Executive Function, Sensory & Emotional Learning

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Reading about and practicing how to respond in different situations is important to emotional growth. We read and discuss books about emotions to practice new skills and refresh on ones we might have forgotten. I include a lot of work to develop executive function skills such as lapbooks, poster presentations and interactive notebooks, those resources are shared under specific core subjects. I’ve also included sensory tools that have worked well for us to continue learning on long, cold and dark winter days.

Something that has been a huge help in juggling the diverse ages in our family was for me to create a youtube read-aloud playlist using homeschool planet. I selected a daily book, created a homeschool planet lesson plan with 1 link each day and now my younger child can log in, click and view without assistance. The lesson plan can be applied to any student with 1 click. If you subscribe to homeschool planet I am able to share any of the lesson plans I’ve created with you.

The items below are my favorite tools to teach 3 children across a
wide age range - photos are linked!

Child playing inside a blue inflatable jump sack
Purple microphone on a purple perforated surface.
Colorful popping pipe toy with multiple wiggly sections and a label that says 'Popping Pipe'.
Colorful stacking rings and small balls on a white background
A purple resistance exercise band with handles
Blue plastic slingshot with yellow and green circles and a small booklet or card attached
Colorful plastic toy with various shapes and colors.
Colorful dot grid game with multiple colored dots on a square surface
Black charcoal grill with a lid and wheels
Colorful massage or exercise balls in various colors and sizes
Cover of Richard Scarry's 'Please and Thank You Book' featuring colorful cartoon animals including a leopard, hippo, cat, and crocodile.
Cover of 'Too Shy' children's book featuring an illustrated girl with glasses and a boy, with colorful abstract background.
Colorful children's book cover titled 'Be Apart' with illustrations of a girl in a hammock, a mailbox, and children playing outdoors.
Book cover titled 'Not Fair: A Story About Unfairness and Our Justice System' featuring children on a boat.
Colorful children's book cover titled 'Grumble Tumble and the Jungle' showing kids and animals in a jungle setting with a waterfall and trees.
Book cover titled 'Dread Your Bed' with a girl sitting in bed, surrounded by sleep-related items, in purple tones.
Book cover titled "Mistakes Make You Quake" depicting two children crossing a wooden bridge over a river, with trees and a fish jumping in the background.
Children playing with a game called 'Brain Gets Stuck' on a colorful board in a living room setting.
A cover of a fantasy book featuring a young girl with long hair, surrounded by mystical creatures and a campfire, set in a dark, enchanted forest background.
A children's book cover titled 'Worry Max' featuring a boy and a dog facing a large plant with large leaves and fruit, with a school building and trees in the background.
Cover of a book titled 'Mosquitoes Trimming' featuring cartoon mosquitoes in a grassy outdoor setting.
Book cover titled 'I'm still here in the bathtub' with illustrations of a cat, a floating toy, and bath accessories.
Children playing with water from a garden hose in front of a fence with trees and flowers, with the text 'Going going gone!'
Book cover titled 'Take me Out of the Bathtub' with illustrations of a child and various bath toys.
Book cover titled 'Are You Quite Polite?' with cartoon animals and a child on a grassy background.
Front cover of a children's gratitude journal titled 'My First Gratitude Journal for Kids' with colorful text and childlike illustrations.
Book cover titled 'Wemberly Worried' by Kevin Henkes with an illustration of a white mouse holding a yellow flower, surrounded by a rainbow-colored background.
Cover of a children's book titled 'A House Is a House for Me' by Mary Ann Hoberman, featuring colorful illustrations of a house and outdoor scene.
Colorful children's book cover titled 'You Like You, You Like Me' with cartoon children and stars on a yellow background.
Cover of the book "Something from Nothing" showing an elderly man with a long beard and a young boy.
A cartoon-style scene depicting a group of women, some with children, gathered in front of a sign that says 'It Could Always Be Worse Dr. Workshop' with a woman holding a hammer and a man playing a guitar.
Book cover titled 'Surviving Fights with Your Brothers and Sisters' showing two children fighting and a dog in a playful setting.
Cover of a children's book titled 'Share and Take Turns' showing two children on a swing set, one pushing the other.
Cover of a children's book titled 'Join In and Play' featuring diverse kids playing outdoors.
A vintage book cover titled "Be Polite and Kind" showing a young boy and an adult man smiling at each other over a meal.
Book cover titled 'Understand and Care' featuring a young boy comforting a girl with a dog in the background.
Cover of a children's book titled 'Listen and Learn,' showing a teacher reading to two young children sitting on the floor.
Book cover titled 'Know and Follow Rules' showing four children standing in line, with one girl holding a book and others wearing backpacks, engaging in a classroom setting.
Children organizing and caring for their belongings, emphasizing respect and responsibility.
Cover of the book titled 'Be Honest and Tell the Truth' featuring two children, one girl and one boy, with a dog. The children appear to be interacting in a home or classroom setting.
Children playing board game, book cover titled 'Cool Down and Work Through Anger'
Cover of a children's book titled 'Talk and Work It Out' with three children playing basketball outdoors.
Children in school uniforms accepting and valuing each person's differences with a teacher in a classroom.
Baby girl with brown hair and purple dress sitting on a green carpet, talking on a yellow telephone, with a yellow plush bunny nearby, in a colorful room with toys and a light green background.
Book cover titled 'Gregory, the Terrible Eater' featuring cartoon animals and children, with a pink background and other colorful illustrations.
Book cover titled 'Manners in Public' featuring children at a zoo observing a dinosaur exhibit.
Illustration of three children, two with dark skin and one with light skin, in a library reading a book together, with a girl holding a book titled "Library Book" and smiling.
Cover of a children's book titled 'Manners in the Library,' showing a young girl with short dark hair and a boy with blonde hair, in a library setting.
Children playing on a colorful playground with slides and trees, in a children's book cover titled 'Manners on the Playground'.
Book cover of 'The Grooversons Beavers Forget Their Manners' featuring animated characters including a beaver, duck, and other animals in a colorful scene.
A children's book cover titled 'Manners at the Table' featuring two children and a dog outdoors, with trees and a blue sky.
Book cover titled 'Hooway for Wodney Wat' featuring an owl wearing glasses and a red bow tie.
Book cover titled 'A Porcupine Named Fluffy' featuring an illustration of a white porcupine with yellow quills and a big smile standing on green grass under a blue sky.
Illustration of Princess Penelope's parrot perched on top of a tall, elaborate throne with a detailed, whimsical design.
Cover of a children's book titled 'A Porcupine Named Fluffy,' featuring an illustrated porcupine in a natural setting with a blue background.
Illustration of a hippopotamus with a happy expression, sitting among leaves and plants, with the title 'Hurty Feelings' by Melon Kurves at the top.
Book cover of 'Listen Buddy' by Helen Lester, featuring a bunny with large ears and a butterfly.
Book cover of 'My First Learning to Read Book' by Helen Lester, featuring a yellow school bus with animals.
Cover of a children's book titled 'It Wasn't My Fault' with an illustration of a girl surrounded by animals and the book's title in red text.
Book cover titled 'How to Talk to Moms' by Alec Greven with a pink background and white text.
Book cover titled 'Love Monster and the Scary Something' by Rob Biddulph, featuring a red monster with big eyes and other cute monsters with different expressions.
Book cover of 'Love Monster and the Last Chocolate' by Rachel Bright, featuring a pink monster with big eyes holding a plate of cookies.
Cover of a book titled 'Love Monster' by Rachel Bright, featuring a large red monster holding a blue teddy bear with a heart.
Cover of a book titled 'Love Monster: A Perfect Present' by Renae Beasley with a red monster holding a flower.
Cover of the children's book titled 'Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day' by Judith Viorst, featuring a boy in pajamas lying on a bed.
Children's book cover titled 'A Big ABC of Stripes' featuring a colorful homemade doll with striped face paint, curly black hair, and rainbow-colored socks.
Child's drawing with yellow background, titled 'Grow up, David!', featuring a cartoon baby with a pacifier and a diaper, flying in the sky with a rainbow and clouds.
Book cover titled 'David Gets in Trouble' featuring a cartoon boy with a striped shirt, sitting on a stool in front of a wooden cabinet.
Children's book cover titled 'No, David!' with a cartoon illustration of a boy holding a jar with a fish, standing next to a fishbowl, in colorful, childlike art style.
Cover of a book titled 'Too Many Tots' featuring a cartoon toddler with glasses and a red shirt, with a red stuffed animal.
Illustration of a green alien, a lionfish, a crescent moon, and a yellow shooting star with the text 'Around Space Camp' in a whimsical style.
Cover of the book 'Soup for One' by Julia Cook, featuring cartoon characters, including a child with a chef's hat and a boy with a speech bubble, colorful background with a star and a balloon.
Book cover titled 'But It's Not My Fault!' featuring three children with diverse skin tones and hair types, children smiling and standing together.
Book cover titled "I Just Don't Like the Sound of NO!" by Julia Cook, featuring cartoon children, one boy with brown hair and another with blonde hair, over a yellow background.
A girl holding a basket with ants in her pants, cartoon style, humorous message about having ants in her pants.
Colorful children's book cover titled 'Wilma Jean vs. the Worry Worry Worry Machine' featuring a smiling girl with red hair and a flower crown.
Book cover for 'Honesty is my Superpower' by Alicia Ortego, featuring two children walking on the beach
Book cover titled 'Confidence Superpower' by Alicia Ortego featuring a girl standing in water with a dog.
Book cover titled 'Gratitude is My Superpower' featuring a smiling girl with curly hair, arms raised, standing on grass
Book cover titled 'Kindness is My Superpower' with a child standing on clouds against a blue sky background.
Colorful children's book cover titled 'Pete the Cat and the New Guy' featuring a cartoon black cat wearing sunglasses on a skateboard, with a bird and a mouse around them.
Cover of a children's book titled 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' showing Goldilocks sitting on a bed with three bears nearby.
Book cover for 'The Bully and the Shipwreck' featuring a young boy with arms crossed and a smiling boy with hands in pockets, with red arrows pointing between them.
Cover of the children's book 'Hungry Hetbie' featuring a cute, furry brown creature with a big nose and a happy expression, standing on green grass.
Book cover titled 'The Pout-Pout Fish and the Mad, Mad Day' featuring a smiling blue fish with a pout, surrounded by small decorative elements.
Cover of a children's book titled 'The Pout-Pout Fish and the Bully-Bully Shark,' featuring cartoon illustrations of a pouting fish and a shark.
A cartoon frog hanging from a tree branch with a label that says 'The Frog Tree'.
Colorful illustrated pencils forming the words "LOVE" with handwritten notes and hearts.
Cover of 'The Crayons' Book of Feelings' featuring colorful crayon characters and handwritten title.
Cover of a book titled 'Dragons Love Tacos' featuring an illustration of two dragons and tacos.
Children's drawing of a yellow crayon, a red apple, and an open book on a blue surface with colorful text saying 'The day the crayons came home'.
Colorful crayons with handwritten text about errors and mistakes, and a small note mentioning the importance of learning from errors.
Cover of a kids' book titled "How Full Is Your Bucket? for Kids" featuring a young boy and a dog next to a bucket, with a grassy background.
Child with freckles and blue eyes holding a yellow and purple spotted tongue.
Hand-drawn illustration with whimsical text saying 'My mouth is a wolf and' with a cartoon wolf and a girl smiling.
Book cover titled 'Have You Filled a Bucket to Food?'. Illustration of a person with a child in a stroller and a dog, walking on a grassy area near a body of water with a boat, under a blue sky with clouds.
Child in a yellow outfit sitting in a cross-legged yoga pose, with text saying 'I AM YOGA' and a peace sign above
Colorful drawing of a unicorn wearing a crown with the text 'I AM ME' and 'A BOOK OF AUTHENTICITY'
Colorful illustration of a young girl walking, with the text 'I AM ONE' and 'A book of ACTION'
Illustration of a girl with short dark hair, wearing a red dress with a yellow cape, standing with hands on hips, surrounded by a yellow glow. The text says 'I AM COURAGE' and 'A BOOK OF RESILIENCE'.
Hand-drawn illustration of a person with arms outstretched, wearing a shirt with a burger, with the text 'I AM PEACE' and 'A BOOK OF MINDFULNESS'
Drawing of a girl with outstretched arms inside a heart made of stars, with the text 'I AM LOVE' and 'A BOOK OF COMPASSION'.
Cover of a children's book titled "I Am Human: A Book of Empathy" by Susan Verde with artwork by Peter H. Reynolds. The cover features a smiling child standing with arms outstretched in front of a large, colorful circle of small smiley faces, emphasi
Blue notebook with the title 'The Life Journal' and a pink circle indicating ages 5-11
A journal cover titled 'Big Life Journal for Kids' designed for ages 7-10, featuring colorful text and illustrations.
Cover of Big Delta Journal magazine with a dark blue background, red and white text, and an abstract teal illustration.
Book cover titled "What's Happening to My Body?" by Lynda Madaras, featuring a girl in a pink background.
Book cover titled 'Smart Girl's Guide to Understanding Her Family' with illustrations of diverse children and family members.
American Girl Library sign with girl holding a book and the phrase, 'More Help!'
Book cover titled 'The Feelings Book' with illustration of a girl lying on a sofa reading.
Book cover titled 'The Care & Keeping of YOU' with authors' names, featuring cartoon illustrated girls in yellow and purple clothing.
Colorful children's book cover titled 'It's NOT the Stork!' by Pamela R. Essex, illustrated by Melissa G. Allen, featuring cartoon children and adults surrounding a pregnant woman.
Book cover titled 'It's So Amazing' with an illustration of a woman and children celebrating childbirth.
Book cover titled 'It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health' with illustrations of children and teenagers.
Book titled 'Q&A for the Modern Business' with a beige and blue cover.
Cover of a workbook titled 'Growth Mindset Workbook for Kids' featuring a smiling girl with glasses at a desk surrounded by colorful icons representing thinking, growth, and learning.
Cover of 'The Busy Guide to Growth Mindset' with illustrated children and adults, showing positive and encouraging scenes related to personal growth.
Book cover for 'The Girl's Guide to Growing Up: A Girls' Guide to a Healthy Self-Esteem' featuring illustrations of girls of different ages and ethnicities.
Book cover titled 'The Confidence Code for Girls' with bold red and black text on a white background.
Cover of 'Anxiety Relief Workbook for Kids' featuring three children wearing glasses, smiling, and raising their hands.
Cover of a book titled '365 Manners Kids Should Know' with a green background and white text
Colorful illustration of diverse children's faces with the text 'Being ME'
Green box set titled 'Ninja Life Hacks Decision-Making Box Set' with cartoon ninja characters and animals on the cover.
The box set of Ninja Life Hacks social awareness and roleplay skills for children
Ninja Life Hacks Self Awareness box set featuring cartoon ninja characters on the cover.
Box set titled 'Ninja Life Hacks: Self-Management' featuring cartoon ninja characters on the cover.
Book cover titled 'Ninja Life Hacks: Mover and Shaker Box Set 1' featuring cartoon characters like a green ninja, a purple ninja, and animals, with a blue background and playful font.
Box set of 'Ninja Life Hacks' leadership comics with colorful cartoon ninjas on the cover
Cover of the book 'Ninja Life Hacks: Growth Mindset Box Set' featuring colorful cartoon ninja characters
Ninja Life Hacks Emotions and Feelings box set with cartoon characters on the cover
Box set of 'Emotionally Regulation' game with colorful cartoon characters and bold text.
Box set of 'A Little Spot of Feelings' activity cards, featuring a colorful design with children and emotion symbols.
Box set titled 'A Little Spot of _____ Skills' featuring characters from the Peanuts comic strip, including Charlie Brown and Snoopy.
Box set of the game 'A Little Spot Takes Action,' featuring cartoon characters on the packaging.
Box set of 'A Little Spot' books featuring colorful cartoon animals and characters, with a label indicating it is for ages 3-8.
Book cover titled 'Play Therapy Activities' with cartoon children playing, bright colors, and playful fonts.
Board game box titled 'Mind Your Beeswax' featuring a cartoon bee with a crown and sunglasses, with bright yellow and orange colors, for ages 8 and up, 3-8 players.
Colorful card game box titled 'Color Crossing for Kids' with several game cards spread out in front.
Box of card game 'Talking Point' with prompts about family and relationships.
Colorful cover of 99 New Musical Gigs for music groups of all kinds, by Donick Krueger, featuring bright, playful graphics and bold text on a green background.
Cover of a Red Hot Peppers board game featuring two children and a dog, with text promoting games, quizzes, and fancy footwear.
IOTA board game components including cards and tokens.
Poster with children figures and text about body boundaries, consent, and respect
Cover of a card deck titled 'What Do I Do?' with illustrations of various social scenarios on the cards.
Book cover titled 'What's Going On Here? Conversation Cards for Social and Legal Issues' with illustrations of books and speech bubbles.
Packaging of Brain Waves The Wise Whale}
Book titled 'Brainwave Waves' with an illustration of a person wearing glasses, a suit, and holding a bag of money, along with a coin featuring a dollar sign.
Brain Waves The Brilliant Eor book cover featuring a cartoon illustration of a scientist with glasses and gray hair wearing a lab coat, with a fish nearby.
Book cover titled 'Critical Thinking Detective Book 1' with an illustration of a detective holding a magnifying glass
Board game titled 'Throw Throw Burrito' with characters holding burritos on the box, featuring a warning for extreme fast-paced gameplay.
A colorful box of ThinkPlay Chat & Chains educational toy with game pieces and instruction cards.
Cover of a game box titled 'Therapy Games for Teens' with icons of a purple cup, yellow brain, and pink heart.
Book cover titled 'Let's Be Friends' about developing social skills and making friends with a subtitle. The cover features an illustration of two children, one holding a ball.
Cover of a children's flash card set titled 'Good Manners Flash Cards' with illustrations demonstrating good manners.
Book cover titled 'Growing Good Kids' with a sun and leaf design
Educational children's books with colorful illustrations and activities.
Board game box titled 'Super Challenger' featuring illustrations of children and animals, including a whale and a zebra.
Cover of the book 'Decibella and her 6-inch voice,' featuring an illustration of a girl with a large, open mouth and a pink background with decorative patterns.
Illustration of a young girl standing on a green highway, with a blue sky background. The text says 'It's My Way or the Highway'.
Children listening to a woman who appears to be explaining rules; colorful book cover titled 'The Rule Doesn't Apply to Me!' by Julia Cook with cartoon characters
A hand-drawn illustration of a girl with curly hair standing outdoors with a cloudy sky background. The text above reads 'NOT YET' and below reads 'USA TOX & HELP LOCKDOWN'.
Book cover titled 'Social Skills Activities for Kids' featuring kids playing outdoors with a jump rope, park, and trees in the background.
Cover of 'Anger Management Workbook for Kids' featuring a child's face with clouds and rain, illustrating emotional themes.
Cover of a workbook titled 'Executive Functioning Workbook for Kids', featuring colorful illustrations of children and books.
Three hanging pastel-colored soap bars in pink and blue with black cords
Child playing with a colorful ukulele toy
Box of Junior Learning Social Skills Board Games featuring four different games, colorful illustrations, and a spinner, with some game pieces and a die in front.
A card game box titled "Mad Dragon" featuring an animated red dragon with flames coming from its mouth, standing with one arm raised. The box indicates it is an anger control card game for children ages 6 to 12, with 100 cards included, and has a yel
Colorful foam dice with various cartoon facial expressions and emojis, arranged in groups by color including red, green, yellow, and blue, with a stack of yellow emoji flashcards at the back.
Box of Little Miss books from the Roger Hargreaves series, titled "Mg Complete Collection," featuring colorful illustrations of Little Miss characters.
Box of 'My Complete Collection' books featuring Mr. Men characters with colorful cartoon illustrations.