stories are a fun activity that lets your kiddos complete a picture drawing and write their own creative story. If you're looking for FUN activities to incorporate during downtime or on "think outside the box Thursdays" then look no further! Perfect for K-2, These finish the picture drawing worksheets with Primary Writing Lines will help your students to think outside the box and get creative! These activities are designed to let your student’s imagination take the lead!

Perfect for:

• morning meetings
• brain breaks
• sub-work
• indoor recess
• snack time
• morning work
• early finishers
• mindfulness activities
• free choice
• Think Outside the Box Thursdays
• decompress after testing
• end of year

If you like these, don't forget to check out the Early Finishers Independent Activity Packet BUNDLE, which features 7 sets of activities (22 total) Find it here.

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Are you looking for a variety of picture prompts for discussion with your preschool, pre-k or kindergarten students? These 20 picture prompts will encourage discussions around kindness, feelings, respect, conflict resolution, helping others and much more.

The pictures in this resource will encourage your students to look at common scenarios they may encounter at school or at home and to think about different ways we may respond to each situation. How are others feeling?  How can we help? How does our behavior affect a situation? 

Why use Picture Prompts for Discussion?

• To help students identify how others are feeling.
• To encourage students to articulate their thoughts and feelings.
• To help younger students build problem solving skills around common scenarios they may encounter.

When could you use these Picture Prompts for Discussion?

• At morning meetings.
• During kindness month or week.
• As an activity to promote discussion and fluency in language use.
• Pair these picture prompts with SEL lessons.

What’s included in this huge Picture Prompts for Discussion resource?

The 20 Picture Prompts come in many different versions:

1. PowerPoint Presentation - Pictures with questions prompts
2. Half Page Pictures with question prompts
3. Think & Draw Pages - Pictures with drawing prompt for each picture
4. Single Line Writing Pages - Pictures with single line writing space.
5. 1-Inch handwriting Lines Pages - Pictures with 1-inch handwriting lines to respond to questions.
6. Half page pictures without questions prompts.

Sooooooo many options! Soooooo very versatile!

♡♡Download the PREVIEW to see the details of what’s available.♡♡

The CASEL SEL COMPETENCIES supported by this resource are:

1. Self Awareness: The ability to understand one’s own emotions, thoughts, and values and how they can influence behavior.

2. Relationship Skills: The abilities to establish and maintain healthy and supportive relationships and to effectively navigate settings with diverse individuals and groups.

Don’t hesitate to email me if you have any questions:

Sara@sparkinterestwithsara.com

Want some ideas about teaching friendship skills to preschoolers? Check this blog post out ...

7 Fun & Engaging Activities about Friendship for the Preschool Classroom

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This packet gives you the resources needed to set up a Calming Corner in your classroom or home. Calming Corners help children deal with their BIG feelings and gain self-regulation skills while they calm down. A Calming Corner can provide children with a safe place to process their emotions and regulate their responses. The Calming Corner can help children de-escalate emotions and anxiety before these feelings become overwhelming. It can also help children filter out sensory information and regain emotional balance.

What’s Included?

Guide for Teachers or Parents

Printable Book “I Can Calm Down” (In Color and B/W)

“Feelings and Emotions” Cards (These cards are my #1 BEST SELLER on TeachShare)

“How do you feel?” Poster

Directions for Yoga Poses

Printable Yoga Cards

Instructions for Calming Breaths

Printable Calming Breath Cards (Can also be used as a poster)

Directions for Making Sensory Bottles

Recipe for Homemade Playdough

Printable Playdough Mats

Are you looking for empathy building activities for preschoolers that will help develop your pre-k, preschool or kindergarten students' abilities to see things from the point of view of others and support them as they develop actions and words to show empathy to others?

This complete Activities on Empathy Bundle is exactly what you need! Read on to get more details on each of the resources included: Preschool Empathy Activities, Empathy Task Cards & Empathy Sorting Activity

What’s included in this amazing Activities on Empathy resource?

Resource # 1: Preschool Empathy Activities

 This carefully planned empathy building activities for preschoolers resource, will do just that!

Start with a lesson on Perspective Taking then move on to the Developing Empathy lesson. This perfect combo will help your students:

• realize that other people may think differently about the same thing and that's okay

• see things from other's points of view

• know what they can do and say to show empathy

What’s included in this preschool empathy activities resource?

1. Two Detailed Lesson Plans: To guide you through introducing perspective taking and developing empathy. 

2. Two PowerPoint Presentation: To introduce & practice the concepts & interactive questions to engage your students.

a.Perspective Taking 

b.Showing Empathy – Things we can Say and Do

3. Show Empathy Banner Display & Recording Sheets 

4. Perspective Taking Craft Activity

5. Show Empathy: The Board Game

This colorful board game gives the children an added opportunity to talk about Empathy and to share ideas in a fun way.

6. Display Posters: ‘Empathy Means …’ & ‘I can practice Perspective Taking’

7. Perspective Taking Role Play Activity

8. Letter to Families (editable): Build connections with families by sending a letter home letting them know what you are focusing on & how they can support their child.

Resource #2: Empathy Sorting Activity

This Empathy Sorting Activity will be a great addition to your Unit on Developing Empathy and will help your students differentiate between actions and words that show empathy versus actions and words that do not show empathy.

What’s included in this Empathy Sorting Activity resource?

• 32 Scenarios to discuss and sort (Color and Black & White)

• 1 Editable page for you to edit the text box to add your own relevant scenarios

• Discussion Questions Prompt Card

• 2 x Empathy Activity Sheets – Things I can do to show more empathy & Things I can do to show more empathy.

When to use this empathy sorting activity?

•This sorting activity works well with an individual,  a small group or with your whole class.

•Great addition to your Unit on Developing Empathy. 

How to use this empathy sorting activity?

Option A: For younger students or students not yet reading, this sorting activity can be used to stimulate small group discussions or whole group discussions. Does the person in the scenario show empathy? Or ”Does not show empathy?”

Use the discussion questions to help stimulate discussions around each scenario.

When looking at the scenarios that do not show empathy, add the 3rd Card: “What can you say or do to show more empathy?”

This will extend your students’ thinking and encourage them to delve deeper into the discussion around empathy.

Option B: For students already reading, these could be a classroom center activity or a writing prompt.

Resource # 3: Empathy Task Cards

These Empathy Task cards will be a great addition to your Unit on Developing Empathy and will help your preschool, pre-k or kindergarten students identify how others might be feeling and begin to think about how they can respond with empathy to others.

What’s included in this Empathy Task Cards resource?

• 44 Task Cards in color and black & white versions.

(22 at school & 22 at home)

•2 editable pages to create your own scenarios.

• 18 Feelings Character Cards

• Task Card Recording Sheet

When to use these Empathy Task Cards?

•These task cards work well with an individual,  a small group or with your whole class.

•Great addition to your Unit on Developing Empathy. 

How to use these Empathy Task Cards ?

Option 1: Use these task cards as a catalyst for discussion with a small group, an individual or during your group time. 

You may choose to add the Feeling Character Cards as a way for your students to respond to the scenarios. You read the scenario and your student holds up the feeling card they think best represents the situation.

Feelings included are:

Frustrated. Nervous. Angry. Upset. Annoyed. Worried. Sick. Scared. Cold. Thirsty. Hungry. Tired. Excited. Surprised. Proud. Confident. Unsure. Embarrassed. 

Option 2: For students already reading and/or writing, these task cards are great as a ‘think-pair-share’ exercise, or students can write their responses using the recording sheet provided.

Option 3: Role play the different scenarios and invite students to discuss the situations and how each person might be feeling. Use the questions prompts to help guide discussions.

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Improve Emotional Literacy with Engaging Playdough Mats. Use play dough to teach your students social-emotional skills in a hands on way. There are over 200 printable sheets featuring 30 diverse faces for 7 different emotions. Ideal for pre-K and kindergarten as well as preschool children, these mats are designed to promote emotional recognition and expression. These build a face mats are a great addition to your all about me and emotions theme unit. Children will have fun adding eyes, nose, and mouth to each face mat to create feelings and emotions. Your students can create a range of feelings - from happiness to sadness, excitement to anger, surprise to worry - using playdough. Simply print, laminate, and watch as little ones explore and learn about their emotions through imaginative play.

Your students will create the following faces:

• happy,
• sad,
• silly,
• excited,
• angry,
• surprised,
• and worried.

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Are you wrecking your brain trying to come up with ideas on teaching preschoolers kindness? This resource is filled with preschool kindness activities that promote discussion, reflection and action. All you need to teach your preschool, pre-k and kindergarten students that kindness matters is in this resource.

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♡♡ Did you know this resource is part of the Kindness Activities for Preschool |BUNDLE? ♡♡

What's Included in this preschool kindness theme resource?

1. A detailed lesson plan (2 days) to help guide you with suggested books to read, guided discussion questions and instructions on how to use all the printables and being kind to others' activities.

2. Sorting Activity: This will get children thinking and talking about what kindness looks and feels like in school.

3. Worksheets: to record how we can be kind and how others have been kind to us.

4. Classroom Display: Ways to Show Kindness

5. Kindness Challenge Board: to encourage students to practice Ways to Be Kind.

6. Kindness Chain: Printable sheet to create your own classroom kindness chain.

7. Kindness and Appreciation Awards (Color & B&W): Use these to highlight acts of kindness. Encourage your students to give them to each other and notice when others are being kind to them.

8. Showing Appreciation to Community Helpers: Use the display poster to discuss how people in the community help us every day. Read the suggested book to help reinforce the idea that one act of kindness can change the world.

9. Printable Appreciation Notes: Use these to create notes to send to people in our community who help us.

10. Note home to families & Family Kindness Challenge: EDITABLE

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Looking to Inspire More Empathy and Kindness in your classroom? Check out these resources:

1. Empathy Activities for Preschoolers

2. Friendship Clip-cards: Who's Being a Good Friend?

3. Friendship Scenario Cards

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♡♡♡ Want to bring more empathy & kindness into your preschool classroom? Check out this blog post -> What is Kindness and How do you really teach kindness to preschoolers?

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This Goodbye Gift Memory Book is a fun and thoughtful way for classmates to share memories, write messages, and say goodbye to a student moving away. With simple prompts and engaging designs, it helps the class create a keepsake filled with love and support.

• A variety of cover pages to choose from, including “We’ll Miss You” and “Keep in Touch.”
• Interactive inside pages for autographs, drawings, and sharing favorite memories.
• A dedicated page for the class photo and contact information.
• Simple yet engaging prompts to make every page special.

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