Accessible family activity

KSA Discovery Dice

Three printable, choice-based dice for regulation, focus, and social connection.

Ages 5+
Print and build
Adult cutting
Choose or pass

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Cover of the KSA Discovery Dice printable resource — The PDF is the printable companion. This webpage provides the structured screen-reader version.

Activity instructions

What you need

The three printed dice templates, scissors used by an adult, lightweight paper or cardstock, and tape.

How to do the activity

Print the three templates. An adult cuts, folds, and tapes each die.
Choose the die that fits the moment: Emotional Regulation, Focus Booster, or Social Connection.
Roll, read, and decide: try the prompt, adapt it, roll again, or pass. The die offers choices. It does not give commands.
Notice what helped. Invite the child to write or draw a replacement prompt on a sticky note for next time.

Why it may help

Predictable choices can make practicing regulation, attention, and connection feel playful. Choice and adaptation keep the activity supportive for different bodies and communication styles.

Adaptation and communication options

No eye contact, speech, jumping, touching, or deep breathing is required. Model consent by treating pass, another way, and not right now as complete answers.

Visual information in words

Text description of the dice templates

Each template is a flat net of six equal squares arranged as a cross: one center square, one square to its left, one to its right, one above it, one below it, and a second square below that. An adult cuts around the outside edge, folds along the interior square lines, and tapes the cube edges.

Emotional Regulation Die prompts: take three comfortable breaths; name or point to how you feel; hug a pillow or comfort item; notice three body sensations; imagine a safe or happy place; draw a quick feeling symbol.

Focus Booster Die prompts: move in a way that feels good five times; count down from ten; roll shoulders or stretch; reach, press, or stretch; breathe naturally and pause three times; tap or clap ten times and say, I'm ready.

Social Connection Die prompts: share one kind word; wave, nod, or choose a greeting; use eye contact or another friendly signal; ask someone a favorite color; thank someone nearby; offer a high five or another greeting.