Anger, Frustration

Storm Sticks will provide students with a wide range of calming strategies while improving their tactile skills. Creating a list of exercises and activities to help students relax when they feel frustrated is a simple way to change their focus in the...

Students will learn that a team is only as strong as its individual members! From Julia Cook’s BEST ME I Can Be! series is an engaging activity to accompany her storybook Teamwork Isn’t My Thing, and I Don’t Like to Share! This...

Use this activity to help younger students learn when sharing is appropriate and when it is not. From Julia Cook’s TEAMWORK Isn’t My Thing, and I Don’t Like to SHARE! Activity Guide, a handout with different scenarios is provided for...

Students will have an action plan for dealing with their emotional storms by learning how to recognize the warning signs and symptoms they experience when getting frustrated. Have each student work independently filling out the worksheet provided to...

Students will have the opportunity to put themselves in Braden’s shoes in this activity, teaching the importance of flexible thinking and responsibility. The exercise accompanies the storybook My Day is Ruined! from the Executive FUNction series...

Have a short discussion with students about how parents, teachers, coaches, and other adults often make decisions for them. This activity is a single hand-out to be used as an in-class exercise in a small group, individually, or to take home as an...

Children are not born knowing how to accept no for an answer, nor do they come into the world knowing how to disagree appropriately. It's important for parents and the grown ups in their lives to understand that - just as these skills can be hard for...

Teamwork and sharing are hard skills for some children to learn - and RJ is one of those kids! Working with others can help kids and adults understand that people have different talents, experiences, and cultures that give a lot of different...

Everyone has a bad day once in a while. And, typically, when people have bad days, they find themselves blaming other events, people, etc. But it's also important to look inward and figure out whether a person could have done something different to...

Reinforce the importance of the social skills that RJ learns in the story I Just Don't Like the Sound of NO!, 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 school...

Reinforce the importance of the social skills that RJ learns in the story The WORST Day of My Life EVER!, 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...

Help remind young children in grades K through 5 how to control their impulses and become more self-reliant by reinforcing the message from Bryan Smith's But I Need Your Help Now! storybook. Display this colorful 8.5"x11" poster in classrooms, hallways,...