Help students build emotional awareness, practice positive self-talk, and strengthen self-esteem with these engaging Thanksgiving Social-Emotional Mazes! This no-prep resource combines feelings identification, positive affirmations, and hands-on activities to make SEL learning fun during November and the fall season.

Students can explore six Thanksgiving-themed mazes while practicing supportive self-talk, recognizing facial expressions, and identifying emotions. The resource also includes 19 two-piece feelings matching puzzles, 19 scenario cards, conversation dice, and 8 bonus worksheets to extend learning beyond the mazes.

With full-color and black-and-white versions, these activities are easy to incorporate into individual counseling, small groups, classroom SEL lessons, calm corners, and early-finisher activities.

📦 What's Included:

🌀 6 Thanksgiving Feelings & Positive Affirmation Mazes

• Six full-color Thanksgiving-themed SEL mazes
• Six black-and-white versions that can also be used for coloring
• Positive self-talk affirmations to encourage self-esteem and confidence
• Activities for recognizing and naming different emotions
• Opportunities to combine maze-solving with feelings discussions

🧩 19 Two-Piece Feelings Matching Puzzles

• 19 printable two-piece feelings puzzles
• Activities for matching facial expressions with feeling words
• Hands-on opportunities to build emotional vocabulary
• Useful for individual instruction, partner activities, and SEL centers

💬 19 Feelings Scenario Cards

• 19 scenario cards for exploring emotions in everyday situations
• Opportunities to discuss how someone might feel and why
• Encourages students to recognize that people can experience different feelings in similar situations
• Can be used independently or paired with the matching puzzles

🎲 Feelings Conversation Dice

• Printable conversation dice to extend discussions about emotions
• Interactive prompts for encouraging emotional awareness and reflection
• Can be paired with the mazes, puzzles, and scenario cards

📝 8 Bonus SEL Worksheets

• Additional printable activities to reinforce feelings identification and self-awareness
• Opportunities to continue practicing SEL skills after completing the mazes
• Useful for independent practice, counseling sessions, and classroom learning centers

🎨 Color & Black-and-White Options

• Full-color maze versions for engaging visual activities
• Black-and-white maze versions for flexible printing and coloring
• Options for students who enjoy combining art with SEL activities

🎒 Quick Details: Grades K–2 | 🌀 6 mazes in color + B&W | 🧩 19 feelings puzzles | 💬 19 scenario cards | 🎲 Conversation dice | 📝 8 Bonus worksheets | ❤️ Feelings + self-esteem | 🖨️ Printable activities

🛍️ Bundle & Save:

Want a discount on these Thanksgiving feelings and affirmation activities? Check out:

🍂 Thanksgiving Counseling + Social Emotional Learning Bundle

• This bundle includes these mazes plus feelings matching puzzles
• Expected and unexpected behavior game with 30 scenarios
• Thanksgiving Would You Rather yoga and creative movement activities
• Scarecrow, squirrel, and corn husk Color by Code feelings activities
• The bundle offers multiple ways to practice emotional awareness, positive self-talk, social skills, movement, and responsible decision-making throughout the fall season

🎯 Skills Addressed:

✔️ Identifying and naming emotions

✔️ Recognizing facial expressions and emotional cues

✔️ Building self-esteem and supportive self-talk

✔️ Developing emotional vocabulary and self-awareness

✔️ Exploring how people might feel in different situations

✔️ Practicing social awareness and perspective-taking

✔️ Building perseverance through maze-solving activities

💡 Ways to Use It:

• Use the positive affirmation mazes during individual counseling sessions focused on self-esteem and self-talk
• Incorporate the feelings identification mazes into Thanksgiving classroom SEL lessons
• Offer the black-and-white mazes as coloring activities for students who enjoy creative expression
• Use the 19 two-piece puzzles to practice matching facial expressions with feeling words
• Pair the 19 scenario cards with the puzzles to explore feelings in everyday situations
• Roll the feelings conversation dice during small-group counseling or Lunch Bunch activities
• Add the 8 bonus worksheets to calm corners, SEL centers, or early-finisher activities

👩‍🏫 Who It's For:

Perfect for school counselors, school social workers, school psychologists, child therapists, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, special education teachers, classroom teachers, and homeschool educators working with students in kindergarten through second grade.

This resource is especially useful for professionals looking for low-prep, seasonal activities to support feelings identification, emotional vocabulary, positive self-talk, self-esteem, and social awareness.

🖨️ Format & Download:

✔️ Six printable Thanksgiving SEL mazes in full color

✔️ Six black-and-white maze versions

✔️ 19 two-piece feelings matching puzzles

✔️ 19 feelings scenario cards

✔️ Printable feelings conversation dice

✔️ 8 Bonus SEL worksheets

✔️ Printable digital download

📌 Important Notes:

• Positive affirmations can be introduced as invitations to explore supportive self-talk rather than statements students must repeat or believe
• 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