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SEL Picture Book Duo: Even Superheroes Have Bad Days

*Social Emotional Learning/ SEL Feelings and Self-Control

It doesn’t matter if you are teaching lower or upper elementary, there will be a time when your students experience big feelings or having issues with self-control. This SEL book covers both! Some students are great at self-regulating, but some might still need your help. It is important that you prepare for that day and have a game plan on what to do. A fun book to spark discussion on self-regulation is Even Superheroes Have Bad Days by Shelly Becker.

Themes:

Self-Control, Feelings, Self-Regulation, Mindfulness, Problem Solving

The basics behind the book:

This book introduces the idea that everybody including your favorite superheroes can have rough days. However, despite having such a bad day, there are better ways to deal with frustration, anger, and sadness than letting these emotions control us, or in the case of superheroes, destroy the world!

It also briefly introduces the idea of being mindful, staying with your emotions, and letting them pass. This book is so funny and great at talking about why and how to handle big feelings. It also describes all the destructive, hurtful, unkind things superheroes have the power to do when they are upset but choose not to do. The author beautifully highlights how superheroes can feel sad, angry, or disappointed and still turn their bad days into good days by helping others and making the world a better place to be.

 

  ** Within this product you will find:

· Teacher page with explanations, directions, AND extension activity ideas.

· Whole group anchor chart activity (or the PERFECT station) over positive vs. negative feelings.

Rhyming words activity page.

Question page about reflecting on emotions that the student has had.

(3) pages of task cards for open-ended responses. Can use with partners, in a station, for journal prompts, and more!

“Making Words” page.

It also includes:

An activity where the student gets to write about what superpower he/she would choose, what superhero name they would choose, and how his/her superpower could help other people.

· Create your own superhero mask activity. (Teacher could copy on cardstock)

· Create your own superhero shield activity. (Teacher could copy on cardstock)

The masks and shields would be the PERFECT bulletin board display!

Pages for the students to write about WHY they chose the different colors, pictures, etc. for their mask and shield.

Writing Prompt: “Who is your superhero?” – With an explanation of who a superhero could be and traits they would possess.

SUPERHERO Name Generator- Students follow the directions to see what superhero name they would have.

Word search with superhero words.

Blank word search for students to make their own wordsearch. (Extension)

 

Even Superheroes Have Bad Days :

This resource can be used for students in K-5th! In the end, you will find that it has perfect conversation starters, material that can be differentiated, and easily made into independent work, work for partners or small groups, whole group, or in a station!

 

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– If you like this resource, check out the other SEL Picture Book Duo resources that are available in the store as well!

Key Words: Character education, social emotional learning, SEL, feelings, self-control, mindfulness, choices, Superhero, hero, self-regulation. SEL Feelings and Self-Control

 

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