Make spring counseling lessons more engaging with this Spring Social-Emotional Learning Directed Drawing Bundle! This collection of 10 spring-themed guided drawing activities combines creativity with meaningful conversations about feelings, coping skills, communication, problem-solving, flexible thinking, and other important SEL skills.

Using the Answer It, See It, Draw It format, students answer social-emotional learning questions to unlock each step of a drawing. With 6 discussion prompts per activity and 60 prompts across the bundle, children can practice social skills while creating fun spring-inspired pictures.

The bundle includes three Spring SEL Directed Drawing sets, plus a special bonus tulip activity that isn't included in the individual sets. You'll also receive editable Google Slides versions so you can replace the questions with your own prompts for counseling, classroom lessons, or other subjects.

These activities are ideal for individual counseling, small groups, classroom SEL lessons, smartboard activities, and virtual sessions.

📦 What's Included:

🌷 10 Spring SEL Directed Drawing Activities

• Answer SEL prompts to unlock the steps to complete 10 spring-inspired drawings including a tulip, a bird, a beehive, a flowerpot, a rain cloud, a birdhouse, a bird's nest, an umbrella, a tulip, a watering can, and a flower.
• Each drawing includes 6 social-emotional learning discussion prompts that students answer to reveal the next drawing step.

💬 60 Social-Emotional Learning Discussion Prompts

• 6 prompts for each of the 10 drawings.
• 60 total discussion prompts across the bundle.
• Questions addressing feelings, communication, coping skills, and social problem-solving.
• Designed to encourage reflection and conversation during the drawing process.

🧠 CBT, Social Skills & Emotional Regulation Topics

Across the collection, students explore concepts such as:

• Identifying emotions through words, facial expressions, and body language.
• Empathy and perspective-taking.
• Staying on topic and asking questions.
• Using I-statements during conflicts.
• Finding compromises and win-win solutions.
• Problem-solving and apologizing.
• Considering which thoughts to share aloud.
• Identifying helpful and unhelpful thoughts.
• Reframing unhelpful thoughts.
• Coping skills and self-awareness.
• Growth mindset and fixed mindset thinking.

✏️ Editable Google Slides Versions

• Editable versions of the directed drawing activities.
• Replace the included SEL prompts with your own questions.
• Adapt activities for different counseling topics, classroom lessons, or academic subjects.
• Use the same drawing format with customized content.

🌱 SEL Pre-Teaching Slides

• Pre-teaching activities to introduce important social-emotional learning concepts.
• Explore growth mindset, grit, patience, and coping skills.
• Encourage students to practice responding to mistakes and challenges.
• Help prepare children for the drawing activities.

🖨️ Bonus Printable Pages

• Supplemental printable pages included with the digital activities.
• Provide additional options for using the drawings during counseling or classroom lessons.
• Useful for students who prefer working with paper and pencils.

💻 Digital Answer It, See It, Draw It Activities

• Google Slides activities accessed through a PDF.
• Students answer a question to unlock the next drawing step.
• Can be displayed on a smartboard or shared during virtual sessions.
• Suitable for individual students, small groups, and whole-class participation.

🎒 Quick Details: 10 Spring SEL Directed Drawings | 60 Discussion Prompts | 6 Prompts Per Drawing | 3 Spring Activity Sets + Exclusive Bonus Tulip | CBT + Feelings + Communication + Problem-Solving | Editable Google Slides | SEL Pre-Teaching Slides | Bonus Printable Pages | PDF Access + Google Slides | Digital + Print

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🌈 SEL Directed Drawing Growing Bundle

• Includes a growing collection of 60 directed drawings with over 400 prompts>
• Features activities for feelings, empathy, communication, problem-solving, coping skills, and other SEL concepts.
• Includes editable versions and bonus printable resources.
• Offers engaging art-based activities for counseling sessions and classroom SEL lessons throughout the school year.

🎯 Skills Addressed:

• Feelings Identification: Practice recognizing and discussing emotions through verbal and nonverbal cues.
• Self-Awareness: Reflect on personal thoughts, feelings, and responses to different situations.
• Emotional Regulation: Explore coping strategies for managing uncomfortable emotions.
• CBT Skills: Identify helpful and unhelpful thoughts and practice considering alternative perspectives.
• Flexible Thinking: Explore different ways of approaching challenges, mistakes, and social situations.
• Growth Mindset: Discuss learning, persistence, and responding to setbacks.
• Empathy: Consider how other people may feel and explore ways to show care.
• Perspective-Taking: Practice recognizing that people may have different thoughts and experiences.
• Social Communication: Explore staying on topic, asking questions, and expressing thoughts appropriately.
• Assertive Communication: Practice using I-statements to communicate feelings and needs.
• Conflict Resolution: Discuss compromise, apologies, and collaborative problem-solving.
• Responsible Decision-Making: Consider possible responses and outcomes in social situations.
• Self-Expression: Use creative drawing activities to support reflection and communication.
• Patience & Attention: Practice following a sequence of drawing steps while engaging in discussion.

💡 Ways to Use It:

• Individual Counseling: Use guided drawing to support conversations about feelings, coping skills, and social challenges.
• Small Group Counseling: Complete drawings together while practicing discussion and social communication skills.
• Classroom SEL Lessons: Use the activities as interactive lessons focused on social-emotional learning.
• Spring Counseling Activities: Incorporate seasonal drawings into your spring counseling plans.
• CBT-Informed Counseling: Explore thoughts, feelings, and alternative ways of thinking through guided prompts.
• Social Skills Groups: Practice empathy, perspective-taking, communication, and problem-solving.
• Growth Mindset Lessons: Use the pre-teaching slides to discuss mistakes, patience, and perseverance.
• Smartboard Activities: Project the Google Slides activities for whole-group participation.
• Virtual Counseling: Share your screen to complete drawings during remote sessions.
• Art-Based SEL Activities: Offer a creative way for students to participate in counseling discussions.
• Flexible Lesson Planning: Replace the original SEL prompts with your own questions using the editable versions.
• Classroom Review Games: Customize the questions to review academic concepts or other lesson topics.

👩‍🏫 Who It's For:

This Spring SEL Directed Drawing 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 guided drawing format offers an engaging way to combine creativity with conversation. Students can participate through drawing, speaking, pointing, or supported communication, depending on their needs and preferences.

The goal is to explore social-emotional concepts through the drawing process, not to create a perfect finished picture. Students can be encouraged to adapt the drawings, take breaks, and approach mistakes with curiosity.

🖨️ Format & Download:

✔️ 10 spring-themed SEL directed drawing activities

✔️ 60 social-emotional learning discussion prompts

✔️ 6 discussion prompts per drawing

✔️ Spring SEL Directed Drawing Sets 1, 2, and 3

✔️ Exclusive bonus tulip SEL directed drawing

✔️ Editable Google Slides versions

✔️ SEL pre-teaching slides

✔️ Bonus printable pages

✔️ PDF with access to the Google Slides activities

✔️ Digital activities for individual, group, classroom, and virtual use

📌 Important Notes:

• Editable Google Slides versions allow you to replace the included questions with your own prompts.
• Google Slides access is required for this activity. A PDF is included to provide access to the Google Slides resources.
• Some bonus printable pages are included, but the resource is primarily designed for digital guided drawing.
• The Answer It, See It, Draw It format incorporates discussion questions into the step-by-step drawing process.
• 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.