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Stop-and-Think Strategies

Impulse control techniques and decision-making frameworks to manage immediate reactions. Equips students with pause strategies, consequence evaluation, and reflective exercises for social-emotional growth.

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Uno Regulate Coping Cards

Uno Regulate Coping Cards

An expanded 6-page printable coping skills and self-regulation card deck styled after Uno, featuring 45 total cut-apart cards (complete 1–9 sets for all 4 color domains plus action and wild cards) and an in-depth gameplay and facilitation rulebook for classroom and small-group play.

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Rachel Garbutt

Friendship Signals Social Story

Friendship Signals Social Story

A simplified, highly concrete 4-page social story for an autistic 7th grade student. It uses plain language, direct rules, clear visual contrast, and step-by-step scripts to teach positive attention, safe humor, the STOP rule, and how to apologize.

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Sokhorn Jerdan

Tension Tamer Scenario Cards

Tension Tamer Scenario Cards

A 4-page set of printable conflict de-escalation scenario practice cards, featuring essential calm communication toolkits, five realistic school conflict role-play scenarios, and a structured peer observer scorecard.

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jwhite

Calm Compass Slides

Calm Compass Slides

A 10-slide visual instructional presentation that guides students through an emotional regulation routine, helping them recognize body signals, accurately name emotions across four zones, and practice calming strategies like box breathing, sensory grounding, and muscle release, featuring an elementary-friendly classroom scenario.

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Kimberly Kellerkern

Blurt Buster Desk Tracker

Blurt Buster Desk Tracker

A 2-page printable dry-erase desk tracker kit designed for student-led blurt self-monitoring. Page 1 features two laminated-ready desk mats for Goal & Count tracking and Interval Self-Checks with a dedicated Thought Parking Lot; Page 2 provides slim desk-edge ruler strips and a weekly goal progress log.

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Katherine Perkins

Pause Power Slides

Pause Power Slides

An interactive and visually engaging 9-slide deck designed for grades K-3 teaching the self-control skill of pausing before acting. Features the memorable three-step strategy—Pause, Think, and Choose—with vivid visual anchors, guided class discussion scenarios, and an empowering daily pledge.

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Anthony mcleod

Sequences

Empowering You Teacher Guide

DBT Skills Empowering You

A 5-week individual lesson series for 8th-grade students with social-emotional disabilities, introducing core DBT modules: Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, Interpersonal Effectiveness, and Walking the Middle Path.

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bbeldenscott

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Pause Think Act Lesson Plan

Mastering the Pause

A comprehensive two-part unit for Secondary 1 and 2 students focusing on developing impulse control. Students learn to navigate immediate urges using the 'Pause, Think, Act' and 'Pause, Process, Proceed' frameworks through interactive activities, real-world scenarios, and personal planning.

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ConceptX

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Chill Skills Lesson Plan

Chill Skills 3-2-1 Calm

A comprehensive 5-session sequence for 6th-grade girls to manage anxiety through grounding, body awareness, cognitive reframing, support systems, and sensory mindfulness. Each 30-minute session provides practical 'chill skills' in a supportive small-group environment.

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kbishop

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Mood Weather Slides

Mood Makers

A Kindergarten sequence focused on teaching emotional regulation through positive actions. Students learn to use activities like physical movement, deep breathing, and creative expression to 'switch the channel' from negative to positive emotions, building a toolkit of coping strategies.

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Session 1 Flight Plan

Regulation Rocket

A 10-session Tier 3 social-emotional learning unit for students with ASD, focusing on identifying emotions, recognizing dysregulation, and applying self-regulation strategies through a space-themed journey.

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Feeling Finder Slides

Mood Booster Lab

This sequence introduces first-grade students to the fundamental connection between their actions and their emotions, serving as a foundational introduction to behavioral activation. Students explore how specific activities can shift their mood and create a personalized action plan for emotional regulation.

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