Flexible Thinking & Social Skills Lessons | Executive Functioning | SEL

Build essential social emotional learning (SEL) and executive functioning skills with this engaging set of 10 Flexible Thinking & Social Skills Lessons! Designed for Grades 2–6, this resource uses relatable scenarios, discussion prompts, and interactive activities to help students strengthen problem solving, self-regulation, and social awareness.

Students will practice identifying flexible vs. stuck thinking, matching reactions to the size of the problem, recognizing expected behaviors, and using positive self-talk. Lessons also target whole body listening, brain & body clues, teamwork, compromise, and social detective skills.

What’s Included:

10 structured SEL lessons
Real-life social scenarios
Discussion prompts & reflection questions
Modeling & guided practice activities
Problem solving and perspective-taking tasks
Skills Targeted:

Flexible thinking
Executive functioning
Emotional regulation
Social problem solving
Perspective taking
Self-management
Cooperation & teamwork

Perfect for SEL instruction, behavior intervention, school counseling, small groups, morning meetings, and special education support.