Emotional Intelligence

Authors: Pamela Crooke and Michelle Garcia Winner (original Superflex concept by Stephanie Madrigal)The all NEW Superflex Takes Flight board game is the latest product extension in the award-winning Superflex® Curriculum. The superhero theme serves as a backdrop for engaging students in imaginative and motivating game play that explores thoughts, feelings, intentions, and actions as they learn strategies to increase self-awareness, social problem solving, flexibility, and self-regulation. The...

Sing your Unthinkables to rest with these 13 fun, catchy, and educational songs that support children's social emotional learning as taught through the Superflex curriculum! Each song is an upbeat combination of music and lyrics that can help kids learn more about Social Town, the sneaky Unthinkables, and training at the Superflex Academy to help them seek their "Hero Inside". It was an honor to have these songs written by three-time Emmy nominated songwriters, Michael and Patty...

Author: Beverley ThirkellThis resource provides practical and visual counselling techniques for children and adolescents across the age range. The techniques remove the need for wordy explanations and long conversation, while giving opportunities for children and adolescents to explore their thoughts and feelings, many of whom may find it hard to express themselves. This resource is particularly helpful for those with social and communication disorders, language problems, autism spectrum...

By Tonia Caselman Helping children develop greater empathy-related awareness and skills can help prevent negative social behaviours such as bullying, meanness and alienation. Empathy is a fundamental social emotion because it brings a sense of emotional connection to others. It is this awareness that is not only basic to all healthy relationships; it is the root of prosocial behaviour, altruism, kindness and peace. Empathy has cognitive, affective and behavioural components that can be learned...

By Lori Ann CopelandThis companion guide provides a series of 10 lesson topics with more than 50 activities and handouts to help children learn self-regulation and impulse control skills. The program features fun and memorable lessons with activities that teach concepts and skills children can apply to their day-to-day lives. These lessons can be presented to children in classrooms and small groups or to individuals who may need more intensive help with self-control issues. The digital files...

60 practical ideas and strategies to promote and develop the mental health and well-being of girls with autismBy Tina RaeBuilding on and serving as a companion to Dr Tina Rae’s best selling The ASD Girls’ Wellbeing Toolkit, these cards present a range of user-friendly, practical ideas and strategies to promote and develop the mental health and well-being of girls with autism. They are intended to reinforce and further develop a range of self-help skills and strategies emanating from Positive...

Author: Tina Rae & Amy SuchThere has been a recent increase in awareness of the need for timely and appropriate diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in girls and young women. Without such a diagnosis and the relevant support systems being put in place, young women are at high risk of developing mental health difficulties such as anxiety, depression, self-harm and eating disorders.The 30-session programme is in three sections: Me & My Mental Health; Relationships &...

2 user-friendly resources to promote and develop the mental health and well-being of girls with autismBy Tina Rae & Amy SuchThere has been a recent increase in awareness of the need for timely and appropriate diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in girls and young women. Without such a diagnosis and the relevant support systems being put in place, young women are at high risk of developing mental health difficulties such as anxiety, depression, self-harm and eating disorders.This...

Written by Brooke RossIllustrated by Skye McBainWritten from the perspective of an eight-year-old child, The Boy with a Different Brain offers readers a beautifully honest and uncensored account of exactly what it feels like to be friends with a person with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).Through descriptions of everyday situations and some of the more common ASD quirks, the narrator seeks to break down the stigma associated with ASD and build upon their friend’s very unique set of strengths,...

By Susan Bowman Many children can relate to others stirring up drama or being overly dramatic themselves. In this story Drama Llama always stirred up trouble among her animal friends. She liked to spread rumours and gossip and start trouble between the other animals. Eventually the other animals catch on to who is starting all the rumours and they stop talking to the Drama Llama. She then becomes very sad and lonely until some of her former friends confront her about her behaviour. They let her...

Ages: 4-11Format: CD Data Disc (MAC and Windows Compatible)Flash Player Lessons with PDF Worksheets and PostersBy: Susan BowmanThese wonderful, supplementary, interactive mini-lessons can be used on any digital white board such as "SMART" Board™ or Promethean Board™ or on a computer. Kids will love these animated lessons, the great sound effects and narration. Lessons include:Recipe for Friendship - Select ingredients to add to the pot to create a recipe for friendship.Are You My True...

By Leah Kuypers, MA, OT, Autism SpecialistNew updated emotions illustrations!Inclusivity and representation of all learners are important to us! We are pleased to announce that we have included a more diverse representation of characters within our Zones emotions illustrations throughout the 2021 printing of the curriculum book. While eight characters can’t possibly embody all the spectrum of humanity, we hope that learners see glimpses of themselves and those they know among this new cast.The...

THIS ITEM IS DISCOUNTED AS IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED, SCUFFED, CREASED OR DENTED IN TRANSIT OR IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THIS ITEM IS PERFECTLY USABLE BUT WILL HAVE SOME COSMETIC DAMAGE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE USB MAY NOT BE INCLUDED WITH THESE COPIES, HOWEVER A LINK TO THE DOWNLOADABLE HANDOUTS WILL BE INSIDE THE BOOK.RETURNS WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE FOR THIS ITEM By Leah Kuypers, MA, OT, Autism SpecialistNew updated emotions illustrations!Inclusivity and representation of all learners are important to...

Author: Leah KuypersWith fresh designs and updated concepts, this all-new 5-Poster Set is a companion product to The Zones of Regulation Digital Curriculum and Getting Into The Zones of Regulation. Set includes: The all-new Zones Check-In dry-erase poster (18” x 24”), the all-new The Zones of Regulation Pathway poster (24” x 18”), the updated The Zones of Regulation dry-erase poster (24” x 18”), the updated Zones STOP, OPT and GO dry-erase poster (18” x 24”), and the updated Zones Triggers &...

Author: Leah Kuypers The updated, fully-coloured, 24” x 18” The Zones of Regulation Tools poster reinforces the use of the four Zones. This durable teaching visual helps learners recognise common feelings and body signals associated with each one and includes a space to add strategies or tools to support regulation of each Zone. The poster has updated content, a refreshed design, and new feeling illustrations that match artwork from the Digital Curriculum. A new “Possible Body Signals” reference...

Authors: Leah Kuypers, Elizabeth SautterLearning to self-regulate our Zones is hard, serious work that takes time and lots of practice. Tools to Try Cards for Kids includes 4”x 6” tool cards and is an easy, user-friendly way to introduce over 50 self-regulation strategies to kids ages 5–10 and empower them to make choices toward figuring out what works best for them. For best teaching practice, the strategy card deck should be used in tandem with lessons introducing tools for use with Zones from...

Authors: Leah Kuypers, Elizabeth SautterNeed ideas to help tweens and teens learn to regulate? Discover this strategy card deck in The Zones of Regulation series — specifically for tweens and teens. Tools to Try Cards for Tweens & Teens is a multi-sensory strategy card deck to help explore, choose, and practice 50 regulation tools at home, in school, or in therapeutic and community settings. The 2-sided cards are divided into 5 categories that describe strategies to focus, calm, think, move,...

Author: Leah Kuypers The new The Zones Pathway poster encapsulates the learning in The Zones of Regulation curriculum, creating easy-to-follow, actionable steps to support learners through the regulation process. Use this sturdy 24” x 18” poster as a visual tool in the clinic, classroom, or home to queue learners in real time about the 5 concrete steps that learners and their co-regulators can follow: 1) Notice 2) Check-In 3) Decide 4) Regulate 5) Reflect.Ages: 5+ PosterISBN:...

By Paula Cox and Farra CriswellTherapeutic Interventions Using Non-Therapeutic Games is a creative twist on the traditional practice of using games in therapy. This book takes games that everyone knows and loves and gives a concrete hands-on example of behavioural strategies for children from Key Stage 1 through to Key Stage 3. The sessions and activity pages can be used by anyone who is in the role of helping children determine appropriate behaviours.The sections within this book are divided by...