Feelings First
This is what you feel when your heart beats fast and your fists clench.
Anger or Frustration
This technique helps slow your heart rate down by breathing in through your nose and out through your mouth.
Belly breathing
When this changes, like a teacher being absent, it can trigger big feelings.
Something you can carry with you in your head and use without anyone seeing
Coping skill
If you made a mistake, this is what you can say to yourself to feel better.
"It's okay. I can try again."
The feeling you get when someone surprises you with a present.
Excitement or Surprised
A grounding tool that you name 5 things you can see, 4 things you can feel, 3 you can hear, 2 you can smell, and 1 you can taste.
5-4-3-2-1 method
If your voice gets louder, your face feels hot, and your hands get tight, you might feel this.
Anger warning signs or anger
This type of message reminds you that it's okay to make mistakes
Reassurance or positive self-talk mantra (NEW)
When you're feeling mad at school, this is something you can try before yelling.
Walking away or belly breathing.
This emotion might make you cry or want to be alone.
Sadness
A slow, quiet activity that helps your mind feel calm (HINT: the video we saw of someone bothering someone doing the activity).
Meditation
This is what we call the things that warn us before we don't behave well or make poor decisions
Triggers
A pretend place you can go in your mind that makes you feel safe and happy.
Happy place or safe space visualization
This is what happens when we use our coping skills
We feel calmer or make better choices.
The emotion that can come when you're not sure what will happen next.
Anxiety or Worried
When you're feeling upset, you can squeeze this to calm your body.
A stress ball or fidget toy (NEW COPING SKILL!)
The word for when your body gives you clues that a big emotion is coming.
Warning signs
A counting tool that involves breathing in between each number.
Counting to 10
One reason it's important to talk about your feelings instead of hiding them.
Helps others understand and support you.
A mixture of feelings like anger, sadness, and fear all at once.
Frustration
A bedtime routine where you breathe slowly to help your brain rest.
Calming breathing or wind-down breathing
One way your body might warn you that you're overwhelmed.
Fidgeting, stomping, or fast breathing
Circle of control
The best time to use a coping skill
Right before or when you start feeling warning signs, or feeling upset.