Teach relaxation, self-regulation, and coping techniques with the Skills for Big Feelings eBook. This 12-week social-emotional learning curriculum uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques, mindful breathing, somatic practices, and trauma-sensitive mindfulness to help children understand and cope with their feelings.

Written by School Adjustment Counselor and Licensed Mental Health Counselor Casey O’Brien Martin, the guide provides a structured plan for individual counseling, small groups, and classroom SEL lessons.

Activities address identifying and accepting feelings, recognizing triggers, changing unhelpful thoughts, accepting mistakes, identifying supports, gratitude, visualization, and positive self-talk.

📘 eBook Details:

• 12-Week facilitator guide for teaching relaxation, self-regulation, and coping techniques
  
  
• Reproducible 28-page coloring workbook with mindful breathing techniques, stretches, somatic practices, and relaxation skills
  
  
• 16 Trauma-informed guided relaxation scripts using invitational language
  
  
• S.M.A.R.T. treatment plan and IEP objectives, with templates and examples
  
  
• Family handouts, parent letters, and surveys to extend learning at home and gather feedback
  
  
• Implementation tips for adapting lessons to individual, small-group, and whole-classroom settings
  
  
• Social-emotional activities for naming and accepting feelings, identifying triggers and supports, measuring challenges, and working with unhelpful thoughts
  

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🧠 The Feeling-Breath-Thought-Skill Framework:

The book teaches kids to use the F-B-T-S framework to practice noticing their experiences and respond to big feelings.

• Feeling: Identify, name, and accept emotions
  
  
• Breath: Practice mindful breathing and relaxation
  
  
• Thought: Notice thoughts and explore more helpful ways of thinking
  
  
• Skill: Choose and practice a coping strategy
  

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🎒 Quick Details: Kids ages 6-12 | 📅 12-week curriculum | 👥 Individual, small group + classroom | 📘 Standalone eBook | 🎨 28-page coloring workbook | 🧘 16 relaxation scripts | 🖨️ PDF download

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🛍️ Bundle & Save:

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Skills for Big Feelings eBook Plus Bonus Bundle includes:

• The eBook plus 12 interactive Google Slides workbooks with 150 total pages, including 71 interactive pages and coping skills videos
  
• 16 Guided relaxation MP3s, 45 presentation slides, a 45-page poster pack, and a printable coloring workbook
  
• Editable letters, surveys, and data collection tools; 12 family handouts across 33 pages; and a 7-page Monday–Friday implementation schedule
  
• Paperback Bonus Bundle option
  

Skills for Big Feelings eBook Ultimate Growing Bundle includes:

• The curriculum and Bonus Bundle, plus the 221-page Coping Skills Craftivities eBook with 40 arts and crafts projects
  
• Digital and printable games covering feelings, triggers, helpful thoughts, measuring challenges and reactions, mistakes, gratitude, and curriculum review, plus the Feeling-Breath-Thought-Skill Fast Tap card game
  
• 2 Coping skills bingo games, 9 coping dice, coping skills cards, spinner wheels, 6 mazes, 5 fortune tellers, learning target posters, and the Coping Tools Tournament
  
• Future resources added to this growing bundle at no extra cost
  
• Paperback Growing Bundle option
  

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🎯 Skills Addressed:

Identifying and accepting feelings, self-awareness, self-management, coping skills, emotional regulation, managing anxiety and stress, mindful breathing, body awareness, relaxation, flexible thinking, helpful self-talk, gratitude, and recognizing personal supports.

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💡 Ways to Use It:

Follow the 12-week sequence during individual counseling, small groups, or classroom SEL lessons. Adapt the pacing to children’s developmental needs and your session length.

Practice the breathing, movement, and relaxation strategies together, then use the coloring workbook to reinforce the skills.

Read the guided relaxation scripts during sessions. Use the objectives and planning tools to support individualized goals, and share family materials to encourage practice at home.

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👩‍🏫 Who It's For:

School counselors, school social workers, psychologists, mental health counselors, child therapists, special education teachers, classroom teachers, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, and parents supporting Kids ages 6-12.

Use the curriculum to teach emotional awareness and coping skills while adapting activities to children’s communication styles, developmental needs, and individual goals.

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🖨️ Format & Download:

Downloadable PDF eBook with the reproducible coloring workbook, guided relaxation scripts, planning resources, family materials, and implementation guidance included within the book.

This is the standalone eBook edition. The additional digital interactive workbooks, craft projects, videos, relaxation MP3s, presentation slides, posters, crafts and other supplemental games are available in the expanded bundles.

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📚 More Coping Skills Resources:

• Read How to Structure Group Counseling Sessions with Children for an example Skills for Big Feelings session routine, opening and closing practices, and tips for using the workbook and relaxation scripts.
  
  
• Learn how to help children identify their feelings and practice coping skills in this post about the Feeling-Breath-Thought-Skill strategy.
  

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📌 Important Notes:

• Adapt lessons and pacing to children’s developmental needs, communication styles, and goals
  
  
• This purchase includes the downloadable eBook edition. Paperback editions and expanded bundles are separate purchase options
  
  
• 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.