105 Calm-Down Strategies – Self-Regulation Posters
Students select and use a pictured calming/coping strategy (e.g. from a calm-down corner) when experiencing stress or frustration; no written responses required.
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Make SEL skills visible with posters for feelings, calming, self-talk, friendship and problem solving. Choose visuals that students can understand and use during daily routines.
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Students select and use a pictured calming/coping strategy (e.g. from a calm-down corner) when experiencing stress or frustration; no written responses required.
Forever June Digital Design LOOKING FOR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING POSTERS? I am happy to present my Emotions Chart for Kids . This handy SEL poster is a great resource for busy teachers of school aged students in grade 1-3, Pre-K and Kindergarten, Preschool and for toddlers in a daycare setting. Or you can opt to use…
A poster and worksheet set teaching the benefits of positive self-talk and helping students practice generating their own positive self-talk statements.
Includes: 'Powerful Positive Self-Talk' poster listing 8 benefits of self-talk · 3 identical 'Positive Self-Talk' worksheets with blank speech bubbles for students to write their own affirmations
Students learn 8 calm-down strategies (count to five, take a deep breath, tapping exercises, place hands in pockets, acknowledge what makes you angry, make a fist then relax it, do a body scan, tell someone what you need) through a teacher-led lesson using a companion Google Slide Deck, filling out a note-taker as…
Includes: 8 full-page 'Tips to Calm Down' posters: Count to Five, Take a Deep Breath, Tapping Exercises, Place Hands in Pockets, Acknowledge… · student note-taker
Discuss reminder posters with the teacher before a game, then mark yes/no on a 'Are You A Good Sport?' checklist (before) and a 'Were You A Good Sport?' checklist (after); a numbered blank-list version has students write in what they remember, and a words-only version serves older students.
Includes: Set 1: picture-supported reminder poster/discussion chart (color and black & white) covering the 10 good-sport reminders, for younger… · Set 2: words-only reminder poster/discussion chart (color and black & white), same 10 items, for older students
Students discuss a visual scale (1=glitch/let it go through 5=emergency), give examples of each problem size, and complete black & white worksheets recording examples for each level.
Includes: color visual/poster of 1-5 problem size scale with definitions · black & white worksheets for student examples
Are you looking for a fun way to encapsulate the qualities of being a good friend with your students? These friendship alphabet posters would be the perfect addition for your room!
Includes: big (full-sheet) alphabet posters, pages 5-30 per table of contents · half-size alphabet posters, pages 32-44 per table of contents
Trace a printed or on-screen shape (figure 8, rainbow, star, cloud, scribble, balloon, triangle, snake, etc.) with a finger while following step-by-step breathing instructions (breathe in/hold/breathe out) tied to the tracing motion; some cards also prompt reflective thoughts (e.g. naming someone they're lucky to…
Includes: Instructions-for-use page (printing/digital use, guided-meditation tip) · Figure 8 breathing card
In this multicultural emotions poster for kids resource, you can use this poster to post in the classroom, in the reset or quiet area of your classroom, or anywhere you want! You can also send this poster home after an SEL or social-emotional learning lesson so students can reference this at home with their families.…
Provide visual reference posters teaching students strategies to calm down and regulate emotions.
Includes: A to Z Coping Skills alphabet poster · Calming Techniques poster
View and reference illustrated posters, each naming one calming strategy (go to my calm area; ask for a hug; write down my feelings; draw or color/colour; listen to music; talk to an adult; take deep breaths; do some exercise; play with sensory toys; use a sensory bottle; read a book; think of a happy place; count to…
Includes: the same 13 posters in a UK/international-spelling edition (13 pages)
Visual poster set for a classroom calm-down/reset area, helping students identify feelings and choose coping strategies.
Includes: 'How Are You Feeling?' emotion-identification poster (fragments include WORRIED, EXCITED, CONFUSED, SILLY, MAD) · coping-strategies poster (fragments include Drink Water, Push-Ups, Wall Sit, Talk To An Adult, Sensory Strips, Deep Breaths, Count…
Teaches students (SEL/character education) techniques for managing stress, worry, and events outside their control, using a read-aloud story ('The Worry Box'), a companion song/poem, a poster, and a class activity of writing/drawing worries to place in a decorated 'Worry Box.'
Classroom/counseling-office decor set presenting one coping strategy per letter of the alphabet.
Includes: Table of contents (Big Alphabet Posters pp.5-30, Half Size Posters pp.32-44, Coping Skills Alphabet Menu p.45) · 26 half-sheet versions of the same posters
Reference visual scale posters (voice volume, problem size, emotional/action response) and behavior-expectation posters to guide self-regulation and social behavior; no written student task.
Includes: No Blurting poster · Voice Volume Scale poster (0=No Talking to 5=Yelling)
For the BINGO game, students receive a strategies board, listen to a read-aloud scenario card, and place a chip/marker on the strategy they think would be helpful for that scenario (with two scenario sets differentiated for younger vs. older/upper-elementary students), discussing choices as they play. For the calming…
Includes: Calm Down Strategies poster (2 pages) · Calming Breathing Exercises posters (18 pages, individual technique cards e.g. Climb A Mountain, Belly Breaths, Butterfly Breaths…
Students view and discuss each poster with a teacher/therapist (e.g. discussing what each letter of an acronym means, matching facial expressions to emotion cards, role-playing behaviors), and in some cases use dry-erase markers on laminated cards or play a memory-matching game with printed emotion cards.
Includes: S.L.A.N.T. poster (conversation-skills acronym) with usage instructions · Conversational/Social Skills poster with discussion instructions
Sort behavior cards into 'kind' or 'unkind' columns and explain reasoning (optionally role-playing scenarios), complete a 'Kind, Unkind, How Does It Make Me/Others Feel' behavior map, fill out a 'Friend Wanted' poster describing desired friend qualities, complete a comprehension check worksheet, and (bonus) solve a…
Includes: 16 behavior sort boards (K-2 and 3rd-5th grade bands, each with Board 1 and Board 2, in color / black-and-white / editable versions) · behavior sort cards (kind/unkind)
review individual calming-strategy cards (e.g., breathing, counting, taking a walk); read a classroom scenario on a numbered task card and decide what to do; track personal/group behavior goals
Includes: title/cover page ('I Can Make Good Choices at School') · approximately 20 individual calming-strategy cards (e.g., chew gum, squeeze a ball, deep breathing, count to 10, jumping jacks…
Free coping skills resource for your classroom, home or counseling office! This Coping Skills poster makes a great addition to a calm corner, feelings corner, or as a simple tool to help children regulate themselves! It includes 9 different coping strategies with simple images for littles ones to identify different…
Students look at the 'How do you feel?' sign and select or point to the word/clipart matching their current emotion.
Includes: single-page 'How do you feel?' sign listing the emotions proud, scared, mad, sad, excited, embarrassed, happy, shocked (each intended…
Read/watch an illustrated story about making mistakes; review 'How To Say I'm Sorry' STOP/LOOK/SAY posters; read apology role-play scenario cards (printed on card stock and cut out) and practice or role-play an apology response, individually or with a partner.
Includes: Animated story slideshow (.ppsx, 18 slides) - 'It's Okay To Make Mistakes!' (girl-presenting characters) · 'How To Say I'm Sorry' STOP/LOOK/SAY poster activity
Explore Glue Bottle Feelings Faces Menu-- Reference Poster and Emotions Chart.
Watch/read the animated 'I Can Be A Good Friend!' story (10 friendship behaviors); fill in 'About Me' worksheet bubbles/boxes with personal information; fill in a matching 'About My Friend' worksheet by choosing a peer and recording information about them; share completed worksheets with classmates; color and discuss…
Includes: Animated story 'I Can Be A Good Friend!' (.ppsx, 29 slides) listing 10 friendship behaviors (thinking about what a friend likes… · Lesson 1: 'About Me' worksheet (bubbles/boxes: like to think about, like to talk about, care about, play, wear, another interesting…