Printable Mindfulness Breathing Exercises on 12 Cards

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Twelve pastel spiral shapes — circle, heart, triangle, star, pentagon, oval, square, rectangle, hexagon, diamond, trapezoid, and parallelogram — each form one breathing card, with a child meant to slowly trace the spiral path with a finger while breathing in through the nose and out through the mouth. The product's own description recommends the cards for a classroom calming corner or self-regulation routine, and suggests printing them on cardstock and laminating for durability. For a broader review of self-regulation strategies beyond breathing, a coping skills bingo game turns a wider set of calming techniques into a class activity.

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Learning objectives

Students practice mindful, controlled breathing (inhaling through the nose, exhaling through the mouth) while tracing a spiral shape with a finger.

Teaching tips

Print the cards on cardstock and laminate them for repeated use in a calming corner, as the product's own instructions suggest.
Introduce one or two shapes at a time for younger children before rotating through the full set of twelve.
Model the trace-and-breathe routine once as a class before placing the cards in an independent calm-down space.

Skills covered

Mindful breathing regulation — students coordinate a slow inhale/exhale with finger-tracing a spiral shape to practice self-calming.

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Core concepts

Mindful breathing
Self-regulation
Calming corner

Topics

mindfulness breathing exercises self-regulation cognitive benefits emotional well-being

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SEL Activities For Elementary Students Social Emotional Learning Activities Pre-K Activities 2nd Grade Activities 1st Grade Activities 3rd Grade Activities

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