Playing Soccer Safely with Other Kids [5 Thinking Questions and 1 Token Board Included]

Ms. Moon | Over the Moon Wellness | August 4, 2026

Playing Soccer Safely with Other Kids — About this Life Guide

Playing Soccer Safely with Other Kids is a 34‑page Life Guide designed to support a child in learning how to play soccer safely with peers, manage big feelings, and make positive choices during play. Although this Life Guide focuses on soccer, the skills and strategies can be applied to many types of shared play with peers. The first few pages are shown in the product images for preview.

Throughout this Life Guide, there are 5 Thinking Questions that gently encourage a child to reflect on their learning. One complimentary token board and tokens are also included. The token board can be used for any task, including practicing the 5 Thinking Questions and playing safely with other children.

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, correct answers, and any attempts or effort to respond, depending on the unique expectation for the child, 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.

Digital and Print-Friendly Format

This Life Guide PDF file is optimized for both digital reading and printing at home or school. To ensure the best print quality, please print this Life Guide on A4 paper size (8.27 × 11.69 inches).

After purchase, you will receive a download link by email. Please note that the Life Guide file can be downloaded once only. To ensure continued access, please save the PDF file immediately to a secure and accessible device.

When this Life Guide is updated and the next edition is released, you will receive an email with a link to download the updated version immediately at no additional cost.

Overview

Playing Soccer Safely with Other Kids 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 how to play safely and calmly with peers, including soccer, and make respectful choices during shared play.

This Life Guide was originally created as an individualized resource for a specific student at the request of a Learning Support Teacher. It has been thoughtfully adapted and edited into a public version so that all children can benefit from the same learning. Although the story focuses on playing soccer safely with other children, the skills and strategies in this Life Guide can be applied to many types of shared play.

Over the Moon Wellness creates individualized, customized Life Guides to support specific behavioural or learning needs upon request. If you require a personalized Life Guide, please contact info@overthemoonwellness.ca.

This Life Guide helps children learn what it means to play as a team, wait for their turn to get the ball, and respond safely when they feel frustrated or disappointed.

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 while playing with peers

✤ 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 Workers

✤ 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

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, emotional, social, and learning 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.

Licensing and Use Guidelines

This digital Life Guide is provided for personal use only. Redistribution, resale, uploading, or sharing in any form is strictly prohibited. All content is fully protected under copyright law.