Becoming My Best Self During Cleanup Time [Two Complimentary Token Boards and Tokens]

Ms. Moon | Over the Moon Wellness | July 24, 2026

Becoming My Best Self During Cleanup Time — About this Life Guide

This Life Guide has 32 pages. The first few pages are included in the product images for preview. Two complimentary token boards and tokens are provided at the end of this Life Guide for you to use with a child. The token board can be used for any task, including cleanup.

Please laminate the token board or place it in a sheet protector for ongoing use. If you wish to use the provided tokens, the cut tokens can also be laminated and used with Velcro. You may also use an erasable marker to make check marks instead.

To maximize motivation and the effectiveness of the token board, please decide what the child is working for (reward) and write it down on the token board before the child begins collecting tokens.

Please also ensure that the child receives a token immediately after showing the desired behaviour, and receives the reward as soon as they earn all the tokens. This helps the child meaningfully understand that the desired behaviour is what leads to earning the token and receiving the reward.

Overview

Becoming My Best Self During Cleanup Time is a professionally developed, child‑centred social–emotional learning (SEL) guide within the My Life Guides series, thoughtfully designed to support children—including those with significant behavioural challenges—in understanding routines, regulating emotions, and making safe, responsible choices during cleanup time.

This Life Guide also helps children build a positive sense of self by recognizing their strengths, understanding expectations, and seeing themselves as capable and valued members of their learning community.

Clinical and Educational Foundation

This Life Guide is grounded in evidence‑informed practices commonly used in:

✤ behavioural intervention

✤ early childhood education

✤ special education

✤ trauma‑informed teaching

✤ emotional regulation coaching

✤ neurodiversity‑affirming approaches

It has been successfully used in real classrooms with students who experience:

✤ severe behavioural dysregulation

✤ difficulty following routines

✤ challenges with transitions

✤ emotional overwhelm

✤ unsafe choices during cleanup time

✤ sensory overload

✤ impulsivity or frustration

✤ newly learning and practicing social expectations, classroom rules, and everyday social situations

It has also been supportive for neurodiverse learners, including children with a wide range of developmental and neurological differences.

Who this Life Guide is for

This Life Guide is highly effective for:

✤ Parents

✤ Caregivers

✤ Educators

✤ Education Assistants / Inclusive Education Support Worker

✤ School Counsellors

✤ School-Based Resource Teams

✤ Behaviour Interventionists

✤ BCBAs

✤ Early Childhood Professionals

It is especially supportive for children who benefit from:

✤ explicit instruction

✤ visual and narrative modelling

✤ predictable routines

✤ calm-down strategies

✤ positive behaviour reinforcement

✤ neurodiversity‑affirming language

✤ gentle emotional coaching

Digital and Print-Friendly Format

This Life Guide PDF file is optimized for both digital reading and printing at home or school.

About the Author

Written by Ms. Moon, Founder of Over the Moon Wellness and Behaviour Support Worker at the North Vancouver School District.

Working closely with school teams and other professionals across the school community, Ms. Moon observes children with moderate‑to‑severe behavioural challenges across diverse school settings. She looks beyond surface behaviours to understand each child’s inner thoughts, unmet needs, and unique struggles. With empathy and evidence‑based strategies, she develops tailored approaches that empower children to adapt positively to school and community life.

Ms. Moon creates My Life Guides with a heartfelt mission: to equip children with the essential skills they need to navigate daily growth pains and obstacles, helping them feel safe, capable, and supported in their everyday lives. Her hope is to inspire every child to move forward with confidence, pursue kind and meaningful goals, and build a beautiful, fulfilling future of their own design.

Commitment to Children's Well-Being

A portion of every purchase from the My Life Guides series is donated to initiatives that support research in children’s mental health, developmental disabilities, and neurological disabilities, as well as programs that promote the health and growth of children and families in our communities.