Coping Skills Fortune Teller - A Fun, Interactive Way to Practice Self-Regulation!

This Coping Skills Fortune Teller is a playful, interactive tool designed to help children practise self-regulation and emotional control using the Zones of Regulation framework. By combining fun with learning, this activity provides children with helpful coping strategies to manage their emotions.

This resource uses the Zones of Regulation to encourage children to identify their current emotional state and explore coping strategies that align with their emotions. But it can also be used without the Zones of Regulation too! Using a fortune teller format that some children may already be familiar with, children will choose the emotion that best describes how they are feeling and open the corresponding flap to discover a coping skill designed to help them manage that emotion.

Features:

• Incorporates the Zones of Regulation to help children understand and categorise their emotions.
• Fun, hands-on activity that involves choosing colours and opening flaps to reveal coping strategies.
• Easy-to-use format that promotes engagement and learning.
• Can be used both individually or in group settings (e.g., classrooms or therapy sessions).
• Designed for children to help them self-regulate and build emotional awareness.

Benefits:

• Helps children connect emotions with appropriate coping strategies.
• Provides a visual, interactive way to practice emotional awareness and regulation.
• Encourages self-reflection and mindfulness in a playful format.
• Promotes emotional intelligence, emotional literacy, and problem-solving skills.
• Offers children the ability to choose their coping mechanisms, empowering them in emotional self-management.

How to Use:

1. Pick a Colour: Ask your child to pick a colour.
2. Open the Fortune Teller: Move the fortune teller the number of times equal to the number of letters in the chosen colour.
3. Choose an Emotion: Ask your child to select the emotion they are feeling.
4. Reveal a Coping Skill: Open the flap corresponding to the chosen colour and emotion, and encourage your child to complete the coping skill listed inside.
5. Repeat: Continue the process as needed to explore different emotions and strategies for regulation.

Suggested Uses:

• Emotional Check-ins: Use the fortune teller during emotional check-ins to help children identify and label their emotions.
• Classroom or Therapy Sessions: A great tool for schools or therapy sessions to introduce emotional regulation concepts.
• Mindfulness Moments: Use it as a mindful activity during moments of stress or overwhelm to calm down and refocus.

The Coping Skills Fortune Teller is a fun and interactive way to help children learn about the Zones of Regulation and practise self-regulation. By engaging with this activity, children will explore their emotions, discover helpful coping skills, and gain more confidence in emotional management.