Help children measure the size of challenges or problems on a 4-point scale with the pirate-themed Measuring Challenges Game. This self-checking digital problem-solving game includes 31 scenarios, printable cards, and a visual scale poster for teaching self-regulation and social-emotional learning skills.

Play together during individual counseling, small groups, classroom SEL lessons, or telehealth. Discuss how thoughts about a challenge can influence feelings and choices while children practice explaining their reasoning.

📦 What's Included:

• Google Slides game with 31 problem-solving scenarios
• 31 Printable scenario cards
• 4-Point measuring challenges scale poster in color and black and white
• Introductory slides that briefly review how to measure challenges using the scale

Three question formats keep practice varied:

• Open-ended questions
• Multiple-choice questions with 3 answer options
• Multiple-choice questions with 4 answer options

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🎒 Quick Details: Grades 1–5 | 👥 Individual, small group + classroom | 🖨️ PDF + Google Slides | 🎯 Measuring challenges, problem-solving + self-regulation

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🛍️ Bundle & Save:

Want a discount on this? Check out the: Skills for Big Feelings Super Ultimate Growing Bundle includes:

• 184-Page curriculum, available with the paperback or eBook, plus a 221-page eBook with 40 coping skills crafts
• 12 Interactive workbooks with 150 Google Slides pages, 16 guided relaxation MP3s, and videos demonstrating 30+ coping skills
• Digital and printable CBT games, 70 unique Bingo cards, coping cards, dice, spinner wheels, mazes, and fortune tellers
• Posters, family handouts, editable documents, and future bundle additions at no extra cost

Want a discount on this? Check out the: CBT Skills for Big Feelings Game Bundle includes:

• 7 Digital and printable games: Feelings Film, Jolly Jellybean Helpful Thought Hunt, Butterfly Thought Changer, Measuring Challenges Pirate Game, Bella Bird’s Equal Measurements, Donut Worry About Making Mistakes, and Gumball Gratitude
• Practice naming feelings, identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts, measuring challenges, matching reactions, responding to mistakes, and gratitude

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🎯 Skills Addressed:

Measuring the size of a problem, problem-solving, flexible thinking, self-awareness, emotional awareness, self-regulation, and understanding connections between thoughts, feelings, and choices.

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💡 Ways to Use It:

Introduce the 4-point measuring challenges scale with the review slides or printable poster. Use the 31 scenario cards to practice measuring challenges and discuss children’s reasoning together.

Play the Google Slides game together by screen sharing during virtual counseling or projecting it on a smartboard for classroom lessons.

Use this companion activity to reinforce Session 5 of Skills for Big Feelings: A Guide for Teaching Kids Relaxation, Regulation, and Coping Techniques by Casey O’Brien Martin. The introductory slides briefly review the scale, so you can also use the game without the book.

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👩‍🏫 Who It's For:

Counselors, social workers, psychologists, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, and other service providers working on self-awareness, emotional identification, self-regulation, and social awareness skills.

Teachers and parents who want to bring social-emotional learning into classrooms and homes.

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🖨️ Format & Download:

Includes a printable PDF and a self-checking Google Slides game. Please ensure you can open PDF files and access Google Slides before purchasing.

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📚 More Problem-Solving Resources:

Read 16 Fun Movement Activities for Counseling and Classrooms for a chalk activity that lets children move to the spot on a 4-point scale that matches a challenge.

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📌 Important Notes:

• This is a Session 5 companion resource for Skills for Big Feelings. The book is not required, and the introductory slides briefly review the measuring challenges scale.
• Use the scale to encourage reflection and problem-solving while validating children’s feelings. The impact of a challenge can vary with a child’s experiences, needs, and available supports.
• Facilitate discussion of open-ended responses as you play together
• 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.