This feeling makes you smile, and your body feels light
Happiness
Your stomach feels fluttery, like butterflies. What emotion might this be?
Anxiety or Excitement
This calming strategy uses breathing in slowly and out slowly.
Deep breathing
When you tell someone honestly how you feel.
Sharing feelings
If someone is yawning, what is their body telling them?
This emotion happens when something feels unfair, or someone breaks a rule
Anger
Your fists clench and your face gets hot. What emotion might you be feeling?
Anger
This grounding tool asks you to name 5 things you can see.
5-4-3-2-1 grounding
When tears come out because you feel sad or overwhelmed.
Crying
If someone is sweating, what is this body signal telling them?
They are overheated/hot or nervous
Name the feeling you get when you miss someone or something.
Sadness
Your body feels heavy and slow. What emotion could that be?
Sadness
Moving your body to feel better—like walking or stretching—is called what?
Exercise
Making a face that shows how you feel is called what?
Facial expression
If someone is having trouble breathing, stomach aches or are shaking and/or have muscle tension, what is their body telling them?
They are anxious/overwhelmed/stressed
This emotion shows up when things feel hard and you want to give up.
Frustration, hopelessness
Your heart beats fast and you can’t sit still. Name the emotion.
Anxiety
Using your imagination to picture a safe place is called what?
Visualization
Saying “I feel ___ when ___” is an example of what?
Using an I-statement
A mindfulness practice where you slowly focus your attention on different parts of your body where the goal is to observe physical sensations
Body Scan
What emotion mixes worry + excitement at the same time?
Nervousness / Anxious excitement
Your shoulders tense and your jaw tightens. What emotion might show up?
Stress/anxiety or anger
This strategy involves tightening and relaxing muscle groups while taking deep breaths
Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Feelings coming out through art, music, or movement is called what?
Creative expression
This planet is known as the red planet.
Mars