Fix-It Strategy Cards | Executive Functioning & Emotional Regulation Tools | SEL

Help students navigate frustration, lack of focus, task avoidance, and learning challenges with these Fix-It Strategy Cards—a practical, in-the-moment support tool for executive functioning and emotional regulation.

This resource includes 50 Fix-It Cards designed to help students identify a problem, choose a strategy, and try again—without lectures, power struggles, or overwhelm.

Perfect for classrooms, small groups, tutoring sessions, SEL lessons, and homework support.

WHAT ARE FIX-IT CARDS?

Each card follows a simple, predictable format:

When this happens…
Try one fix-it tool
Then try again

This structure supports:

Executive functioning skills
Emotional regulation
Task initiation
Focus and attention
Flexible thinking
Academic stamina
Students learn to independently select strategies over time.