Sas-Squash Your Worries! Middle School SEL Brochure Bundle | Grades 6–8
11 Social-Emotional Learning Topics | Interactive Coloring Brochures, Bookmarks, Assessments & Bulletin Board Kit
Help middle school students navigate big feelings, friendships, peer pressure, stress, and everyday challenges with Sas-Squash Your Worries! — a comprehensive, student-friendly SEL resource featuring Sas the Sasquatch!
Designed specifically for grades 6–8, this printable bundle combines meaningful social-emotional learning with creative, hands-on activities that encourage students to reflect, build coping skills, and make healthy choices.
Each topic features a black-and-white, foldable brochure students can color, personalize, complete, and keep as their own SEL reference guide.
What's Included?
11 Middle School SEL Brochures
Each brochure includes age-appropriate information, practical strategies, reflection prompts, and interactive activities.
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Anxiety: Recognizing worry, understanding anxiety, and practicing coping strategies.
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Anger & Big Feelings: Identifying anger signals, managing reactions, and using healthy cool-down strategies.
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Friendship & Conflict: Building healthy friendships, communicating feelings, and resolving disagreements.
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Bullying & Standing Up: Recognizing bullying, seeking help, and practicing safe ways to stand up for yourself and others.
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Self-Esteem & Kindness: Recognizing personal strengths, building confidence, and practicing kindness.
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Growth Mindset & Goals: Learning from mistakes, developing perseverance, and setting achievable goals.
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Stress & Self-Care: Recognizing stress, identifying healthy habits, and developing self-care routines.
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Digital Citizenship & Social Media: Making thoughtful online choices, protecting privacy, and maintaining healthy screen-time habits.
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Test Anxiety & Study Skills: Managing test-day worries, developing study strategies, and building confidence.
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Grief & Loss: Understanding different experiences of loss, expressing feelings, remembering what matters, and finding support.
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Decision-Making & Peer Pressure: Evaluating choices, understanding consequences, and practicing confident refusal skills.
More Than Just Brochures!
Coordinating SEL Bookmarks
Each topic includes printable coloring bookmarks featuring reminders, coping strategies, and encouraging messages students can keep in their notebooks, planners, or backpacks.
Pre/Post Assessments & Exit Tickets
Quick student-friendly assessments help school counselors check understanding, encourage reflection, and document learning.
BONUS: “TAKE WHAT YOU NEED” Bulletin Board Kit
Create an interactive SEL resource station where students can independently find support for the challenges they're facing.
Includes:
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Large printable “TAKE WHAT YOU NEED” heading
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11 coordinating topic pockets
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A place to display the printable SEL brochures for easy student access
Perfect for a school counseling office, classroom, hallway, or calming corner!
Why School Counselors Will Love This Bundle
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Middle-school appropriate: Relevant topics and language designed for grades 6–8.
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Low-prep and flexible: Print individual topics or use the entire collection throughout the school year.
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Interactive and creative: Students color, write, reflect, and apply what they learn.
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Skills students can keep: Finished brochures and bookmarks become personal reference tools.
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Multiple counseling uses: Works for Tier 1 classroom lessons, small groups, individual counseling, and independent activities.
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ASCA-aligned: Supports student development in self-management, learning strategies, and social skills.
Perfect For
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Middle school classroom counseling lessons
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Small-group counseling
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Individual student support
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SEL centers and calming corners
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School counseling bulletin boards
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Advisory periods and homeroom
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Early finishers and independent reflection
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Back-to-school and year-round SEL instruction
Resource Details
Grade Levels: 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade
Format: Digital download — printable PDF
Length: 84 pages
Includes: 11 SEL topics, foldable brochures, coordinating bookmarks, pre/post assessments, exit tickets, and a bulletin board display kit.
Printing: Black-and-white, coloring-friendly pages. No special supplies required beyond standard printing materials.
Give Students Tools They Can Actually Use!
Middle school brings new friendships, growing independence, academic pressures, and plenty of big emotions. Sas-Squash Your Worries! gives students practical strategies and a friendly character to guide them along the way.
Whether you're teaching a classroom lesson, supporting a student one-on-one, or creating a “Take What You Need” station, this bundle helps make social-emotional learning accessible, engaging, and meaningful.
Print it. Color it. Fold it. Keep it. Use it when you need it!
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