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Editable Character Trading Card and Behavior Tracker Back to School SEL Activity

Support classroom connection and growth with this editable trading card resource designed for social emotional learning activities, especially for students with autism or early learners. This fun and flexible tool lets students create their own character trading cards, track Super Skills (SEL positive behavior traits), and reflect with positive affirmations—while you collect meaningful data for your daily behavior report home sheets.

✅ What’s Included (PDF with link to editable PowerPoint and Google Slides with 45 pages):

🧩 Editable Character Trading Cards

  • One-sided version: name, grade, 3 personal skills, favorite thing, fun fact, teammate names, point tracker, and level box
  • Two-sided version: includes highest Super Skill and a full Super Skills checklist on the back
  • 6 color variations × 3 shapes (great for groups, partners, or class games)
  • Blank tradeable version for student-made cards

🖼 Visual Supports

  • 10 Super Skills Posters (color, black & white, and mini versions)
    • Kindness, Teamwork, Thoughtful, Problem Solver, Hard Worker, Peacemaker, Leadership, Creativity, Flexibility, Brave Choices
  • Super Skills Tracker Page – use for individual students or as a class to work toward rewards or celebrations

✍️ Positive Affirmation Writing Pages

  • 4 pages of traceable “I am…” and “I can…” positive affirmation statements
    • Supports handwriting, positive self-talk, and SEL reflection

📝 Teacher Directions (3 pages)

  • Ideas for groupings, leveling up, games, skill trading, and classroom management
  • Simple classroom game suggestions using the tradeable cards

🎯 Perfect For:

  • SEL instruction & behavior tracking
  • Classroom community building
  • Back-to-school & morning meetings
  • Special education & social skills groups
  • Positive reinforcement and reward systems
  • Confidence-building & handwriting practice

 

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✔️ Visual Skills bundle
✔️ Group Instruction goals
✔️ FBA template bundle

 

❗ This is a digital download product only. No physical media will be sent to you. Remember, please don’t share these links with anyone! Thanks for respecting my work!

⚠️  IMPORTANT You will get a PDF with a link to click to download the files from Dropbox. Files can only be downloaded from a computer (not a phone). If you do not see it immediately, check your “Downloads” folder. The file should download to it automatically. Email me at if you have any problems.

 

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To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet. Boom Cards play on modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge). Apps are available for modern Android, iPads, iPhones, and Kindle Fires. For security and privacy, adults must have an account to use and assign Boom Cards. You will be able to assign the Boom Cards you are buying with “Fast Pins,” (a form of play that gives instant feedback to students for self-grading Boom Cards). For assignment options that report student progress back to you, you will need to purchase a subscription. If you are new to Boom, you will be offered a free trial. Read here for details: http://bit.ly/BoomTrial.

For Google™ products

  • You’ll need a Google account to access these resources. Your students will need accounts as well if you’re assigning activities.
  • After clicking the link, select “Make a copy” to add the file to your Google Drive.
  • If your school restricts access, use a personal Google account to access the file and share it with your school account.

 

⚠️️IMPORTANT  :   The purchase of this resource gives the buyer permission to download and copy for single classroom or family use only. Electronic distribution is also limited to single use. Copying for other parents, teachers, school-wide use, or for school systems is only allowed with the purchase of additional licenses. Contact me at audra@abainschool.com for additional licenses at a discounted rate. Thank you for respecting my work.

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