We are a School Psychologist and Classroom Teacher, each with over 20 years experience working in Inner City schools. We are passionate about advocating for the exceptional abilities of educators, students and families, hoping to inspire others in the process!
We offer a range of educational and wellness resources, ranging from social stories, interventions, to lesson plans, digital prints and workbooks.
Please take some time to enjoy our Wellness Playground!
We are a School Psychologist and Classroom Teacher, each with over 20 years experience working in Inner City schools. We are passionate about advocating for the exceptional abilities of educators, students and families, hoping to inspire others in the process!
We offer a range of educational and wellness resources, ranging from social stories, interventions, to lesson plans, digital prints and workbooks.
Please take some time to enjoy our Wellness Playground!
Digital Product | Instant Download | JPEG & PDF Format
112 AFFIRMATION CARDS INCLUDED!
Positive Self-Affirmation Cards
This bundle comes with 112 Positive Self-Affirmation Cards suitable for use with children, youth and adults. They are formatted to business card-size, and so can be easily used and accessed at a desk, in a binder, pocket, wallet, etc. Each card is unique in it’s saying - and contains positive self-affirmations, paired with engaging visuals.
Use them as deck(s) of motivational cards in a classroom - have students pick cards throughout their day to offer reminders of their potential, and self-worth.
Use them to keep in your wallet - pull them out as you need a boost of positivity in your day
Have students choose cards to keep at their desk, in their bag or pocket - so they can access these positive statements throughout their day, as needed
Use the cards as a lesson - have students choose from the deck of cards, and describe how the message applies to them and/or others. Make each card a teachable lesson!
There are several uses and opportunities to expand the utility of these cards. Use you imagination and have fun!
What’s Included:
112 Unique Cards
1 Zip file with JPEG files
1 PDF file
How to Print:
A. Choose your desired Card(s)
B. Print at home, or
C. Use a local print/copy shop to print for you, or
D. Upload to an online printing service to have the prints delivered to your door
We recommend using high-quality card stock for best results
PERSONAL NOTE:
We love what we do, and do our best to provide a wide variety of options, fun products, and flexibility in printing our digital files, all in attempts to make your life easier!
Please provide your feedback, so we may continue to offer worthwhile products!
This Social Emotional Learning Journal is a resource meant to facilitate healthy conversations with students around their mental health and social emotional well being, in fun and interactive ways. It is ideal for students Grades 3-6, but may be used with older students as well.
It is a great tool for educators, guidance counselors, school psychologists and therapists to use with their clients and students. It covers a variety of topics such as family health, self-esteem, interests/hobbies, passions, future-goals, strategies for recognizing and managing feelings, worries and behaviours, and many more topics related to mental health and wellness.
This resource is 46 pages, and in High-Resolution PDF format (8.5 x 11), and so can be easily printed. It contains developmentally appropriate language and engaging visuals in order to engage the child in a fun and interactive way.
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
1 High-Resolution colour PDF file, in 8.5x11 format
HOW TO PRINT:
Following purchase, your file will be emailed to you for printing.
Simply Print, laminate if you wish, and staple, bind or place in duotang or folder to use with students and children.
Download, print, and enjoy!
PERSONAL NOTE:
We love what we do, and do our best to provide a wide variety of options, quality resources, and flexibility in printing our digital files, all in attempts to make your life easier!
Please provide your feedback, so we may continue to offer worthwhile products!
PLEASE NOTE:
No physical product will be shipped, as this is a digital download. Colours may vary slightly due to different colour monitor/calibration. This purchase is licensed for PERSONAL USE ONLY. All Digital Prints are copyright of The Wellness Playground.
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This Social Story: Stimming is My Superpower, discusses the concept of Stimming, a common behaviour in children with. The story reframes stimming as a child’s SUPERPOWER - in that it helps students communicate their feeling and thoughts, and to self-regulate by calming their minds, bodies and voices. It talks about and validates the various moods that can bring on stimming behaviours, and how to best communicate (using words and/or pictures) to adults (teachers, parents) about their need to stim.
The social story provides 17 pages of visual, child-friendly content. It is in Powerpoint file, in 8.5x11 inch format, so it can be both presented (projector or Smartboard), and printed out on regular printer paper. It can be used individually or in small group or whole classroom settings. It is best suited for Grades K to 6, but can be used in junior high and high school settings as well, particularly with special education settings.
As always, please leave feedback and review so that I may continue to provide practical resources to my fellow educators. Thank you!
This Social Story, entitled My ADHD & ME: Strategies for Life! is something I created in order to not only educate, but to empower children and youth with ADHD, in order to better understand themselves, to advocate for themselves, and learn strategies to utilize their many strengths, in life.
Children and youth with ADHD need to be educated on what ADHD means, what it brings (both challenges and positive strengths) and how to best manage it, so that they may experience life to the fullest!
This 20 page social story is more of a Success Guide for Life, for children and youth with ADHD. It can be used independently, as well as alongside teachers and parents.
It includes the following:
Description of ADHD, including explanations of Inattention, Hyperactivity and Impulsivity
Analogy of ADHD as our brain and body being like a turbo-charged engine
Discussion on how Revving so fast can affect our learning
What feelings and emotions may come along with ADHD
Validation and examples of different emotions and how this can look when it overwhelms us
Analogy of learning how to apply the brakes to slow down, and be a happy driver and in control
Discussion of several practical strategies to help with applying the brakes and regaining control, including space for child to list their own strategies
Brief discussion on medication as a tool to help with staying on track
Emphasis on the ADHD child’s strengths, with examples and space to list their own!
Reminder that ADHD makes them extra special
Page for child/youth to write or draw what it is like for them to live with ADHD.
This 20 page story is in PDF format (8.5x11 inches), and is easily printable. It is full of engaging visuals, and uses developmentally appropriate language. It is geared towards elementary to early junior/secondary students, as well as students in special education and life skills settings.
As always, please leave a review/feedback so I may continue to provide practical resources to my fellow educators. Thank you!
DIGITAL DOWNLOAD | TEEN JOURNAL
HIGH-RESOLUTION PDF FORMAT
LIFE IS A JOURNEY: SELF-DISCOVERY JOURNAL FOR YOUTH
This resource called, LIFE IS A JOURNEY: A SELF-DISCOVERY JOURNAL FOR YOUTH, is a journal and workbook for children and youth. The purpose of this journal is to provide youth with an opportunity to:
explore their feelings
discover their interests and strengths
enhance self-esteem and mental wellness
engage in future-thinking and goal planning
practice self-care activities
navigate topics of gratitude and self-discovery
This journal is in high-resolution PDF (8.5"x11") format, and contains 46 pages of engaging content, with fun exercises and visuals. It can be easily downloaded, printed and bound or stapled to be used individually, with clients, or in group format. It is best suited for Grade 6 to Grade 12 students.
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
1 High-Resolution colour 46-page PDF file, in 8.5x11 format
HOW TO PRINT:
Following purchase, your file will be emailed to you for printing.
Simply Print, laminate if you wish, and staple, bind or place in duotang or folder to use with students and children.
PERSONAL NOTE:
We love what we do, and do our best to provide a wide variety of options, quality resources, and flexibility in printing our digital files, all in attempts to make your life easier! Please provide your feedback, so we may continue to offer worthwhile products!
PLEASE NOTE:
No physical product will be shipped, as this is a digital download. Colours may vary slightly due to different colour monitor/calibration.
This purchase is licensed for PERSONAL USE ONLY. All Digital Prints are copyright of The Wellness Playground.
THANKS FOR VISITING, and FEEL FREE TO CHECK OUT OUR OTHER LISTINGS!
This resource called, FASD and ME: Social (Success) Story - Strategies for Life!, is really a manual and workbook for children and youth living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - to use in order to empower and educate themselves on FASD, identify with others with FASD, and learn strategies to live and cope with FASD in healthy ways. This resource can be used independently, or the child can be guided through with the support of an adult (Teacher, EA, parent, etc.)
This resource is 37 pages, and in PDF format (8.5 x 11), and so can be easily printed. It contains developmentally appropriate language and engaging visuals in order to engage the child in a fun and interactive way. There are Two Parts, with Part 1 focusing on Education on FASD, and Part 2 focusing on Strategies to Live with FASD.
Part 1: Living with FASD - All About Me
What is FASD
Communication
Socialization
Attention, Hyperactivity, Impulsivity
Sensory
Emotions/Feelings
Learning Difficulties
Life Skills
Managing Change & Transitions
Emphasis on Strengths & Talents
Part 2: Living with FASD - Strategies & Ideas
Examples of Feelings and Emotional Reactions
Strategies to Process Feelings and Emotions
Strategies to Regulate Sensory Needs
Strategies to Incorporate Routine and Structure
Strategies for Communication
Strategies for Social Interaction and Making Friendships
Strategies to Navigate Bullying Behaviours
Mention of Medication as means to Moderate Behaviours
Emphasis on Strengths and Talents
Opportunity to Draw and/or Write About What It’s Like Living with FASD
As always, please leave feedback and review, so that I may continue to provide practical resources to my fellow educators. Thank you!
I created the Social Story: I Am Unique & Special with the purpose of teaching and showing children that they (as well as everyone they meet) are different and unique in many ways, and this makes us all special! The story helps to define what being different and unique means, and uses examples such as:
a. The way we LOOK (e.g., hair, eyes, skin, etc.)
b. They way we TALK (e.g., fast, loud, slow, quiet, etc.)
c. They way we MOVE (e.g., fast, slow, fidgety, etc.)
d. The way we ACT (e.g., excited, hyper, shy, etc.)
e. The way we FEEL (e.g., happy, mad, sad, worried, etc.)
f. Our ORIGINS: Where We Come From (e.g., country, culture, family, language, etc.)
g. SKILLS and TALENTS We Have (e.g., subjects, music, art, sports, activities, etc.)
h. The Ways We LEARN (e.g., visual, verbal, seeing, doing, etc.)
i. The Ways We Handle STRESS (e.g., screaming, hugs, withdrawing, talking, etc.)
j. The CONDITIONS We Live With (e.g., ASD, FASD, ADHD, physical handicaps, etc.)
The Story concludes by reminding our students that Being Unique and Different is What Makes Us Special! And This is Okay, and Something to Be Proud of in Others and Ourselves.
Format is 15 PAGES, colour PDF, 8.5x11, and so can be easily printed and laminated. The language is simple and visuals engaging for students of all ages, developmental and grade levels.
And, please feel free to leave your review and feedback so I can continue to provide valuable resources to my fellow educators. Thank You!!!
This resource called, AUTISM and ME: SOCIAL (SUCCESS) STORY - Strategies for Life!, is really a manual and workbook for children and youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder to use in order to empower and educate themselves on ASD, identify with others with ASD, and learn strategies to live and cope with ASD in healthy ways.
This resource is 40 pages, and in PDF format (8.5 x 11), and so can be easily printed. It contains developmentally appropriate language and engaging visuals in order to engage the child in a fun and interactive way. There are Two Parts, with Part 1 focusing on education on ASD, and Part 2 focusing on strategies to live with ASD.
Part 1: Living with Autism - ALL ABOUT ME
Communication
Socialization
Sensory
Emotions/Feelings
Perseveration
Repetitive Movements & Behaviours/Stimming
Insistence on Sameness/Routine
Splinter skills/Interests
Emphasis on Strengths
Part 2: Living with Autism - Strategies & Ideas
Examples of Feelings and Emotional Reactions
Strategies to Process Feelings and Emotions
Strategies to Regulate Sensory Needs
Strategies to incorporate Routine and Sameness
Strategies for Communication
Strategies for Social Interaction and Making Friendships
Strategies to Navigate Bullying Behaviours
Mention of Medication as means to moderate behaviours
Emphasis on Strengths and Talents
Opportunity to Draw and/or Write About What It’s Like Living with ASD
While labeled a social story, this resource is really an in-depth manual or workbook on how to live successfully with ASD and to appreciate one’s strengths and talents, that do accompany living with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
As always, please leave feedback and review, so that I may continue to provide practical resources to my fellow educators. Thank you!
My Grief Journey: A Teen Guide for Managing Grief and Loss. Guided Prompts to Explore Feelings and Find a Path to Healing.
This journal was created to help youth (ages 12-18) navigate the challenges surrounding death, loss and grief, and find a path to healing. Everybody processes grief in different ways and over their own timeline. This journal respects these differences and offers education, guided prompts, and strategies - acting as a healthy outlet to support youth along their grief journey. We poured much time and effort into this journal to make it an authentic and meaningful experience for the user.
This 44-page grief journal conveys these themes using engaging visuals and practical examples, as well as developmentally appropriate language.
This journal is not intended to replace therapy, but rather, is meant to act as a supplemental and supportive guide, and can be used individually or with a trusted adult such as a parent or counselor.
We hope you find this journal helpful in your grief journey.
What You Will Receive:
1 high-quality, colour PDF file
8.5"x11" in size
44 Pages
How to Use:
After uploading product, save file to your device
Print either at home, or via local print provider or online print service
Bind, laminate, or place in duotang to use with your students
Personal Note:
Should you require a different file format, let us know and we can do this for you.
We love what we do and so would appreciate your feedback and review so we can continue to provide practical resources to our fellow educators.
THANK YOU.
When Someone I Care About, Dies: Grief Journal
In response to our brief social story on supporting a grieving student, we were asked if we had a more in-depth resource for our grieving kids - and, after a lot of thought, work and care, we finally have published a comprehensive grief journal!
This 43-page comprehensive journal is meant to act as a guide to assist children and youth through their grief journey. It is intended to answer some of children’s questions about death, and provide information about death and dying, and the feelings we may experience when someone we care about, dies.
Some examples of topics/questions covered include:
Why do people die?
Who is in our Circle of Support?
What is the Life Cycle?
Will the person come back?
What happens at a funeral?
Where does the person go?
Are my feelings normal?
Who can I talk to?
What happens in our bodies when we grieve?
What can make me feel better?
Will I feel happy again?
What are some self-care activities I can do?
What happens over time?
Grief glossary - what are some words I may hear when a person dies?
Self-expression page
The journal helps children to normalize the grief experience, and guides them through important topics and feelings related to the loss of a loved one.
The journal is in PDF (8.5" x 11") format, and so is easily printable and may be laminated and put in a binder or folder. It uses developmentally appropriate language, and engaging visuals.
It is presented as a social story, but also in a workbook-like format, where the child can contribute their own answers and fill in information that helps them to engage in and reflect on their grief experience. The intention is to work through the journal alongside a trusted adult, so they may be adequately listened to and supported.
As always, please leave your feedback and review so that we may continue to provide practical resources to our fellow educators. And, please follow our page so you may receive new and up to date materials. Thank you!
The Grateful Journal helps people to make gratitude a habit by encouraging daily practice of being thankful for what we have. The gratitude journal is in digital format, and so is easily printable and you may print as many pages as you like!
Most of us lead busy lives and it can be easy to get caught up with the day to day challenges. But, in the midst of the chaos, it is important not to lose sight of the fact that there is always something to be grateful for. As much as we may be overcoming obstacles and solving problems, how often do we take the time to truly celebrate the positives? This journal was created to help you make quality time for gratitude. Use it to reflect on your day, week or month - what did you enjoy? what made you smile? It might be a person in your life or a moment you shared or experience you enjoyed. It could be as simple as a delicious cup of coffee in the morning or watching a beautiful sunrise. Let it remind you of the little things in life. This journal has helpful strategies and tools to encourage gratitude, as well as daily entries for each month of the year, so you may have space for growth each and every day of the year!
CONTENTS:
JOURNAL PURPOSE
HOW TO USE THIS JOURNAL
THE BENEFITS OF GRATITUDE
THE REVERSE BUCKET LIST
PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE
YOUR GRATITUDE VISION BOARD
GRATITUDE TOKENS
G.L.A.D. TECHNIQUE
TABS: JANUARY - DECEMBER
We hope this journal helps you to adopt an attitude of gratitude into your daily life and appreciate all the little things that make life wonderful.
What You Will Receive:
1 ZIP folder containing a high-quality, colour PDF file
8.5"x11" in size
188 Pages
How to Use:
After uploading product, save file to your device
Print either at home, or via local print provider or online print service
Bind or place in a duotang for your convenience
Personal Note:
Should you require a different file format or size, let us know and we can do this for you.
We love what we do and so would appreciate your feedback and review so we can continue to provide practical resources.
THANK YOU.
This** Anxiety Intervention Bundle offers 8 unique activities**, social stories and strategies tailored to help children manage children and youth’s anxiety across all settings:
Breathing & Grounding Strategies for Kids
Social Story: 8 Easy Ways I Can Practice Calm Breathing
Social Story: Calm Breathing (Basic Concepts)
Social Story: What To Do When I Feel Worried or Anxious
Anxiety Busters Activity
My Worry Bubbles Activity
Taming Your Thoughts: CBT Intervention
Worry Tree Activity
Each intervention includes detailed instructions and sample pages for ease of understanding and use.
WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE:
You will receive 5 zip files, with each resource in PNG and/or PDF format, and 8.5"x11" sizing - this allows for high-resolution images and easy printing from your home or office printer. You may, of course, also choose to print from a local print/copy shop, or upload to an online printing service to have the print delivered to your door.
PERSONAL NOTE:
We love what we do, and do our best to provide a wide variety of options, fun products, and flexibility in printing our digital files, all in attempts to make your life easier!
Please provide your feedback, so we may continue to offer worthwhile products!
PLEASE NOTE:
No physical product will be shipped and the frame is not included. Colours may vary slightly due to different colour monitor/calibration. This purchase is licensed for PERSONAL USE ONLY. All Digital Prints are copyright of The Wellness Playground.
THANKS FOR VISITING, and FEEL FREE TO CHECK OUT OUR OTHER LISTINGS.
INSTANT DOWNLOAD | 10 PRINTABLE SOCIAL STORIES | HIGH-RESOLUTION PDF FILES
This Bundle consists of 10 resources to assist children with developing essential self-regulation skills. Each resource is easy to follow, practical, and uses simple language and engaging visuals to communicate concepts. They are tailored to elementary and junior high ages, but are suitable across all developmental levels, for regular and special education settings.
They are in PDF, 8.5 x 11, format, and and so can be easily printed and laminated, and/or presented on-screen to a classroom. Each story ranges from 3 to 16 pages long.
The range of topics include breathing techniques, mindfulness, sensory needs, managing strong emotions, modulating voice volume, and coping with high stimulation environments and events.
WHATS INCLUDED:
10 Social Stories
Each in High-Resolution colour PDF; 8.5"x11" Format:
Social Story- How I can Relax with Calm Breathing (Basic Concepts)
Social Story - My Sensory Needs (and How to Self-Regulate)
Social Story - Stimming is My Super Power
Social Story - How to Cope When Things are Too Loud
Social Story - What to Do When I Get Upset or Angry
Social Story - What to Do When My Body Needs to Fidget
Social Story - Controlling My Voice Volume
Social Story - Managing Strong Emotions
Social Story - 8 Easy Ways I Can Practice Calm Breathing
Social Story - Personal Space
We hope this resource is helpful to you and the children you work with! Enjoy, and please leave your feedback.
FEELINGS SOCIAL STORY BUNDLE
This Bundle contains 8 Social Stories that teach children about common feelings that we experience, and offers strategies on how to express and manage these feelings in healthy ways.
Our children and students often have difficulty navigating and managing strong emotions. These social stories are laid out in a simple yet engaging way that allows students to process, understand and manage their feelings and emotions in healthy ways.
The 8 social stories included in this bundle include:
Social Story: When I Feel Worried or Anxious
Social Story: When I’m Feeling Sad
Social Story: When I’m Feeling Lonely
Social Story: When I’m Feeling Mad
Social Story: When I’m Feeling Frustrated
Social Story: When I Feel Like Harming Myself
Social Story: When I’m Feeling Excited
Social Story: When I’m Feeling Jealous
What You Will Receive:
8 Social Stories
8 high-quality PDF files
8.5"x11" in size
How to Use:
After uploading product, save file to your device
Print either at home, or via local print provider or online print service
Bind, laminate, or place in duotang to use with your students
Personal Note:
Should you require a different file format or size, let us know and we can do this for you.
We love what we do and so would appreciate your feedback and review so we can continue to provide practical resources to our fellow educators. Thank you!
This Bundle provides 12 Social Stories covering some Essential Life Skills that students benefit from learning. Each story is thorough, and uses plenty of engaging visuals paired with developmentally appropriate language. I always invest lots of time into the quality of visuals, utility and practicality of the social stories I create.
They are in PDF format (8.5 x 11 inches), and so can be easily printed and laminated. They may be used with elementary students and/or with older students in a special education or life skills setting.
The Bundle includes the following:
Riding a City Bus
Street Safety
Brushing (& Flossing) My Teeth
Getting Dressed (Indoor & Outdoor)
Making a Sandwich
Self-Grooming (Hair & Nails)
Taking a Bath or Shower
Using the Washroom & Toilet
Washing My Hands
Using a Stove
Riding a School Bus
Traveling on an Airplane
You will receive a Zip file containing all 12 social stories, ready for instant download. Enjoy!
INSTANT DOWNLOAD | 12 SOCIAL STORIES | PDF FORMAT |
RANGING FROM 3 to 8 PAGES EACH
This Social Story Bundle provides engaging social scripts for 12 common classroom behaviours. Each social story is in PDF (8.5x11") format, and uses engaging colours and visuals, and developmentally appropriate language for all elementary and junior high ages, as well as special education settings.
The 12 Social Story Topics Include:
Keeping My Hands to Myself
How to Ask for Help
Hitting is Not Okay
Kicking is Not Okay
Spitting is Not Okay
Running Away is Not Okay
Swearing (or saying mean words) is Not Okay
Throwing Things is Not Okay
Yelling is Not Okay
No Interruping
Waiting My Turn
What to Do When I Get Upset or Angry
Each story can be easily printed, laminated and either stapled, placed in duotang or binder, or professionally bound to use with students and children.
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
1 Zip file containing, 12 High-Resolution colour PDF files, in 8.5x11 format
Sensory and Motor Skills: Social Story Bundle
This social story bundle contains 13 social stories that focus on student’s sensory and motor needs and development. The stories offer a range of skill building challenges and scenarios that involve sensory input and motor output in various ways, from experiences and sensations, to noise, physiological feedback, and specific skills.
These stories are tailored to elementary, middle/high school and special education settings, and use developmentally appropriate language and engaging visuals.
The 13 Social Stories include:
Social Story: My Sensory Needs
Social Story: Using a Sensory Room
Social Story: Stimming is My Superpower
Social Story: Riding on an Elevator
Social Story: Using an Escalator
Social Story: How to Cope When Things are Too Loud
Social Story: Using Scissors
Social Story: What to Do When My Body Needs to Fidget
Social Story: Using the Stairs
Social Story: Going to Gym Class
Social Story: Getting a Haircut
Social Story: Controlling My Voice Volume
Social Story: Riding a Bicycle
What You Will Receive:
13 high-quality PDF files
8.5"x11" in size
Over 130 Pages of combined content
How to Use:
After uploading product, save file to your device
Print either at home, or via local print provider or online print service
Bind, laminate, or place in duotang to use with your students
Personal Note:
Should you require a different file format or size, let us know and we can do this for you.
We love what we do and so would appreciate your feedback and review so we can continue to provide practical resources to our fellow educators.
Thank you :)
Community Outings: Social Story Bundle
This Bundle contains 13 social stories that teach children about common community outings, in order to build life skills for their school and independent living years. These stories are tailored to elementary, middle/high school and special education settings, and convey these themes using developmentally appropriate language and engaging visuals. Each story is in PDF, 8.5"x11" format.
The 13 Social Stories include:
Social Story: Going to the Park
Social Story: Going to School
Social Story: Going to the Doctor’s Office
Social Story: Going Out at a Restaurant
Social Story: Going to the Zoo
Social Story: Going to the Grocery Store
Social Story: Going to the Movie Theatre
Social Story: Going to the Public Pool
Social Story: Riding the School Bus
Social Story: Riding a City Bus
Social Story: Taking a Taxi
Social Story: Going Camping
Social Story: Going to the Mall
What You Will Receive:
13 Social Stories
13 high-quality PDF files
8.5"x11" in size
How to Use:
After uploading product, save file to your device
Print either at home, or via local print provider or online print service
Bind, laminate, or place in duotang to use with your students
Personal Note:
Should you require a different file format or size, let us know and we can do this for you.
We love what we do and so would appreciate your feedback and review so we can continue to provide practical resources to our fellow educators. Thank you!