Feel It
This Feel It tool suggests going for a walk, sitting in the grass, or spending time outside to help improve mood.
The Great Outdoors
This tool reminds you to accept things you cannot control by saying this simple phrase.
It Is What It Is
Reading a book to relax and distract your mind is this tool.
Taking a short walk to release energy and reset your brain is this tool.
Walk it Out
Writing a note to show appreciation for someone who helped you is part of this tool.
Thank You Notes
This Feel It strategy allows a student to briefly reset in class by stacking their fists and resting their head on them.
Desk Rest
Thinking about something exciting in the future is part of this strategy.
What's Ahead
Drinking water throughout the day to help your body regulate is this tool.
Water Break
In this tool, you push your palms together as hard as you can to feel pressure in your hands and arms.
Palm Press
Talking with a friend when you need support or someone to listen is this Connect strategy.
Connect With a Friend
This strategy helps students focus during boring tasks by activating nerves in the mouth without distracting others.
Around the Roof
This tool asks you to check if your worries are actually facts.
Reality Check
Writing your thoughts and feelings in a notebook describes this tool.
Journaling
Moving your arms, legs, and body around quickly to release extra energy is part of this tool.
Shake it Out
Asking someone you trust for advice when you are unsure what to do is this tool.
Seek Guidance
This breathing tool helps organize the timing of your breath by tracing a symbol shaped like the number 8 on its side.
Infinity Breathing
This strategy reminds you that mistakes are a normal part of learning.
Embrace Mistakes
Listing advantages and disadvantages to help make a decision is this strategy.
Pros and Cons
This strategy encourages standing up instead of sitting in order to improve focus and energy.
Stand Tall
Using phrases like “I feel frustrated when…” instead of blaming someone else is an example of this tool.
I Statements
Using your fingertips to press gently on places like your temples, forehead, or ear lobes is part of this tool.
Pressure Points
This tool encourages imagining a calm or peaceful place in your mind.
Take a Vacation
Creating a comfortable quiet place where you can relax and reset is this tool.
Chillax
Touching your thumb to each finger to help focus your mind describes this tool.
This Connect tool encourages giving compliments, cheering people on, or showing kindness through words or actions.
It's Nice to be Nice