I Calm
What do you do with your body to help it calm down?
Take a deep breath
If someone takes your tody and you feel upset, what would you feel?
Mad or Sad
What is one htings you can do in the SafePlace to help you feel better?
Take a breath, using a feeling buddy or stuffed animal, sensory jar
True or False: yelling is the same as using your big voice?
True or false, the SafePlace is a spot in the classroom to help you calm down.
True
True of False: Holding your breath helps you calm down
False
If your grown-up says they are proud of you, how might you feel?
Happy or Proud
You feel really wiggly and can't sit still. What tools could help your body feel calm?
playdough, movement, sensory jar
Someone grabs your crayon and you do not like it. What could you say?
I don't like when you grab my crayon. Please give it back.
What can you say to yourself in the SafePlace to help you feel safe and calm?
I am safe. I am calm. I can handle this.
Demonstrate one of our 4 breaths: Balloon, Pretzel, Drain, or S.T.A.R
You did it!
You don't know how to do your work and you feel tight in your tummy. What feeling might that be?
worried or frustrated
You feel sad and miss your grown-up. What could you choose to feel more connected?
I Love You ritual, draw a picture of your family
Your friend keeps cutting in line. You feel mad. What can you say with your big voice that is respectful and helps you both?
I don't like when you cut. Please go to the end of the line.
Why do we stop and breath when we are upset?
to help our body and brain feel calm. To help our thinking brain turn back on.
Someone says something unkind and you feel like crying. What might you be feeling?
sad
You are feeling worried about something. What tool would you choose and how would it help you?
playdough, music, feeling jar, drawing, I Love You Ritual.
You told someone to stop and used your big voice and they did not listen. What do you do next?
Ask a teacher for help.