Calming Strategies
5-Point Scale
Which level is this on the 1-5 scale
Meaning of Levels on the 1-5 scale
100
Name 2 calming strategies you learned
rainbow breathing, box or square breathing
100
What colour is a 3 on a 5 point scale?
What does this level mean?
yellow.
irritated, frustrated, being silly
100
3 Frustrated
100
Level 1 means
calm
200
Name 2 ways that calming strategies help you
Coping Skills can: calm me down, help me make better decisions, boost my mood, help me to not react negatively, keep me from yelling or saying something that hurts someone else's feelings
200
Name 2 ways the 5-point scale can help you
become more aware of emotions, thoughts, actions; helps me to identify how/when to use a calming strategy; more aware of when I am reaching my limit; etc.
200
3 I'm Annoyed
200
Level 2 means
generally happy, content
300
Is there one strategy you remember how to freeze and unfreeze that makes you feel calm?
300
Name 2 ways you can remember to check-in with your 5-point scale when you are in a not-so-good mood.
print it out,
have a picture
Remember it in my mind
300
5 Furrious
300
Level 3 Means
getting irritated, annoyed ,upset, being silly
400
What is something you can say if you are feeling like you have too much energy and cant focus on what you are being asked to do?
I need a break
400
True or False: The 5-point scale will allow me to identify when I am getting irritated so that I can choose to act or say something appropriate.
True.
400
1 Calm
400
Level 4 means
You are offended, mad, agitated, disgruntled but you are still able to make some choices to use your calming strategies to get back in control
500
True or False: When you tell someone what that you need a break you should ask and wait for the person to respond before leaving the table or your chair.
True - it is polite to wait until the other person acknowledges that you need a break.
500
Describe what your level 3 on your 5 point scale looks like and how you might manage your mood better at the level.
1 coping skill in your tool box
to manage a level 3 mood.
500
4 Really Mad
500
Level 5 means
You feeling very big emotions and very big behaviours that match the emotion:
Upset - like crying
Angry - You should still be able to think of a calming strategy - even if this means removing yourself from the room or the situation or taking a break away from people.