Benny’s Calm Day

This worksheet offers a short story about Benny, who stays calm after his tower of blocks falls during playtime. Students read the passage and answer multiple-choice questions about what happened, how Benny reacted, and what the story teaches about staying calm. The activity reinforces reading comprehension while modeling regulated behavior during frustration. Learners analyze Benny’s choices, identifying how taking a deep breath, asking for help, and working together helped solve the problem. The story emphasizes emotional control and teamwork, helping students see how calm reactions lead to better outcomes. It also builds comprehension skills through clear recall and inference questions.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Reading Comprehension of Narrative Text

Social-Emotional Learning – Staying Calm During Setbacks

SEL – Problem-Solving with Peers

Responsible Decision-Making – Choosing Regulated Behaviors

This worksheet is part of our self-regulation in social settings worksheets collection.