Engage your students in unique and effective writing activities with these Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Skills Self Regulation Idioms Activities. This resource was designed for my occupational therapy students as an interactive way to address their social emotional learning and handwriting goals. Perfect for both teachers and therapists, this resource offers a creative approach to help students improve their self-regulation skills and recognize their emotions. When is a good time to use this resource? During writing sessions to engage reluctant writers In occupational therapy activities for bilateral hand use and fine motor skills To manage classroom behavior and build social-emotional intelligence To provide a stress break and lower anxiety What is included in the PDF? Spin and discuss Situation: 2 boards with 12 situations for students to spin and describe the character's feelings or Zones. Spin a Situation: 2 spinner boards for students to spin, label the Zone/state, give an example emotion, and discuss situations. Roll an Idiom: 4 boards with 12 characters and 24 idioms for students to roll a die, discuss idioms, and write about the character's feelings. Cut and Paste Sentence Strips: Sentences from the roll an idiom boards for additional practice and models. 3 Blank Boards: Customize your own activities and ideas. What skills are students working on with this resource? Writing and describing emotions or Zones Recognizing and understanding idioms and expressions Building social-emotional intelligence and self-regulation skills Encouraging discussions about characters, situations, and feelings Key Features: Incorporates a spinner for engaging and interactive activities Flexible use with multiple boards for variation Writing prompts for each activity to guide students Includes black and white options for cost-effective printing Teachers and therapists, take a moment to explore the preview to see the full range of activities included in this SEL Self Regulation Idioms resource. Teach Emotional Regulation, a tool needed to be successful in school and in life. Use these idiom themed activities as an adjunct to any self-regulation/behavior/social emotional learning curriculum (ZONEs of regulation™, SEL™, PBIS™, How Does Your Engine Run™...) for fun ways to review and master the material. Note: This file is an independent product and is not affiliated with Think Social Publishing, Inc. or Leah Kuypers, author of The Zones of Regulation. Click the star to follow my Creative COTA store. You will receive emails about new resources. Purchase new resources within the first 48 hours of upload and receive 50% off! Thank you. Please consider rating all downloaded resources. Providing a rating for paid resources will earn you TpT credits. Credits can be used toward your future purchases on TpT. Your ratings are helpful when creating new products and I can also update any current product based on your feedback. I hope that you are extremely satisfied and feel you can give the product a 5-star rating. If not, please send me a question/comment if there is something I can do to improve your downloaded purchase. Go to your My Purchases page now to provide a review of resources you have purchased. Sales, ratings, and new followers make my day. Thank you in advance for your time. [email protected]