The Emotion Explorer Map

A multi-day social skills sequence designed for elementary clients to master cafeteria navigation, table seating etiquette, coping with rejection, and peer conversation.

Clients build reciprocal lunchroom conversation skills using themed question starter cards, practicing active listening follow-ups, and troubleshooting lunchroom dilemmas.

A two-page clinical facilitation guide for BCBAs and educators outlining the multi-day cafeteria simulation protocol, clarifying questions, role-play scripts, modifications, and behavioral data tracking.

A complete first-week sequence establishing classroom community, foundational operating routines, and collaborative norms. Students explore individual strengths, master everyday procedures, and build a supportive learning environment together.

Clients practice navigating the cafeteria line, reading seat marker visual cues, asking politely to join a table, and executing the three-step backup plan when seats are taken.

Six printable cafeteria table talk cue cards featuring conversation starter questions across playground, lunch, entertainment, pets, and hobbies, plus follow-up rally prompts.

A multi-day social-emotional learning sequence for early elementary students to identify emotions through weather metaphors, practice hands-on somatic calming techniques, and build a personalized self-regulation toolkit.

A trauma-informed social-emotional learning lesson helping students validate big feelings while assessing problem impact and choosing responses that actually help resolve situations.

Structured partner role-play scenario cards featuring clear scripts for lunch line decisions, asking to sit, handling rejection calmly, conversation starters, and spill emergencies.

An early elementary social-emotional learning lesson introducing students to trusted school staff members and teaching practical communication scripts for seeking help when lost, hurt, or sad. Students practice identifying helpers, matching scenarios, and speaking up with confidence.

Printable cut-and-fold table seat markers for open seats and saved seats, featuring clear visual icons, table tents, and conversational response scripts.

An actionable social and emotional learning lesson that equips students with nuanced emotion vocabulary, body-awareness cues, and practical self-regulation strategies to navigate overwhelming feelings. Students explore internal weather signals, decode complex emotions, and build a personalized regulation toolkit.