Welcome to Day 13 of our Christmas in July: 25 Days of Free Back-to-School Resources!
Today’s gift brings together two powerful things: a great read-aloud and a meaningful SEL conversation.
Because let’s face it—even superheroes have bad days… and so do our students. 💥
Let’s help them know that it’s okay to feel big emotions—and even more important, that they can learn what to do with them.
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Why This Freebie Matters
Reading Even Superheroes Have Bad Days by Shelly Becker is one of my favorite first-week-of-school traditions.
It’s engaging, empowering, and full of opportunities to talk about:
- What emotions look like in our everyday lives
- How even the strongest people have off days
- What we can do when we’re feeling angry, sad, frustrated, or overwhelmed
And with the right follow-up activity, this book turns into a superpowered SEL lesson your students will remember.
What’s Inside Today’s Freebie
🎁 Day 13 Gift: SEL Read-Aloud Activity Worksheet
This worksheet encourages students to reflect on:
✅ How superheroes might feel when they’re having a rough day
✅ Positive, safe choices they can make when emotions get big
✅ How they can become the heroes of their own feelings journey
👉 Click here to download the Superhero SEL Worksheet
This resource is a perfect follow-up to your classroom read-aloud of Even Superheroes Have Bad Days. It’s not affiliated with the book or publisher—just created to help bring the message to life in your classroom. 💛
📘 Want the full lesson plan? Check out the blog post here
Sneak Peek: What’s Coming Tomorrow?
📚 Up next is a Stamina Tracker to help your students build reading and writing endurance from the start—and a blog post that walks you through how to launch it!
And there’s more excitement still ahead:
🧠 Growth Mindset SEL Slides
📂 Back-to-School Planning Tools
🧰 Emergency Sub Binder
🎲 Classroom Games
…plus a whole lot more magic to keep your year joyful and organized.
Let’s Make This Year Better—Together!
Sometimes students connect more with superheroes than “feelings charts”—and that’s okay. Let’s meet them where they are, and give them the tools to grow emotionally and academically.
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Enjoy!
Prima from Little Yellow Star 🌟
💌 P.S. Know a teacher friend who could use a little Christmas in July magic? Share this post and invite them to join the fun—we’re better together!
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- 15 Minutes Daily Social And Emotional Learning Activities For The Classroom (SEL Made Easy)
- How To Offer Growth Mindset Praise Effectively
- 3 Activities To Introduce Growth Mindset
