Day to Day Activities - LYMAN MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER: SABENA ESCOTT, MSW (860)642-5684 SABENA.ESCOTT@LEBANONCT.ORG

LYMAN MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER: SABENA ESCOTT, MSW (860)642-5684 [email protected]

Day to Day Activities:
Mindfulness activities for Children & Teens https://positivepsychology.com/mindfulness-for-children-kids-activities/
"Stay-At-Home Care Package:" Activities for children and teens
https://drive.google.com/u/0/uc?id=1U26PKLsQ-FpPrx3OUzDDkLqK27-fbDhG&export=download
Kids Corner: Hands on activities with everyday household items
https://www.ywcahartford.org/what_we_do/kids-corner.html
Kid President: Pep talk short videos for kids and families Kid President - YouTube
Games to promote talking about emotions:
Therapeutic Candy Land: See Liana Lowenstein, Creative Interventions with Children and Youth
Ungame: The game has no beginning or end, has open-ended questions or comments, and no "right" or "wrong" answers
Uno, Phase 10, Sorry, Pick-Up Sticks, etc.: Anything that can be used to color code emotions (Red=Mad; Yellow=Happy; Blue=Sad; Green=Worried or Scared
Memory games Make a memory game by copying "emotion" faces [two of each emotion]; every time a player makes a match the player tells about a time they felt that emotion
*Mancala Stones or marbles: Natural elements and are typically calming to the touch; let the child make up their own rules about the game
Apples to Apples: Builds mastery over language and, therefore, communication
Bingo: Can be adapted to teach skills about most social interactions; use a free computer site to create new cards
Chutes and Ladders: Brings innate fun of sliding down chutes and climbing up ladders; let children be creative about their movement on this board - some kids like to "fall" down ladders and clamber up slides
Dice with a cup: This type of game offers its own auditory component - making noise
Jenga Write emotion words on the individual blocks - each player describes that emotion and a time they felt that emotion when they pull that block from the game
Marbles: Helps children with fine motor coordination; marbles help with creativity as kids make up games to play with various colors and sizes of marbles
Pick-Up Sticks: Use colors to connect to specific emotions and processing them out loud
Pictionary and Pictionary Jr.: Encourages kids to draw about their life experiences