Big Feelings
This is when your face gets hot and you want to stomp your feet.
What is feeling mad?
We do this when we let someone else play with a toy.
What is sharing?
These help us hear the teacher.
What are listening ears?
Our feet are for walking inside, not this.
What is running?
We take slow ones of these to calm our bodies.
What are deep breaths?
When you feel like crying because something made you sad.
What is feeling sad?
This means waiting while someone else has a turn.
What is taking turns?
When the teacher talks, our mouths should be this.
What is quiet?
Our hands are for helping, not this.
What is hitting?
A quiet place we can go when we need a break.
What is the calm-down corner?
This feeling can make your stomach feel squeezey before something new.
What is feeling nervous?
We use these instead of our hands when we’re upset.
What are our words?
We raise this before we talk.
What is our hand?
We keep these to ourselves.
What are our hands?
We can count to this number to help calm down.
What is 5 (or 10)?
When you feel super happy and want to jump up and down.
What is feeling excited?
When we ask, “Can I play too?”
What is joining a game?
This means looking at the speaker and keeping your body still.
What is whole body listening?
his voice is used inside the classroom.
What is an inside voice?
We can squeeze this to help our hands stay busy.
What is a stress ball (or fidget)?
When your body feels out of control and you need to calm down.
What is having big feelings?
When two friends both want the same toy and find a fair solution.
What is solving a problem?
When we follow directions the first time.
What is being a good listener?
When we clean up after we play.
What is being responsible?
Saying, “I can calm my body” is called this.
What is positive self-talk?