Learn Coping Skills with Unicorn Coloring

The class will start out with a discussion about coping skills.  We will discuss why we need coping skills, when we need them and what happens if you don't have positive coping skills.  The students will be asked for ideas of what helps them calm down or work through a stressful situation.  We will have a brief discussion about how coping skills can differ for everyone and the most appropriate coping skill is dependent on the needs of the person.  We will also talk about having many skills available to us and being ready to implement a healthy and positive coping skill when the need arises.

We will turn to the unicorn coloring page with the "color-by-coping skill" index.  We will review the effectiveness of each coping skill listed and the likelihood that skill would be effective for each learner.  We will spend time coloring and chatting along the lines of developing positive coping skills.  The class will end with an optional presentation of each student's coloring page and I will encourage them to seek out healthy coping strategies now and in the future.

Early reading skills are required for this class, although a motivated learner with pre-reading skills would be able to successfully complete the coloring page and participate in the discussion.