Help kids practice coping skills and impulse control with this Feeling Breath Thought Skill (FBTS) Fast Tap Slap Card Game! Inspired by the Skills for Big Feelings curriculum, this fast-paced matching game helps children remember the Feeling, Breath, Thought, Skill sequence while building attention, focus, and self-regulation skills through play.

Similar to a classic slap-style card game, players take turns flipping cards while calling out “Feeling, Breath, Thought, Skill.” When the spoken word matches the card, everyone races to tap the pile! Special action cards add playful movement challenges, creating opportunities to practice waiting, managing excitement, and good sportsmanship.

With 69 playing cards, printable color and black-and-white versions, and Google Slides teaching materials, this coping skills game is an engaging addition to individual counseling, child therapy, emotional regulation groups, and SEL activities.

📦 What's Included:

✔️ 69 Feeling Breath Thought Skill Playing Cards

• A fast-paced matching card game that reinforces the Feeling, Breath, Thought, Skill coping strategy while encouraging focus, attention, and impulse control.

✔️ 3 Special Action Cards

• Movement-based action cards add excitement and variety to gameplay.

✔️ FBTS Chant Cue Cards

• Easy-reference cards featuring the full Feeling Breath Thought Skill chant to help children remember the sequence while playing.

✔️ Digital Google Slides Teaching Materials

• Includes pre-teaching slides, step-by-step game instructions, and a sportsmanship song to introduce the activity and prepare children for gameplay.

✔️ Color and Black-and-White Printable Cards

• Choose colorful playing cards or printer-friendly versions for repeated use.

🎒 Quick Details: Grades 2–5 | 👥 Individual, small group + classroom | 🖨️ Printable PDF + Google Slides teaching materials | 🎯 Coping skills, impulse control + self-regulation

🛍️ Bundle & Save:

Want even more interactive SEL card games for practicing feelings, coping skills, and impulse control?

✔️ Fast Tap Slap SEL Card Games Growing Bundle

• Save by purchasing all five Fast Tap Slap games together! Each game includes 69 cards, special action cards, printable options, and Google Slides teaching materials.

✔️ Also available in the Skills for Big Feelings Growing Bundle (paperback or ebook) at a discount!

This comprehensive emotional regulation curriculum gives you multiple engaging ways to reinforce CBT and social-emotional learning skills throughout the school year.

🎯 Skills Addressed:

Coping skills, impulse control, emotional regulation, self-awareness, attention, focus, working memory, turn-taking, sportsmanship, and managing excitement during gameplay.

Repeating the Feeling Breath Thought Skill sequence also helps children become more familiar with a structured strategy they can practice outside the game.

💡 Ways to Use It:

• Reinforce the Feeling Breath Thought Skill coping strategy through repetition
• Practice impulse control during a fast-paced matching game
• Introduce the FBTS sequence using the chant cue cards
• Use the Google Slides materials to teach the rules before playing
• Practice waiting, taking turns, and responding to exciting moments
• Explore sportsmanship, winning, losing, and making mistakes
• Incorporate the game into individual counseling or child therapy sessions
• Use during emotional regulation and social skills groups
• Review coping skills from the Skills for Big Feelings curriculum
• Adapt the pace or rules to make the game more accessible and cooperative

👩‍🏫 Who It's For:

Child therapists, mental health counselors, social workers, psychologists, school counselors, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, teachers, and other professionals supporting children's emotional and behavioral development.

Especially helpful for practitioners using Skills for Big Feelings or looking for an interactive way to reinforce coping skills while practicing attention and impulse control.

🖨️ Format & Download:

Includes 69 printable playing cards, 3 special action cards, FBTS chant cue cards, and Google Slides teaching materials with instructions and a sportsmanship song.

Print and cut out the cards for hands-on play. Color and black-and-white versions are included.

The Google Slides materials support instruction and preparation for the physical card game; they are not a separate digital card-playing game.

📌 Important Notes:

• Fast-paced tapping games may feel overwhelming for some children. Adapt the speed, tapping rules, group size, or movement requirements based on individual sensory, motor, and regulation needs.
• Offer cooperative alternatives when appropriate. The goal is to reinforce coping skills through enjoyable participation, not to require perfect impulse control or competitive performance.
• This game reinforces the Feeling Breath Thought Skill strategy from Skills for Big Feelings. It can be used as a supplemental activity alongside the curriculum.
• 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.