Make your lunch bunch groups more engaging with this No-Prep Lunch Bunch SEL Placemats Growing Bundle! With 108 printable social-emotional learning placemats and a colorful 306-slide Google Slides edition, you'll have a variety of ready-to-use activities to encourage conversations, practice social skills, and build connections with elementary students.

Each placemat combines fun activities with meaningful SEL prompts, including feelings check-ins, conversation starters, problem-solving scenarios, drawing activities, and a stretch of the day. Students can explore social-emotional skills while enjoying lunch together, without the pressure of a traditional worksheet or formal lesson.

This growing bundle includes 12 monthly placemat sets, plus additional self-control and self-esteem activities. The printable placemats are available in color and black and white, while the digital edition includes 108 seek-and-find slides that are perfect for displaying on a smartboard while students wait for their friends to arrive.

Designed for adult-facilitated conversations, these placemats help school counselors, social workers, psychologists, and educators bring structure and fun to lunch bunches, friendship groups, individual counseling, and classroom SEL activities.

📦 What's Included:

🍽️ 108 Printable SEL Lunch Bunch Placemats

• 108 printable placemats featuring social-emotional learning prompts and engaging activities.
• Includes 96 monthly placemats, with 8 different pages for each of the 12 months.
• Additional self-control and self-esteem placemat sets, with 6 pages in each set.
• Full-color and black-and-white versions, with black-and-white pages suitable for coloring.
• Designed for adult-facilitated discussion and social skills practice.

📅 12 Monthly Lunch Bunch Placemat Sets

• 8 printable placemats for each month of the year.
• 96 monthly placemats in total.
• Offer variety for recurring lunch bunch groups and counseling sessions.
• Include SEL discussion prompts alongside puzzles, drawing, and other engaging activities.

💻 306-Slide Google Slides Edition

• Colorful digital edition with 306 Google Slides.
• Includes 108 digital seek-and-find slides.
• Seek-and-find activities can be projected onto a smartboard.
• Helpful for keeping students engaged while waiting for other group members to arrive.
• Provides a digital option for using the activities during counseling or classroom instruction.

💬 Feelings Check-Ins & Daily Movement

• Each placemat includes a feelings check-in.
• Students have opportunities to identify and share how they are feeling.
• Includes a stretch of the day.
• Combines emotional awareness with movement and conversation.

🤝 Problem-Solving & Communication Prompts

Activities include:

• Practicing I-statements.
• Discussing what students might say in different situations.
• Exploring what students might do in social scenarios.
• Encouraging conversation about choices and problem-solving strategies.

🎨 Creative SEL Activities & Puzzles

Placemats include a variety of activities, such as:

• Drawing feelings and finishing pictures.
• Positive affirmations for self-esteem.
• Seek-and-find activities.
• Mazes and dot-to-dot activities.
• Spot-the-difference puzzles.
• Fun facts, jokes, and other engaging prompts.

🗣️ Icebreakers & Conversation Starters

• Staying-on-topic discussion prompts.
• Finish-the-sentence activities.
• Would You Rather questions.
• Share-about-a-time prompts.
• Opportunities to practice sharing experiences and listening to others.

🧠 Self-Control Lunch Bunch Placemat Set

• 6 additional self-control placemats.
• Activities focused on self-control and related SEL concepts.
• Includes a directed drawing self-control activity.
• Can be incorporated into lunch bunch groups or targeted counseling sessions.

💛 Self-Esteem Lunch Bunch Placemat Set

• 6 additional self-esteem placemats.
• Activities focused on self-esteem and positive self-awareness.
• Provides additional discussion and reflection opportunities.
• Can be used alongside the monthly placemats or in self-esteem groups.

🖨️ Reusable Printable Options

• Full-color versions for ready-to-use activities.
• Black-and-white versions that students can color.
• Placemats can be laminated for repeated use.
• Dry-erase markers can be used with laminated copies.

🎒 Quick Details: 108 Printable SEL Placemats | 12 Monthly Sets | 96 Monthly Pages + 12 Self-Control & Self-Esteem Pages | 306 Google Slides | 108 Digital Seek & Find Slides | Feelings Check-Ins | Stretch of the Day | Conversation Starters | Problem-Solving Prompts | Mazes + Drawing + Puzzles | Color + Black & White | Growing Bundle | Digital + Print

🛍️ Bundle & Save:

This Growing Bundle Contains:

• Lunch Bunch Set 1
• Lunch Bunch Set 2
• Self-Control Lunch Bunch Set
• Self-Esteem Lunch Bunch Set
• As additional resources are added, the bundle price may increase for new purchasers. Purchasing the growing bundle provides access to future additions without an additional charge.

🎯 Skills Addressed:

• Feelings Identification: Practice recognizing, naming, and sharing emotions through regular check-ins.
• Self-Awareness: Reflect on personal feelings, experiences, interests, and preferences.
• Self-Esteem: Explore personal strengths and encouraging affirmations.
• Self-Control: Discuss choices and strategies for managing responses in different situations.
• Social Awareness: Consider how other people may think, feel, and experience situations.
• Responsible Decision-Making: Explore possible responses to everyday social challenges.
• Social Problem-Solving: Practice considering what to say or do in different scenarios.
• Assertive Communication: Use I-statements to practice expressing thoughts, feelings, and needs.
• Conversation Skills: Practice initiating conversations, responding to prompts, and staying on topic.
• Friendship & Peer Connections: Encourage students to learn about one another through shared activities.
• Self-Expression: Use drawing, discussion, and creative activities to communicate ideas and feelings.
• Group Participation: Practice participating in shared conversations and activities with peers.
• Movement & Body Awareness: Incorporate brief stretches into group routines.

💡 Ways to Use It:

• Lunch Bunch Groups: Place a worksheet at each student's seat to provide structure and conversation prompts during lunch.
• Small Group Counseling: Use the placemats in friendship, social skills, self-esteem, or self-control groups.
• Individual Counseling: Choose prompts and activities that align with a student's current counseling goals.
• Beginning-of-Group Icebreakers: Use Would You Rather questions and conversation starters to help students get acquainted.
• Feelings Check-Ins: Begin sessions with the included emotional check-in and stretch of the day.
• Waiting Activities: Display digital seek-and-find slides while students arrive or finish getting their lunches.
• Morning Meetings: Incorporate discussion prompts and puzzles into classroom community-building routines.
• Fun Fridays: Use the placemats for engaging SEL activities at the end of the week.
• Classroom Incentives: Offer placemats as a structured activity during special classroom events.
• SEL Centers: Use selected puzzles and drawing activities with adult support.
• Social Skills Practice: Encourage conversations about I-statements, problem-solving, and staying on topic.
• Reusable Group Materials: Laminate the printable placemats and use dry-erase markers.
• Digital Group Activities: Project the Google Slides edition on a smartboard for shared participation.

👩‍🏫 Who It's For:

This Lunch Bunch SEL Placemats Growing Bundle is designed for elementary students and can be used by:

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

The placemats are intended for children and adults to use together. Many prompts are designed to spark conversation rather than produce written responses, so students benefit from an adult who can facilitate discussion, provide support, and adapt activities to individual needs.

🖨️ Format & Download:

✔️ 108 printable SEL lunch bunch placemats

✔️ 96 monthly placemats across 12 sets

✔️ 6 self-control placemats

✔️ 6 self-esteem placemats

✔️ Directed drawing self-control activity

✔️ 306 colorful Google Slides

✔️ 108 digital seek-and-find slides

✔️ Feelings check-ins and daily stretches

✔️ Problem-solving scenarios and I-statement prompts

✔️ Icebreakers and conversation starters

✔️ Drawing, coloring, puzzles, mazes, and other activities

✔️ Full-color and black-and-white printable versions

✔️ Growing bundle with future additions at no extra cost

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📌 Important Notes:

• The placemats are intended for adult-facilitated conversations, not independent worksheet completion. Some discussion prompts do not include space for written answers.
• Google Slides access is required to use the digital edition.
• This is a growing bundle, and additional sets will be added at no additional cost to existing purchasers.
• When using placemats during lunch, prioritize students' time to eat, comfort, and opportunities for relaxed social connection. Participation in discussion prompts should be flexible.
• 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.