20-Page Social Story, 24 Fair vs. Unfair Cards, 50+ Worksheets & Coloring Pages, Digital & Printable Board Game, SMART IEP Goals & Editable Family Letter

Help elementary students navigate strong reactions to unfairness with this Fairness & Justice Sensitivity Social Skills Game! This digital and printable counseling resource includes 88 response cards, a board game, fairness Bingo, Tic-Tac-Toe, and additional tools for practicing emotional regulation, flexible thinking, and problem-solving.

Rather than simply asking students to decide whether something is fair or unfair, this activity focuses on a more meaningful question: How can we respond when something feels unfair?

Students explore the difference between stuck responses and balanced responses to unfair situations. They practice recognizing when their thoughts or reactions make it harder to move forward and consider coping strategies, communication, problem-solving, and self-advocacy.

This resource is especially useful for supporting students who experience strong justice sensitivity, including some children with ADHD and autism. The goal isn't to teach children to ignore unfairness or accept inequity. Instead, students learn that their feelings are valid and that they have different options for responding, including speaking up, seeking support, and taking constructive action.

📦 What's Included:

⚖️ 88 Stuck vs. Balanced Response to Fairness Cards

• 88 cards for exploring emotional and behavioral responses to unfair situations
• Students identify whether responses reflect stuck or balanced thinking
• Opportunities to discuss coping, communication, and problem-solving
• Available in digital and printable formats

🎲 Fairness Social Skills Board Game

• Printable game board for practicing fairness and justice sensitivity concepts
• Includes a spinner, pawns, and dice
• Use the response cards to encourage discussion during gameplay
• Designed for individual or small group counseling activities

⭕ Fairness Tic-Tac-Toe & Bonus Bingo Page

• Tic-Tac-Toe fairness game for additional skill practice
• Bonus Fairness Bingo board for use in between sessions to reinforce skills
• Provide alternative ways to explore stuck and balanced responses
• Useful for reviewing concepts across multiple counseling sessions

💬 Reflection Question Dice

• Dice featuring reflection questions
• Encourage students to explain their thinking and consider different responses
• Support discussion of feelings, coping skills, and fairness
• Can be incorporated into games or used as a separate discussion activity

🎯 "I Can" Learning Targets Poster

• Visual learning targets connected to the activity
• Helps introduce and reinforce the skills being practiced
• Useful during counseling groups and classroom SEL lessons

🎮 Playing a Game Visual Poster

• Visual support for participating in games
• Can be displayed during group activities
• Supports discussion of expectations and participation during gameplay

📝 SMART IEP & Treatment Plan Objectives

• Sample SMART objectives related to the skills addressed
• Supports individualized goal writing
• Useful for school-based counseling and intervention planning

📊 Data Collection Sheet

• Included sheet for documenting student progress
• Can be used alongside counseling goals and objectives
• Supports monitoring of skill development over time

💌 Editable Family Letter

• Editable letter introducing the topic to families
• Helps communicate the skills being practiced
• Can be customized for your counseling program or classroom

🖨️ Digital & Printable Materials

• Digital and printable versions of the 88 response cards
• Color and black-and-white resources
• ZIP download containing PDF, Powerpoint, and Google Slides files
• Flexible options for in-person and digital activities

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🎒 Quick Details: Elementary Students | 🃏 88 Cards | 🎲 Justice Sensitivity Board Game | 💬 Reflection Dice | 📝 SMART IEP Goals & Family Letter | 💻 Digital + Print

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⚖️ Fairness & Justice Sensitivity Activities Bundle

• Includes 3 fairness and justice sensitivity resources with games, discussion cards, social stories, worksheets, and reflection activities
• Set 1 features 88 stuck vs. balanced response cards, a board game, Fairness Bingo, Tic-Tac-Toe, and reflection dice
• Set 2 includes a 20-page fairness social story, 24 discussion cards, a board game, and 50+ coloring pages and worksheets
• Set 3 adds a 6-page flip booklet, reflection story, graphic organizers, writing activities, and a self-reflection worksheet
• Plus SMART IEP objectives, editable family letters, data sheets, visual supports, and digital + printable materials

🌟 Social Skills Treasury Growing Bundle

• Get a variety of activities to help students explore self-control through games, stories, discussions, reading, writing, and creative activities
• Includes activities on justice sensitivity, self-control, flexible thinking, kindness and empathy, grit and perseverance, growth mindset, sportsmanship, and perspective taking

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🎯 Skills Addressed:

• Justice Sensitivity: Recognize and explore strong emotional reactions when something feels unfair
• Fairness & Equity: Discuss differences between fairness, equal treatment, and individual needs
• Emotional Regulation: Identify strategies for responding to frustration and other strong emotions
• Flexible Thinking: Explore alternative interpretations and responses to challenging situations
• Problem-Solving: Consider constructive ways to address unfair experiences
• Self-Awareness: Notice personal thoughts, feelings, and reactions to perceived unfairness
• Self-Advocacy: Practice recognizing when to speak up, ask for help, or address a concern
• Perspective-Taking: Explore how different people may experience the same situation
• Communication: Practice expressing concerns and explaining feelings respectfully
• Responsible Decision-Making: Consider how different responses may affect a situation

💡 Ways to Use It:

• Individual Counseling: Explore a student's experiences with unfairness and discuss possible responses
• Small Group Counseling: Play the board game and practice distinguishing stuck and balanced responses
• Justice Sensitivity Support: Help students recognize intense feelings about fairness and identify supportive coping strategies
• ADHD & Autism-Affirming Counseling: Explore regulation, flexibility, and self-advocacy while respecting students' strong sense of justice
• Classroom SEL Lessons: Introduce fairness, equity, and emotional regulation through interactive activities
• Flexible Thinking Groups: Practice considering different responses without dismissing students' concerns
• Conflict Resolution Lessons: Discuss what students can do when they experience disagreements or unfair treatment
• Counseling Goal Practice: Use the cards, games, and data sheet to reinforce individualized skill objectives
• Family Communication: Share the editable letter to help families understand the concepts being taught

👩‍🏫 Who It's For:

This Fairness & Justice Sensitivity Game is designed for elementary students and can be used by:

• School counselors and school adjustment counselors
• School social workers and school psychologists
• Child therapists and mental health counselors
• Special educators and classroom teachers
• Speech-language pathologists and occupational therapists
• Schoolwide SEL teams and related service providers
• Homeschooling families and caregivers

It may be particularly useful for students who experience strong reactions to perceived unfairness, difficulty shifting their thinking, or challenges with emotional regulation.

Students with ADHD or autism may experience heightened sensitivity to fairness and justice. This resource can support conversations about these experiences without treating a strong sense of justice as something that needs to be eliminated.

A balanced response doesn't always mean accepting what happened or moving on. Sometimes the most appropriate response is to advocate for change, seek adult support, or address an unfair situation directly.

🖨️ Format & Download:

✔️ Color and black-and-white resources

✔️ ZIP download containing PDF, Powerpoint, and Google Slides files

📌 Important Notes:

• Students' experiences of unfairness should be taken seriously, and adults should provide support when situations require intervention. The goal is not to encourage students to tolerate discrimination, inequity, or harmful treatment
• The resource is provided as a ZIP file containing PDF, Powerpoint, and Google Slides materials
• Due to the digital nature of this resource, all sales are final and refunds are not available on digital resources
• This is a digital download, you will not receive a product from me in the mail, once your payment is confirmed, you'll receive an instant download