Feelings Detective
I might feel __________ if my friend told me they didn't want to be friends anymore.
What is sad/mad/worried?
What is a deep breath?
Happy
What is sleep?
Taking 5 candle breaths.
What is holding up your fingers and blowing down the candles on your hand?
I might feel _______ about being home from school for a long time from the Coronavirus.
What is confused/sad/scared/happy/excited/worried/mad?
This is saying kind and helpful things about myself
What is positive self talk?
Mad
Noticing _______ so I can use strategies if they are getting too big to control.
What are feelings?
Using Positive Self Talk
What is saying something kind to yourself?
I might feel ________ thinking about having to do something like preform, talk, or sing in front of other people?
What is embarrassed/worried/anxious/proud?
This is when I focus, and work on paying attention to one thing at a time.
What is mindfulness?
Doing this by letting my parent or grown up know that I need a break.
What is taking space?
I can do this by using my words or coming up with a signal to give to people!
Self Soothing
What is having a soft blanket/weighted blanket/stuffed animal/ smelling something I enjoy?
I might feel ________ thinking about my brain playing tricks on me?
What is scared/worried/confused?
This allows me to move my body and can work to help my body to regulate.
What is exercise and/or movement?
What is get exercise?
Be Active
Do an activity (for one minute!) run in place, do jumping jacks, do a wall push.
I might feel __________ thinking about people I love and that love me.
This is doing something I enjoy for a brief time before returning back to something that is challenging.
What is distraction?
Worried
What is food?
Mindfulness
Practice finding 5 items of each rainbow color, then 4, then 3, then 2, then 1!