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Social-Emotional Learning & STEM Cards
Feelings check-in wheels, calm-down cards, social stories, science experiment cards and STEM challenge prompts.
SEL and STEM cards help children understand their feelings and explore how the world works. Feelings wheels and calm-down cards sit next to science experiment cards and STEM challenges. They suit ages 3 to 10.
14 printables from ₹79 to ₹449 · instant download · A4 and US Letter
SEL & STEM Cards printables
About these SEL and STEM cards
SEL means social and emotional learning: naming a feeling, choosing a way to calm down, and understanding how others feel. The feelings check-in wheels, calm-down cards and social stories here give children the words and pictures for that. The STEM side holds science experiment cards and challenge prompts that turn household materials into small investigations.
Feelings cards and social stories work from nursery and LKG (ages 3 to 5) upwards, and are useful in Class 1 to Class 4 too. STEM challenge cards suit roughly ages 5 to 10, which is UKG to Class 4 in India, Year 1 to Year 5 in England and kindergarten to fourth grade in the US.
Use feelings cards at calm times first, so a child knows them before a hard moment comes. Keep the experiment cards with a small box of basic materials so a challenge can start straight away. Pair the feelings resources with routine and reward charts, and see teacher and classroom tools for class use.
Cards that are handled often last much longer printed on 160-300 gsm card and laminated. Most print clearly in greyscale, though feelings wheels are easier to read in colour. Paper sizes are on each product page.
Start with a feelings check-in wheel or a small set of calm-down cards, which take only a minute a day to use, and add social stories when a particular situation comes up. For STEM, choose cards that use materials you already have at home or in class, so a challenge can begin straight away.
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SEL & STEM Cards printables: common questions
What is a calm-down card?
A small card showing one self-regulation strategy - deep breaths, counting, squeezing hands. The child picks a card instead of having to think of a strategy while upset.
Do the STEM cards need special equipment?
No. The experiments use common household items, listed on the card itself.
Are these suitable for children with additional needs?
The cards are visual and use very little text, which suits many children who find a lot of words hard going. You know your child best, so look at the preview pages first.
Getting the most out of SEL & STEM Cards printables
Every pack here is finished and ready to print, so the only job left is picking the right sheet rather than building one from scratch. Inside you will find: Feelings check-in wheels, calm-down cards, social stories, science experiment cards and STEM challenge prompts. The download link reaches you as soon as payment clears, and the files stay yours.
Plain copier paper is enough for everyday use. Print on thicker card, or slide a sheet into a laminating pouch or a clear wallet, when you want it to last. Every pack here comes as an A4 file and a separate US Letter file, so choose "Actual size" rather than "Fit to page" in the print dialog so the spacing stays exactly as it was designed. The sort menu above is the quickest way in: Newest surfaces the most recent packs, and the Bundles filter groups a whole set into one download. One purchase covers unlimited printing in your own home or a single classroom.