Classroom Coping Skills Lesson & Fortune Teller Activity

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What Others Say

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“I teach in a Behavioral Health Hospital, and my students are always working on Coping skills to help replace behaviors that aren’t serving them. They enjoyed making their individual fortune tellers, as well as working on whole-group activities about the topics.”
Martha Jo D.
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“My students really enjoyed this activity. They wanted to keep making more and now months later they still like to use them.”
Danielle B.
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Coping Skills Fortune Tellers – Interactive SEL Craft for the Classroom

What kid doesn’t love a good old-fashioned fortune teller? These paper craft “cootie catchers” aren’t just fun—they also help students practice coping skills that support self-regulation, focus, and positive social interactions. Kids will be excited to fold, decorate, and play, all while learning tools they can use to get calm, centered, and ready to learn.

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What’s Included

✔ 4 DIY, customizable & colorable fortune tellers
✔ 4 ready-to-go fortune tellers (color + black & white)
✔ List of 50 kid-friendly coping skills for students to reference
✔ Assembly instructions + directions for play
✔ Full lesson plan for classroom guidance or counseling
✔ “Follow the Path Breathing” guide + coping skill instructions
✔ “What Can Help You” ready-made fortune teller (perfect for counseling sessions & conferences)

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Why Teach Coping Skills in the Classroom?

Before students can focus on academics, they need tools for self-regulation, focus, and asking for help. Many kids arrive at school already carrying stress, fear, or worry. By practicing coping strategies in a playful way, students strengthen the part of their brain that helps them stay calm, engaged, and ready to learn.

Teaching coping skills also:

• Reduces disruptive behavior

• Builds resilience and independence

• Strengthens classroom community and positive relationships

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Ways to Use These Fortune Tellers

• As a classroom lesson or guidance activity
• In small groups to practice coping tools together
• As an individual counseling tool for students needing extra support
• For solution-focused conversations in parent-teacher-student conferences
• As a classroom management strategy within your SEL curriculum

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👉 These fortune tellers combine play + skill-building, making them a non-threatening way to replace negative behaviors with positive coping strategies—while building connection and rapport along the way.

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For low-prep lessons on Coping Skills you may like these:

COPING SKILLS: School Counseling Lesson on Stress, Anxiety & Anger Management

Mindfulness Lesson: School Counseling Game Teaching Mindful Coping Skills

If you are looking for more fortune tellers, check out:

Positive Affirmation & Self-Esteem Fortune Tellers/Cootie Catchers

Growth Mindset Fortune Tellers: Fun for Growth Mindset Lesson & Group Counseling

Top 50 THINGS I CAN CONTROL Fortune Tellers *School Counseling Lesson & Game

SELF-ESTEEM: School Counseling Game & Lesson *50 Ways to Build Self-Esteem!

Conflict Resolution Strategies: Use in Counseling Groups, Mediation & Lessons