Social-Emotional Skill Builders Through Play!
While many social-emotional games are designed specifically to target emotions and self-regulation, classic games can also effectively support the development of social-emotional skills. When paired with pre-teaching and in-the-moment cues, many of these games can elicit frustration and provide opportunities to practice and reinforce :
* Resiliency * Emotional Regulation * Impulse Control * Social Interaction & Social Perspective Taking * Flexible Thinking
COLOR SORTING CALMING STRATEGY
Ages 3 and up
Sorting items is an easy calming strategy that can be utilized. Below are several fidgets that provide sorting and can aid in calming.
UNO CARD GAME
Ages 7 and up
CHUTES & LADDERS
Ages 3 and up
SORRY!
Ages 6 and up
TROUBLE
Ages 5 and up
CANDYLAND
Ages 3 and up