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Ready, Set, GLOW!

Name: Ready, Set, GLOW!
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Author: Wanderly

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?

New ActivitiesResilienceSafetySelf-ManagementPerseveranceSelf-AwarenessSocial AwarenessDecision MakingLuxterra

About This Story

What your child will experience

Your child helps a character learn Luxball—a magical game that requires focus, control, and patience. Along the way, they'll name mixed emotions (like excited and nervous), practice listening to feedback from a coach, navigate setbacks, and celebrate a hard-won breakthrough. The story uses a glowing lightstone as a concrete metaphor for emotional state, helping kids connect feelings to physical sensations.

Why this approach helps

This story weaves together growth mindset, self-awareness, and resilience practice. By choosing how the character responds to mistakes and feedback, kids rehearse bouncing back in a low-stakes setting. Naming multiple emotions at once builds emotional vocabulary. The focus on safety rules and team agreements mirrors real classroom and sports settings, reinforcing that structure helps everyone thrive.

What to notice as a parent

Listen for how your child responds to feedback moments and setbacks. Do they choose to ask for help, try again, or shut down? These choices offer clues about their confidence with new challenges. If they pick a "give up" option, that's useful information—not failure. You might gently ask later, "What helps you keep going when something feels hard?" Their answers can guide how you support them in real activities.

Personalize This Story

Make this story truly special by adding these details:

✓Who is learning to play Luxball?

Story Questions

Questions your child may be asked while creating this story:

Who walks in the door to join the main character?
What TWO feelings does the main character notice?
How does the main character help themselves focus?
How does the main character respond to Spike's feedback?
What helps the main character bounce back?
What did the main character learn today?

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