Help elementary students build self-control, impulse control, and self-management skills with this engaging collection of social emotional learning games and activities! Part of the Social Skills Treasury, this resource uses interactive games, real-life scenarios, and sorting activities to help children explore how to pause, think, and make intentional choices.

Students will practice recognizing situations that call for self-control, consider different ways to respond, and explore when sharing a thought aloud might be helpful or hurtful. The activities encourage meaningful conversations about impulse control while giving students opportunities to practice skills in a supportive, playful environment.

Perfect for individual school counseling, small-group counseling, classroom SEL lessons, and social skills instruction, this versatile resource includes printable and digital activities, plus tools for goal setting, progress monitoring, and family communication.

📦 What's Included:

✔️ Interactive Self-Control Board Game

• Game board with spinner, pawns, and dice
• Reflection question dice to encourage discussion

✔️ 32 Self-Control Scenario Cards

• Printable and digital versions
• Everyday situations for exploring self-control and impulse control

✔️ 32 Social Filter Thought Cards

• Printable and digital versions
• Discuss whether a thought might be helpful to share aloud or keep private

✔️ Sorting Activities

• Good Self-Control or Poor Self-Control sorting mats
• Social Filter sorting mats for exploring when to share thoughts aloud

✔️ Visual Supports

• "I Can" learning targets poster
• Playing a Game visual poster

✔️ Counseling & Progress-Monitoring Tools

• SMART IEP and treatment plan objectives
• Data collection sheet
• Editable family letter

✔️ Additional Resources

• Suggested companion resources and extension activities
• Color and black-and-white versions

🎒 Quick Details: Elementary students | 👥 Individual counseling, small groups + classroom SEL | 🎲 Board game + 64 scenario and thought cards | 🖨️ Printable + digital | 🎯 Self-control, impulse control + self-management

🛍️ Bundle & Save:

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✔️ Self-Control & Impulse Control Social Skills Treasury Bundle (Sets 1–3):

• Set 1: Board game, 64 scenario and thought cards, and sorting activities
• Set 2: Eight-page social story, 24 discussion cards, board game, and 27 worksheets and coloring pages
• Set 3: Upper elementary reading and writing activities, graphic organizers, reflection questions, and a six-page flipbook

✔️ 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

🎯 Skills Addressed:

✔️ Self-control and impulse control

✔️ Self-management and self-regulation

✔️ Pausing and thinking before acting

✔️ Social awareness and communication

✔️ Making intentional choices

✔️ Understanding the impact of words and actions

✔️ Self-reflection and decision-making

💡 Ways to Use It:

• Play the board game during individual or small-group counseling
• Use scenario cards to discuss everyday situations involving impulse control
• Explore social communication using the thought cards and sorting mats
• Incorporate activities into classroom SEL lessons
• Use the reflection dice to encourage discussion and self-awareness
• Practice skills during social skills groups or executive functioning lessons
• Use the SMART objectives and data sheet to support individualized counseling goals

👩‍🏫 Who It's For:

Perfect for school counselors, school social workers, school psychologists, special education teachers, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, and classroom educators supporting elementary students with self-control and self-management skills.

The flexible activities can be adapted to students' developmental levels, communication preferences, and individual support needs.

🖨️ Format & Download:

✔️ PDF, Google Slides™, and PowerPoint formats

✔️ Printable and digital activities

✔️ Color and black-and-white versions

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

Please ensure you have compatible software to open the included files.

📌 Important Notes:

• Self-control is a developing skill, and students may need different levels of support depending on their environment, sensory needs, and executive functioning abilities
• Use the scenarios to explore choices collaboratively rather than expecting every student to respond in exactly the same way
• 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