January 14 - May 27, 2026

Wednesdays @ 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM

(For 1st-2nd Grade Lower Elementary Co-Ed, Ages 6-8 Years Old)
19-Week Co-Ed Social–Emotional Learning Group
 

This spring, Skill Builders is offering a fun and supportive 19-week therapy group created for early elementary students. Through play, movement, stories, and guided activities, group members will learn important skills like understanding feelings, calming their bodies, making friends, sharing, problem-solving, and building confidence.
Using Social Learning Theory and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), we will practice noticing our thoughts, learning from others, making safe choices, and building healthy friendships.

Join us as we build strong social-emotional foundations that help children feel confident at school, at home, and with peers!

Topics Include:​

 

• Week #1 January 14: Welcome to Skill Builders!
  Meet each other, play icebreakers, and create simple group rules together.

• Week #2 January 21: Feelings 101
  Learn to name basic feelings and recognize them in ourselves and others.

• Week #3 January 28: Big Feelings in Our Bodies
  Explore how feelings show up physically (tummy, face, hands) through visuals and movement.

• Week #4 February 4: Healthy Ways to Calm Down
  Practice calming tools like breathing, stretching, sensory play, and movement breaks.

• Week #5 February 11: We Learn From Each Other
  Notice how we copy others and how we can make our own good choices.

• Week #6 February 18: Mindfulness for Kids
  Use simple mindfulness games to help with focus, slowing down, and paying attention.

• Week #7 February 25: Kind Actions Matter
  Practice small acts of kindness and learn how our choices affect our friends.

• Week #8 March 4: Pause Before You Act
  Learn simple strategies to stop, think, and choose before reacting.

• March 11: No Group Spring Break!

• Week #9 March 18: Choices, Rewards, and Consequences
  Understand how choices help us learn, grow, and stay safe.

• Week #10 March 25: I Am Me! Confidence Builders
  Celebrate strengths, practice positive self-talk, and learn that mistakes help us learn.

• Week #11 April 1: Being Ourselves While Learning From Others
  Explore the difference between following a friend for fun vs. just copying to fit in.

• Week #12 April 8: Understanding Others (Empathy)
  Practice noticing how others feel and how our actions can help or hurt.

• Week #13 April 15: Talking With Friends
  Build conversation basics like listening, taking turns, and asking simple questions.

• Week #14 April 22: Taking Care of Our Whole Selves
  Learn kid-friendly self-care: rest, healthy movement, calming tools, and digital boundaries.

• Week #15 April 29: What Makes a Good Friend?
  Identify qualities of healthy friendships and red flags to watch for.

• Week #16 May 6: Being a Supportive Friend
  Practice including others, sharing, helping, and being dependable.

• Week #17 May 13: Teamwork Time!
  Work together to solve fun group challenges that build cooperation and flexibility.

• Week #18 May 20: Skill Builders in Action
  Use all the skills we’ve learned through hands-on games, teamwork, and reflection.

• Week #19 May 27: Spring Celebration!
  Celebrate progress, recognize strengths, and end the group with fun activities to begin spring!

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*15min Zoom Pre-Admission Interview is required prior to registration for new clients.

 

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Led by: Katherine Esquivel, MS, LPC​