Feelings Thermometer
What number on the Feelings Thermometer means you’re super calm?
1
Name one tool in your Super Chill Kit to calm down.
counting backwards, deep breathing, punching a pillow
What are the three parts of the CBT Triangle?
Thoughts, Feelings, Behaviors
What does the red light mean in the Anger Traffic Light?
Stop
If a T-Rex feels angry, what’s one coping tool it could use?
take deep roars, stomp away safely
Name one physical sign you might feel when you’re angry, like a hot face or clenched fists.
hot face, clenched fists, tight stomach
What’s “Blow out the candles
A deep breathing trick where you pretend your fingers are candles and blow them out
If you think, “My sister broke my toy on purpose,” how might you feel?
Angry (or sad, frustrated)
What do you do at the yellow light when you’re feeling mad?
Think
If a Velociraptor feels jealous of another dinosaur’s food, what could it do instead of fighting?
ask to share, find its own food
If your Feelings Thermometer is at a 10, what does that mean about how you feel?
Exploding or very angry/upset
If you’re mad, why is punching a pillow better than hitting someone?
It’s safe and doesn’t hurt anyone
If you feel angry, what’s one behavior you might do?
yell, cry, stomp
What’s one healthy thing you can do at the green light?
Act (e.g., use a coping skill like deep breathing or asking for help)
Imagine a Triceratops is sad because it’s alone. What’s one thought it could have to feel better?
“I can find my dino friends!”)
What’s one thing that made you laugh this week?
a funny joke, a pet, a TV show
What’s one thing you can do if you need space when you’re upset?
Ask for space or go to a quiet place
How can changing your thought help change your feeling?
Thinking something calmer (e.g., “Maybe it was an accident”) can make you feel less mad
If you’re mad at your sibling, what’s one thing you can think about at the yellow light?
(Accept reasonable responses, e.g., “What can I do instead of yelling?” or “Can we share?”)
If a Brachiosaurus is mad at a Pterodactyl for flying too close, what’s a green light action it could take?
Accept reasonable responses, e.g., calmly ask for space, walk away
If you’re feeling a little mad (like a 4 or 5), what’s one way you can tell where you feel it in your body?
heart beating fast, hands squeezing, face getting warm
Name your Super Chill Kit and one tool you’d put in it!
Dino Chill Kit” with a stress ball
Give an example of a thought, feeling, and behavior for a time you were upset.
Thought: “He took my game!” Feeling: Mad, Behavior: Yelling)
Describe a time you used Stop, Think, Act with a sibling fight. What did you do?
(Accept personal example or hypothetical, e.g., “I stopped, thought about walking away, and then asked for space”)
Create a Dino Super Chill Kit! Name it and give one coping tool a dinosaur would use.
T-Rex Tranquility Kit” with “roar counting backwards”