Description
CBT Skills Are Easier to Teach with a Classroom Mascot
Meet Goose, Owl, Eagle, Penguin, and Platypus, the classroom mascots ready to make thoughts, words, focus, problem-solving, self-control, and wise choices visual, playful, and memorable for kids! The WholeHearted Critter Crew™ Goose & Friends Thoughts, Words & Choices CBT inspired Kit gives parents, teachers, school counselors a fun way to help kids understand that what they think, say, focus on, and choose matters.
Kids hear things like ‘think positive,’ ‘focus,’ ‘look at it another way,’ and ‘make a good choice’ all the time. This kit gives those concepts a memorable characters, visual cues, and kid-friendly metaphors that kids can “get”. Instead of simply repeating those reminders, dress up your classroom mascot as the ThinkFluencer, TikTalker, Positive Painter, Focused Farmer, Solution Scientist, Heart Compass, Confidence Coach, YouChooser, Believe the Rose-Colored Best, or Look on the Bright Side and give kids something they can connect with.
The costumes and task cards help reinforce important cognitive behavioral skills like positive self-talk, helpful thinking, confidence, focus, perspective, flexible thinking, problem-solving, self-control, and making thoughtful choices.
And the fun starts with the costume reveal! Use the Confidential File Labels, Costume Reveal Curtain, and Costume Reveal Balloons to introduce a new costume with a little mystery and class buy-in. Each costume also includes a Quick Teacher Guide, Classroom System Reveal Poem, and What Would ____ Do? Discussion Prompts in both task-card and list formats to help kids practice applying the idea to everyday situations.
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Want a FREE Goose and Capybara Classroom Mascot + 7 Outfit Sample?
Try it out first! Download your free Free Goose + Capybara Classroom Mascots!
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Built-In SEL + Classroom Systems
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Goose
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Penguin
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Platypus
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Owl
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Eagle (color & black and white printing)
⭐️ 10 Thoughts, Words & Choices Classroom Mascot Costumes
Included outfits are:
- Confidence Coach
- YouChooser
- Positive Painter
- Believe the Rose-Colored Best
- Look on the Bright Side
- TikTalker
- ThinkFluencer
- Solution Scientist
- Focused Farmer
- Heart Compass
⭐️ Quick Teacher Guide for Every Costume
Each costume includes a teacher-friendly guide for turning the mascot into an easy classroom routine, lesson, or discussion tool.
⭐️ System Reveal Poems for Every Costume
⭐️ What Would ___ Do? Thoughts, Words & Choices Discussion Prompts
Each costume theme includes discussion prompts & multiple choice task cards to help students think through everyday situations and practice applying the thoughts, words, and choices connected to each costume metaphor
⭐️ Costume Reveal Activities
Build excitement with:
- Costume Reveal Curtains
- Costume Reveal Balloons
- Envelope / Confidential File Labels
⭐️ Message Templates for Letting Your Critter “Do the Talking”
Use your classroom mascot to share announcements, shout-outs, reminders, encouragement, problem-solving prompts, morning meeting questions, journaling prompts, and more.
⭐️ Thoughts-Words-Choices Conversation Starters, Fun Facts & Jokes
Use them during morning meetings, counseling groups, classroom breaks, transitions, or anytime you want to get kids talking and connecting.
⭐️ Critter Crew Challenge Game
Includes both a digital spinner and printable game board with 30 prompts inspired by the conversation starter pages.
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WANT EVEN MORE CRITTERS?
If you love the idea of switching animals throughout the year, grab the: WholeHearted Critter Crew™ Ultimate Bundle with 52 Mascots!
Includes all 20 animals across:
- Goose & Friends: Goose, Penguin, Platypus, Owl, Eagle
- Moose & Friends: Moose, Panda, Cow, Hippo, Brown Bear
- Fox & Friends: Fox, Dog, Cat, Sloth, Pig
- Deer & Friends: Deer, Giraffe, Alpaca, Zebra, and Horse
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PLUS 32 additional mascots EXCLUSIVE to the Full Access Bundle:
- Capybara, Baby Chick, Axolotl, Duck, Otter, Beaver, Turtle & Porcupine/Hedgehog (Goose & Friends sizing)
- Polar Bear, Lion, Elephant, Buffalo, Rhino, Tiger, Yeti & Bigfoot (Moose & Friends sizing)
- Doodle Dog, Skunk, Wolf, Koala, Raccoon, Sheep, Bobcat & Monkey (Fox & Friends sizing)
- Unicorn, Dinosaur, Donkey, Emu, Camel, Kangaroo, Cheetah & Flamingo (Deer & Friends sizing)
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In Case You Didn’t Know…
When you tag WholeHearted School Counseling in a photo or reel of your critter in action (on Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok), you’ll be entered into our monthly WholeHearted Critter Crew™ giveaway!
Each month, two winners are selected:
- Winner #1: A custom critter outfit designed and/or directed by you (or your students)
- Winner #2: A school-spirit critter outfit in your school’s colors—plus a school license for a Getting to Know You Starter Kit of your choice
.As a bonus, you’ll also receive access to an exclusive “Just for Participating” Costume of the Month, available only to those who join the fun. More details are included inside the kit.








