Storm & Sunshine Cards
How to Use These Cards
What Are Storm & Sunshine Cards?
Storm cards represent challenges and difficulties we face. Sunshine cards represent the positive outcomes, lessons, and growth that can come from facing those challenges. Just like buffalo face storms head-on to reach the sunshine faster!
How to Use
Cut out the cards
Carefully cut along the dotted lines to separate each card.
Read a Storm card
Think about a time you faced this challenge or something similar.
Find matching Sunshine cards
What positive outcomes came from that experience?
Discuss or journal
Share your storm-to-sunshine story or write about it.
Create your own
Use blank cards to add your own storms and sunshine!
Activity Ideas
- • Matching Game: Match storms to their sunshine outcomes
- • Story Time: Pick a storm card and tell a story about overcoming it
- • Partner Share: Trade cards and discuss experiences
- • Journal Prompt: Use cards as writing prompts
Storm Cards
Challenges we face
I got a bad grade on a test
My friends left me out
I made a mistake in front of others
Something I worked hard on didn't turn out right
I had a disagreement with a friend
I didn't make the team
Someone broke my trust
I felt overwhelmed with work
Sunshine Cards
Good things that come from challenges
I discovered I'm stronger than I thought
I learned a new way to solve problems
I made a deeper friendship
I found out who my real friends are
I got better at handling my emotions
I learned to ask for help
I became more patient
I found a new interest or talent
Create Your Own Cards
Write or draw your own storms and sunshine!
Storm to Sunshine Sorting Mat
Place your cards to show your journey!
STORM
Challenges I faced
Place storm cards here
Through the storm...
SUNSHINE
What I gained
Place sunshine cards here
My storm-to-sunshine reflection:
Printing Tips
- • Click "Print Cards" or press Ctrl+P (Cmd+P on Mac) to print
- • Print on cardstock for more durable cards
- • Consider laminating cards for repeated use
- • Cut along the dotted lines to separate cards
- • Enable "Background graphics" for colors to print
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