Bring creativity into your fall social emotional learning lessons with these Fall SEL Directed Drawing Activities! This engaging resource combines three autumn-themed guided drawings with discussion prompts focused on problem-solving, communication, and social skills.

Students explore real-life friendship and communication challenges as they answer SEL questions to unlock each step of their drawings. The 18 discussion prompts encourage children to practice staying on topic, using I-statements, finding compromises, apologizing, and thinking about what they want to communicate.

Perfect for grades 1–3, these creative activities can be used during individual counseling, small-group counseling, classroom SEL lessons, and fall-themed social skills instruction.

📦 What's Included:

✔️ 3 Fall-Themed Guided Drawings

• Autumn directed drawing activities in fox, scarecrow, and a leaf
• Step-by-step drawing instructions paired with SEL questions.
• Six discussion prompts per drawing, for 18 prompts total.

✔️ 18 SEL Discussion Prompts

• Staying on topic during conversations.
• Using I-statements to communicate feelings and needs.
• Finding win-win solutions and compromises.
• Problem-solving during disagreements.
• Apologizing and making repairs.
• Using a social filter to consider what to share.

✔️ Editable Activities

• Customize the discussion questions to fit your students' needs.
• Adapt prompts for individual counseling goals or small-group lessons.
• Reuse the drawings with different SEL questions.

✔️ Bonus Pages

• Extra directed drawing pages to extend the activities.

🎒 Quick Details: Grades 1–3 | 👥 Individual counseling, small groups + classroom SEL | 🍁 3 guided drawings | 💬 18 SEL prompts | ✏️ Editable activities + bonus pages | 🎯 Communication + problem-solving

🛍️ Bundle & Save:

Love these directed drawing activities? Find this resource in two larger SEL collections!

🍂 Fall SEL Directed Drawing Digital and Editable Counseling Art Activity Bundle

• Includes 10 fall-themed directed drawings and 60 SEL discussion prompts.
• Explores feelings, social awareness, CBT, communication, and problem-solving.
• Includes editable drawing activities and a bonus mushroom-themed SEL activity.

🎨 Social Emotional Learning Guided and Directed Drawing Growing Bundle

• Includes 240 SEL discussion prompts and seasonal directed drawing activities.
• Explores feelings, coping skills, social awareness, communication, and problem-solving.
• Includes editable editions, digital resources, and bonus pages.
• Provides creative SEL activities for use throughout the school year.

🎯 Skills Addressed:

✔️ Problem-solving and conflict resolution

✔️ Assertive communication and I-statements

✔️ Staying on topic during conversations

✔️ Compromise and collaborative solutions

✔️ Apologizing and repairing relationships

✔️ Social awareness and perspective taking

✔️ Considering what to share in different situations

💡 Ways to Use It:

• Practice communication skills during individual counseling.
• Use the drawings in fall-themed friendship and social skills groups.
• Pair each drawing step with a discussion about a real-life social situation.
• Customize the editable questions for specific student goals.
• Introduce I-statements and compromise during classroom SEL lessons.
• Explore different ways to resolve common peer conflicts.
• Revisit the activities to reinforce communication and problem-solving skills.

👩‍🏫 Who It's For:

Perfect for school counselors, school social workers, school psychologists, special education teachers, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, child therapists, and classroom educators working with students in grades 1–3.

These activities offer creative and visual ways for children to explore social situations, express their ideas, and practice communication skills.

🖨️ Format & Download:

✔️ Three fall-themed guided drawing activities.

✔️ 18 SEL discussion prompts.

✔️ Editable activities for customizing questions.

✔️ Bonus directed drawing pages.

✔️ Materials for individual, small-group, and classroom instruction.

📌 Important Notes:

• Directed drawing is about creativity and learning, not artistic perfection. Students can follow the drawing steps, adapt their artwork, or participate in ways that work best for them.
• When exploring communication and conflict resolution, encourage students to consider different perspectives, express their needs, and recognize that there may be more than one helpful way to approach a situation.
• 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.