
It is a long free day in Rubberdale, and everybody is being mean to your racer... or are they? Did your racer take care of their own needs first? Or do they need to make a pit stop to refuel before continuing through the day?

Students identify and practice strategies they have used or can use to stay hopeful and "bounce back" from challenges.

It is a long free day in Rubberdale, and everybody is being mean to your racer... or are they? Did your racer take care of their own needs first? Or do they need to make a pit stop to refuel before continuing through the day?

Your best friend is laughing with somebody new. Somebody who isn't you. That's your best friend, and there's only room for one best friend, right? So what happens when the group starts to get bigger?

Your racer is loving their favorite stretch of the Derby route when the road ahead turns into the part that fights them. A tricky thought pops up about the switch. You get to pick that thought, choose what your racer does, and help them find their low gear and get through. Everyone on the route says, "Shift down, power up, don't get stuck!" By the end, you will know what it really means.

Get to know one of the Rubberdale racers up close—what makes them happy, what makes them angry, what makes them sad, and what makes them feel calm. Then help them think a kind, true thought about themselves.

Join your choice of character for a day in Rubberdale where things don't run quite as smoothly as planned. When feelings start revving up, your character learns to check under the hood - noticing their emotions, understanding their body's signals, and choosing how to respond. Will they find a way to get their day back on track?

Join your choice of character on a themed adventure where they face a challenge similar to your own experience. When things don't go as planned, your character learns to notice their feelings, understand their body's signals, discover what they believe deep down, and choose how to respond. Together, you'll make a plan so things can go even better next time!

Spike the Porcupine is teaching Luxball today—the most magical game at Lux University! It's your first time playing, and you're feeling a lot of different things. Will you learn to control your magic, listen to feedback, and discover that you CAN do hard things?

This story is for the kids out there with big feelings, and parents who want to give their kids the tools and confidence to navigate them.

Something small happens to your racer that gives them a trickier thought about themselves—and you get to help them figure out what's a fact, what's a feeling, and what a truer thought might be.
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