Help students learn that making mistakes is part of learning with this Donut Worry About Making Mistakes CBT Game! This engaging, donut-themed social-emotional learning activity helps elementary students explore growth mindset, flexible thinking, resilience, and helpful self-talk through relatable scenarios and playful learning.

When students make a mistake, they might feel frustrated, embarrassed, disappointed, or tempted to give up. This CBT-inspired game gives them opportunities to practice recognizing unhelpful thoughts and choosing more realistic, supportive ways of thinking about mistakes. Rather than expecting students to feel positive about every mistake, the activities encourage them to develop flexible responses, practice self-compassion, and recognize that learning often involves trying again.

With 30 self-checking digital scenarios, printable discussion cards, a board game, and worksheets, this resource offers multiple ways to explore mistakes and growth mindset during individual counseling, small groups, classroom SEL lessons, or virtual sessions.

📦 What's Included:

🍩 Self-Checking Digital Google Slides Game

• Interactive Google Slides game featuring 30 scenarios about making mistakes.
• Self-checking format provides feedback as students work through the game.
• Practice recognizing helpful and unhelpful ways of thinking about mistakes.
• Encourages flexible thinking, growth mindset, and supportive self-talk.
• Great for telehealth counseling, smartboards, distance learning, and in-person sessions.

💬 30 Printable Making Mistakes Scenario Cards

• 30 printable scenario cards for discussing mistakes and different ways of responding.
• Encourage students to explore how thoughts can influence feelings and choices.
• Practice identifying helpful thinking and flexible responses to challenging situations.
• Use for individual counseling, small group discussions, or classroom SEL lessons.

🎲 Printable Donut-Themed Board Game

• Printable board game for practicing growth mindset and flexible thinking.
• Includes a game board, dice, spinner, and cards.
• Available in full-color and black-and-white versions.
• Provides a hands-on alternative to the digital Google Slides game.
• Great for individual counseling, small groups, and classroom activities.

🎯 Rules for Playing a Game Visual Poster

• Printable visual poster featuring rules for playing a game.
• Supports conversations about participating in games and navigating shared activities.
• Helpful for preparing students before playing the board game.
• Can be displayed in counseling offices, classrooms, or small group spaces.

✏️ Making Mistakes Worksheets

• Printable worksheets focused on being okay with making mistakes.
• Encourage reflection on thoughts, feelings, and responses to errors.
• Reinforce growth mindset and flexible thinking concepts introduced in the games.
• Useful for individual counseling, classroom reflection, or follow-up activities.

💻 Digital & Printable Formats

• Self-checking digital Google Slides game.
• Printable scenario cards and board game materials.
• Full-color and black-and-white board game options.
• PDF worksheets and visual poster.
• Flexible options for in-person and virtual learning environments.

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🧡 Skills for Big Feelings Growing Bundle: Paperback Edition

• Comprehensive 12-week Skills for Big Feelings curriculum.
• Activities and games for exploring thoughts, feelings, coping skills, and emotional regulation.
• Printable and digital CBT-inspired learning resources.
• Interactive games, discussion activities, and hands-on coping skills practice.
• Relaxation activities, videos, and creative SEL resources.
• Paperback curriculum edition with additional digital and printable materials.

💻 Skills for Big Feelings Growing Bundle: eBook Edition

• Digital eBook edition of the Skills for Big Feelings curriculum.
• 12-week curriculum supporting emotional awareness and coping skills.
• Interactive digital workbooks and Google Slides activities.
• CBT-inspired games and printable counseling activities.
• Coping skills demonstrations, relaxation resources, and creative learning materials.
• Flexible resources for individual counseling, small groups, and SEL instruction.

🎯 Skills Addressed:

✔️ Growth Mindset: Explore how mistakes, practice, and trying new strategies can be part of learning.

✔️ Flexible Thinking: Practice considering different ways to respond when something does not go as planned.

✔️ Helpful vs. Unhelpful Thinking: Identify thoughts that may make mistakes feel more difficult and explore supportive alternatives.

✔️ CBT Skills: Practice recognizing connections between thoughts, feelings, and responses.

✔️ Self-Awareness: Notice personal reactions to mistakes, challenges, and setbacks.

✔️ Emotional Regulation: Explore ways to manage frustration, disappointment, and other feelings that may arise after making mistakes.

✔️ Resilience: Practice responding to setbacks with flexibility, self-compassion, and a willingness to keep learning.

✔️ Self-Compassion: Develop more supportive ways of talking to yourself when things go wrong.

✔️ Responsible Decision-Making: Consider helpful choices and next steps after making a mistake.

✔️ Social Skills: Practice participating in games, following shared agreements, and responding to unexpected outcomes.

💡 Ways to Use It:

• Individual Counseling: Explore a student's thoughts and feelings about making mistakes through relatable scenarios.
• Small Group Counseling: Practice growth mindset, flexible thinking, and supportive self-talk through the printable board game.
• Classroom SEL Lessons: Teach students about helpful thinking and different ways to respond to mistakes.
• CBT Activities: Use the scenarios to explore connections between thoughts, feelings, and choices.
• Growth Mindset Lessons: Discuss learning from mistakes, trying new strategies, and asking for help.
• Flexible Thinking Groups: Practice considering alternative responses when something goes differently than expected.
• Social Skills Groups: Use the board game and visual rules poster to practice participating in shared activities.
• Counseling Centers: Provide printable scenario cards and worksheets for guided reflection.
• Virtual Counseling & Telehealth: Use the self-checking Google Slides game during online sessions.
• Classroom Smartboards: Display the digital game for interactive whole-class or small group discussions.

👩‍🏫 Who It's For:

This Donut Worry About Making Mistakes game is designed for elementary students and can be used by:

• School counselors, school social workers, and school psychologists
• Classroom teachers and special educators
• Speech-language pathologists and occupational therapists
• Child therapists and other related service providers
• Homeschooling families and caregivers

The combination of digital activities, printable cards, a hands-on board game, and reflection worksheets offers different ways for students to participate. Adults can adapt the pace, level of support, and response format to meet students' individual learning and communication needs.

🖨️ Format & Download:

✔️ Self-checking Google Slides game with 30 scenarios

✔️ 30 printable scenario cards

✔️ Printable board game

✔️ Printable dice, spinner, and game cards

✔️ Full-color and black-and-white board game versions

✔️ Rules for Playing a Game visual poster

✔️ Making Mistakes worksheets

✔️ PDF and Google Slides formats

✔️ Suitable for individual counseling, small groups, classroom lessons, and virtual sessions

📌 Important Notes:

• The digital game includes 30 scenarios, and the printable resource includes 30 scenario cards. Google Slides access is needed to use the self-checking digital game.
• The printable board game includes dice, spinner, and cards, with full-color and black-and-white options.
• The worksheets focus on developing more flexible and supportive responses to making mistakes.
• This resource encourages students to learn from mistakes without minimizing their feelings or requiring them to respond positively to every setback.
• This is a digital download. No physical product will be shipped. Due to the digital nature of this resource, all sales are final and refunds are not available.