GREEN ZONE
RED ZONE
YELLOW ZONE
Calm Down Tools/Coping Skills
BLUE ZONE
100


You just finished your work and feel good about it. Which Green Zone feeling is this?
A. What is Angry
B. What is Proud
C. What is Silly
D. What is Worried


What is Proud

100

Which body signal might show you are starting to feel angry?
A. What is smiling and laughing
B. What is sweaty palms or tight fists
C. What is feeling sleepy
D. What is slow breathing





B. What is sweaty palms or tight fists

100

Which body signal might show you are feeling nervous or worried?
A. What is tight muscles
B. What sweaty palms
C. What is fast heartbeat
D. What is all the above





D. What is all the above

100

Which tool can help you stay calm and focused in the Green Zone?
A. What is yelling
B. What is deep breathing
C. What is running away
D. What is ignoring others


What is deep breathing

100

Which body signal BEST shows that you might be tired or sleepy?
A. What is sweaty palms
B. What is droopy eyelids and yawning
C. What is tight fists
D. What is racing heart

B. What is droopy eyelids and yawning

200


You are sitting quietly, listening to your teacher, and feel ready to learn. What feeling are you in?
A. What is Calm
B. What is Frustrated
C. What is Nervous
D. What is Upset


What is Calm

200

If your face feels hot and turns red, what feeling might you be experiencing?
A. What is calm
B. What is angry or mad
C. What is tired
D. What is excited





B. What is angry or mad

200

If your stomach feels like it has “butterflies,” what feeling are you most likely experiencing?
A. What is angry
B. What is calm
C. What is nervous or anxious
D. What is sleepy





C. What is nervous or anxious

200

Looking at pictures of your family or happy memories can help you feel:
A. What is angry
B. What is calm and safe
C. What is silly
D. What is confused


What is calm and safe

200

If you are experiencing brain fog and having trouble concentrating in class, what is the MOST likely cause?
A. What is you are excited
B. What is you are angry
C. What is you are tired or sleepy
D. What is you are calm

C. What is you are tired or sleepy

300


You try something new even though it feels a little scary. What Green Zone feeling is this?
A. What is tired
B. What is brave
C. What is angry
D. What is confused

What is Brave

300

Which of the following is a body clue that your anger is getting stronger?
A. What is quiet breathing
B. What is relaxed muscles
C. What is racing heart and fast breathing
D. What is feeling cold





C. What is racing heart and fast breathing

300

Which group of body signals BEST shows anxiety or worry?
A. What is slow breathing and relaxed shoulders
B. What is racing heart, shaking hands, and fast breathing
C. What is laughing and smiling
D. What is feeling tired and yawning

B. What is racing heart, shaking hands, and fast breathing

300

Which strategy helps calm your body by slowly breathing in through your nose and filling your stomach like a balloon?
A. What is bubble breaths
B. What is deep belly breathing
C. What is black noise
D. What is pink noise


B. What is deep belly breathing

300

Which coping strategy would BEST help a student who feels tired and cannot focus during class?
A. What is yelling loudly
B. What is taking a short movement or stretch break
C. What is ignoring the teacher
D. What is sleeping on the floor

B. What is taking a short movement or stretch break

400


You are working on your assignment and paying attention. What are you feeling?

A. What is distracted
B. What is focused
C. What is silly
D. What is mad


What is Focused

400

Geno pushed you at recess and your heart starts pounding and your fists tighten. What is your body telling you?
A. What is you are ready to sleep
B. What is you are feeling angry and your body is reacting
C. What is you are feeling calm
D. What is you are confused





B. What is you are feeling angry and your body is reacting

400

You don’t know the answer to a question in class and your heart starts beating fast while your hands shake. What should you do?
A. What is run out of the classroom
B. What is whistle loudly
C. What is start singing your favorite calming song
D. What is take a deep breath





D. What is take a deep breath

400

Which of these is a positive affirmation?
A. What is “I can’t do this.”
B. What is “I always mess up.”
C. What is “I can try my best.”
D. What is “This is too hard.”


What is "I can try my best."

400

A student keeps rubbing their eyes, yawning, and feels like their body is heavy. What is the BEST strategy to help them regulate?
A. What is drink water, stretch, and take a brief movement break
B. What is run out of the classroom
C. What is argue with a peer
D. What is do nothing

A. What is drink water, stretch, and take a brief movement break

500

Your body feels still and your muscles are not tight. What is your body telling you?
A. What is I am in the Green Zone
B. What is I am in the Red Zone
C. What is I am in the Yellow Zone
D. What is I am tired





What is I am in the Green Zone

500

Why is it important to notice body signals like clenched jaw, shaking, or headaches when you are angry?
A. What is they are not important
B. What is they help you know when to use coping strategies before making a bad choice
C. What is they mean you should ignore your feelings
D. What is they only happen when you are sick




B. What is they help you know when to use coping strategies before making a bad choice

500

Why is it important to notice body signals like headaches, tense shoulders, or needing to use the bathroom often when you feel worried?

A. They are not important

B. They help you recognize when you are anxious, worried, or concerned so you can use coping strategies to calm down

C. They only happen when you are sick

D. They mean you should ignore your feelings

B. They help you recognize when you are anxious, worried, or concerned so you can use coping strategies to calm down

500

Why are strategies like positive self-talk and affirmations effective coping tools?


A. What is they ignore your feelings
B. What is they help change negative thinking into more helpful and calming thoughts
C. What is they make problems disappear instantly
D. What is they only work for adults




B. What is they help change negative thinking into more helpful and calming thoughts

500

Why is it important to recognize signs like slow reactions, headaches, or “wired but tired” feelings during the school day?
A. What is they are not important
B. What is they help you understand your body needs rest or regulation so you can use strategies to improve focus and energy
C. What is they only happen at home
D. What is they mean you should ignore your work

B. What is they help you understand your body needs rest or regulation so you can use strategies to improve focus and energy