🌿🐿 Sage and the Reflective Pond
✨ A story about seeing yourself beyond the ripples.
Join Finn the Fox and his gentle friend Sage the Squirrel in Sage and the Reflective Pond—a calming forest tale about noticing thoughts and realizing that you are more than any one thought or emotion alone.
After stumbling in a game, Finn feels embarrassed and believes he “always messes up.” But Sage guides him to a quiet pond, where ripples teach a powerful lesson: reflections may wobble and change, but the pond is always more than its ripples. Along the way, Finn learns that his friends also struggle sometimes, and that he is more than his mistakes.
This charmly illustrated story supports children (ages 4–9) in developing Self-as-Context, a core Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) skill. Through playful dialogue, relatable examples, and a gentle pond metaphor, children discover how to notice their thoughts and feelings without being defined by them—building resilience, perspective, and self-kindness.
Included in this resource:
📖 A 10-page illustrated story with meaningful comprehension and reflection questions to guide learning.
🌱 A 3-page Note for Adults with guidance on introducing Self-as-Context to children, plus usage ideas for home, therapy, or classroom settings.
🎴 A 4-page set of sequencing cards (image + text versions) to help children retell the story, connect it to their own experiences, and strengthen comprehension through play.
✨ Total: 17 pages
Perfect for home, therapy, or classroom use, Sage and the Reflective Pond invites children to see themselves as steady and whole—no matter what ripples appear on the surface.
Sage and the Reflective Pond
This bundle includes a fully illustrated story and a set of interactive sequencing cards in high-quality PDF format, perfect for easy printing.
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