Feelings and friendship for 8th grade
Feelings and friendship for 8th grade: 10 free pages to print, play or teach from. No sign-in.
- Growth mindset phrases posterPrintable
A free printable growth mindset poster with six phrase swaps, each saying what to try instead of a fixed-mindset thought. Edit the phrases, print and post.
- Calming brain breaks: 12 breathing and settling cardsTool
Twelve quiet breathing and settling brain breaks with standing and seated versions, a random draw, a timer and print-and-cut cards. Free.
- Square breathing posterPrintable
A free printable square breathing poster: four boxes in a loop (breathe in, hold, breathe out, hold) with arrows between them. Print it for your calm corner.
- Quiet focus brain breaks: 12 silent reset cardsTool
Twelve silent mental resets for before reading, writing or a test, with a random draw, a timer and printable cards. Nobody has to move or speak. Free.
- Social-emotional lessons for the classroomTool
Short lessons on feelings and getting along, K to 8: a story to read aloud, four questions, two choices to think through and a paper activity, with a printable teacher and student page.
Checked 2026-11-08
- Calm-down breathing for the boardTool
One big silent bubble for the whole class: it grows as everyone breathes in and shrinks as they breathe out. Three patterns, then a calm brain break.
Checked 2026-11-07
- The Last Pitch: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A fiction passage about sports and friendship for 8th grade, 343 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Borrowed Violin: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A fiction passage about kindness and courage for 8th grade, 302 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- What Really Tells You to Breathe: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about how the body controls breathing for 8th grade, 258 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Egg-Shaped Lobes That Time an Engine's Breathing: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about the engine camshaft for 8th grade, 281 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.