Playground Reflection Worksheet

Name: ________________________


Date: ________________________

1. Draw a face to show how you felt when someone didn’t let you play.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

2. Write or draw the calm-down step that helped you feel better.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

3. Write a sentence: What could you say to a friend to invite them to play and be kind?
   
   
   
   

4. Why is it important to include others on the playground?
   
   
   
   
   
   

Playground Feelings Role-Play Cards

Cut out each card and place them face down. In your small group, take turns: one student reads the scenario aloud and the others act it out. Then switch roles so everyone practices.

Scenario Cards:

1. At recess, a group is playing tag. They tag each other and laugh, then say, “No tag for you!” and run away.

2. Two friends are taking turns on the jump rope. You ask, “Can I have a turn?” They shake their heads and say, “We’re full.”

3. A group is kicking a soccer ball. You walk over and they say, “No, you can’t kick with us.”

4. A pair of friends is swinging on the swings. You go up and they say, “Sorry, no room.”

5. Some classmates are building a block tower. You ask to help, and they say, “Only we can build it.”

6. Friends are playing hopscotch and each turn they say, “No more turns left.”

7. A group is playing with toy cars. You reach for a car and they say, “These are ours—go away.”

8. During a game, a couple of kids whisper, point at you, and then say, “You’re weird, go play by yourself.”

After reading and acting out each scenario once without calm-down steps, practice it again using your deep breaths, counting to five, and speaking with a calm voice. Discuss together: “How might each person feel? What could you say or do differently?”