Breathing
🫧 Let’s pretend we are blowing bubbles.
Slow breath in → blow bubbles out slowly
😀
Show me your happy face
What if someone takes your toy without asking?
Use your words: “Can I have it back"
A friend shares their toy with you and you say “Thank you!”
👍 Good Choice
Smell the flower 🌸 blow the candle 🕯
Smell flower → inhale
Blow candle → exhale
😢
Show me your sad face
What if you feel really mad?
Take a deep breath
You feel mad and you take a deep breath.
👍 Good Choice
🦋 Butterfly taps
Tap… tap… tap… like a butterfly.
😡
show me your mad face
What if your friend is crying?
Ask “Are you okay?”
Get a teacher
Give a hug
Someone takes your toy and you hit them.
👎 Not a Good Choice
🐻 Bear Breathing
Arms up → big breath in
Arms down → slow breath out.
😱
Show me your surprised face
What if you fall down and hurt your knee?
Ask a teacher or grown-up for help
You want a toy so you ask for a turn.
👍 Good Choice
🐢 Turtle Breathing
Very slow breath in → very slow breath out.
🤩
Show me your excited or superstar face
What if somebody screams at you?
Use calm down moves.
Talk to them and tell them how you feel
You feel upset and you throw toys on the floor.
👎 Not a Good Choice