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Free high school school psychology lessons
Social Skills Lessons for Conversations Free Lessons
Use these lessons to teach critical social skills of conversations to kids, including how to start a conversation, using conversation-starters, finding things in common with others, and keeping a conversation going. This resource includes four complete activities with an educator guide and lesson plan. These are a small sample of a paid resource and bundle that are listed below.Why Teach Social SkillsSocial skills are the abilities and competencies we use to navigate the social world. These skil
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5th - 10th
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FREE Size of the Problem Book
This instructional book will help your students determine the size of their problems-- small, medium, and big.
By addressing the size of the problem, students can match their reaction to the problem. This skill is important in a student's toolbox for calming down when upset over small problems.
A size of the reaction book is to follow!
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K - 12th
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FREEBIE | What is Mental Health? | Section 1 of 6 | Counseling Curriculum
This resource includes the first section of our "Mental Health Matters" Portfolio. This #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth FREEBIE includes:- What is Mental Health?- Risk Factors- Mental health Continuum- Exploring Your Mental Health StatesClick here for the full "Mental Health Matters" Portfolio The full portfolio is divided into six individual lessons. You can choose to use each lesson in isolation or scaffold through the lessons one by one. The six lessons include:1.What is Mental Health? (Freebie)2
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6th - 12th
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15 Stress Relief Mandalas
► What can I use this product for?Grief counseling, group counseling, individual counseling, classroom lesson plans, life skills group.► What is included in this product?⭐ 15 stress relief Mandalas► How can I see a sample of the product?Click on the thumbnails to see a sample► How can I get notified of your new products that are 50% off for the first 48 hours? Click Here to follow my store. You will receive emails about every new resource I post, so make sure to click the GREEN STAR ✳ next to my
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K - 12th
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Also included in: Elementary Counseling Social Emotional Bundle
Social Problem Solving - Social Skills Intervention; Worksheets
Social problem solving strategy is a simple intervention and is effective in helping students from late elementary through high-school gain insight and understanding into social situations. Specifically, it can help students to gain some perspective into the thoughts or feelings of others. It can also help them to better understand the choices they have in particular situations and the consequences of those choices. Additionally, students may gain a better understanding of unwritten social ru
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4th - 12th
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Personalize-able Social Story for Meltdown OR Tantrums
Some students with ASD have episodic meltdowns or tantrums. Social stories help them understand the way they need to behave when this happens. We cannot ask a student to simply stop their behavior but we can give them an alternative that helps everyone involved in the situation. This social story does just that.
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PreK - 12th, Staff
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Therapy and counseling games- responsibility and self-control
Using popular board games, dice games, card games and toys are fun and easy to use in sessions and require no prep work. Here are some games I use to discuss responsibility in individual and group sessions. These games can be used to begin conversations on blaming, justifying, excusing, and following rules to develop responsibility. You receive the list of games you can use and the discussion questions.For more games you can use in your sessions please visit:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/
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K - 12th
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Free social skills lesson plan problem solving and sportsmanship
Are you looking to be more organized with your social skills lesson planning? That's always my goal! This free lesson plan with clickable links will help you plan lessons on problem solving and sportsmanship for your middle and high school students. I recommend that you use the link in the pdf to upload it in google drive! Then, you can edit it in slides and use the blank editable template in slides too. Or, you can print it and store it in a therapy planning binder.The template includes t
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5th - 10th
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Emotional Regulation Skills: 5 Ways To Cultivate Self Awareness
Help students develop self awareness skills by encouraging them to choose one of the intentional behaviors described in the handout and practice it throughout the day/week/month in an effort to build or improve their self-awareness skills. This product comes with a color and black and white copy.
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Executive Function Skills Curriculum Workbook
Teaching Affective Emotion Recognition--For students with ASD or ID
It is difficult for students on the spectrum to identify emotions. This lesson only takes a few minutes and teaches the ASL sign associated with three emotions. The emotions included in this document include happy, mad, and sad. There are 5-6 images of each emotion and the student must match the person with either happy, mad, or sad.
Real world application:
Help nonverbal students express how they feel by using the ASL associated with the three emotions. Or, point out other students that are
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PreK - 12th, Staff
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Social Emotional Learning: Window of Tolerance Skill Building
The concept of a Window of Tolerance (WOT), was created by Dr. Dan Siegel in1999, and is used to help explain the way the brain and the nervous system react to stress. When pushed outside this middle zone, we can either blow up like a tornado, or shut down and freeze like going into a cave. Each of us has a “window of tolerance,” or a certain level of arousal we can navigate skillfully. When we are within this window, we thrive. We are able to learn, communicate, play and relate well to ourselve
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5th - 12th
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Exploration of Personal Boundaries
This is intended for use with a group therapy session, but can be used individually. Use this worksheet to facilitate discussion on physical and emotional boundaries so that group members can get to know one other, know how best to work with one another, and recognize how different others are when it comes to this topic.
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9th - 12th
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Dissecting Anxiety Activity
Fun and easy way to teach a key lesson from CBT: How to analyze and challenge the thoughts behind your anxiety.Includes: Full template and instructions for making the anxiety bubble; discussion prompts, goals, and lessons about CBT and anxiety; question card including helpful questions used to challenge and disarm worried thoughts.Video tutorial on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Cg6yqP93AA
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K - 12th
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Self Harm and how to help
A lesson focusing on self-harm, its signs and treatment, and how it links with mental health. Part of my series of lessons on mental health. Complete 1 hour lesson with PowerPoint and worksheetsDifferentiated to three levels of challenge throughout.Many more Civics, Social Studies, Philosphy, ELA, Character Education, Careers and Health resources at my store
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Mental Health
4 Week No Prep DBT Emotional Regulation Group for Neurodivergent Teens
This no-prep neurodivergent friendly group is adapted specifically for teens and adults with ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, and other forms of neurodivergency. Adaptations include: interactive guided notes, color coded sections, memory devices, comic sans font, sensory informed skills, accessible practice, and more!Skills covered in this group: identifying emotions, coping ahead, the emotion wave, justified and unjustified emotions, opposite action, window of tolerance, willing hands/half smile, REST,
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7th - 12th
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Positivity List - Social/Emotional Self-Esteem/Self-Concept Activity
The "Positivity List" activity is designed to help students with low self-esteem and/or low self-concept build a list of positive traits about themselves - one per school day. If a student struggles to identify positive traits, an alternative is to write down one positive deed they performed each day. The intention is for a school mental health professional or other staff to check in with the student to discuss the list and provide encouragement, as needed. I have used this with elementary and h
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1st - 12th
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2 Week No Prep DBT Distress Tolerance Group for Neurodivergent Teens
This no-prep neurodivergent friendly group is adapted specifically for teens and adults with ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, and other forms of neurodivergency. Adaptations include: interactive guided notes, color coded sections, memory devices, comic sans font, sensory informed skills, accessible practice, and more!Skills covered in this group: .problem scaling, STOP, ACCEPT, TIPP, urge surfing, pros and consThe handouts included with this listing are linked in the last slide of each presentation's goo
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7th - 12th
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2 Week No Prep DBT Interpersonal Skills Group for Neurodivergent Teens
This no-prep neurodivergent friendly group is adapted specifically for teens and adults with ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, and other forms of neurodivergency. Adaptations include: interactive guided notes, color coded sections, memory devices, comic sans font, sensory informed skills, accessible practice, and more!Skills covered in this group: GIVE, FAST, Dime Game, DEARMAN, THINKThe handouts included with this listing are linked in the last slide of each presentation's google presentation as a .pdf w
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7th - 12th
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Understanding What and How: Mastering Mindfulness Skills
This worksheet is designed for educators and counselors to use as a group to illustrate what mindfulness is and how to do mindfulness. Ideas are shared on how to facilitate group discussion.Perfect to do in a DBT group!
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6th - 12th
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Pros and Cons Distress Tolerance Lesson and Materials
This is a new spin on a traditional Pros and Cons chart that will help you and your student assess the motivations behind their maladaptive behaviors. Through this practice, you will be able to facilitate a discussion to motivate change within your students to adopt more skillful behaviors to achieve their long-term goals.This bundle includes a worksheet, an example, a group lesson guide with discussion questions, and tips for how to incorporate this tool into your individual counseling sessions
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6th - 12th
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Motivation group lesson Extrinsic and Intrinsic
This lesson will introduce students to extrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Students will identify what motivates them.For more motivation lessons please visit:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Motivation-group-lessons-and-games-6162214To get updates on my products please follow me at:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Sellers-Im-Following/Add/Bestie-Books
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2nd - 12th
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Self-Soothing with the Five Senses - Emotion Regulation Activity
Empower your students with invaluable emotion regulation skills through this interactive lesson, "Self-Soothing with the Five Senses." This engaging activity is designed to help students effectively self-soothe when distressed, fostering resilience and emotional well-being. This comprehensive lesson includes printable station signs customizable to suit your resources. Flexible for any counseling setting! With a detailed educator guide covering setup, activity description, and thought-provoking d
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6th - 12th
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Developing Validation: Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills for Life
Validation is an essential skill for building positive relationships and promoting emotional well-being. By acknowledging and accepting someone's thoughts, feelings, and experiences, students can improve their sense of trust and satisfaction in their relationships. This engaging and interactive lesson includes two handouts as visual aids to discuss the importance and techniques of validation along with a lesson plan to facilitate conversation and discussion questions. Examples for students to pr
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6th - 12th
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Self-Esteem & Confidence Character Traits Counseling | Spanish/English | PDF
This worksheet is based on cognitive behavioral counseling. The worksheet is in Spanish and English. It is in PDF form. If you have clients who have difficulty recognizing the good within themselves, this worksheet might be just what you need.
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K - 12th, Staff
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