Breathing Exercises for Kids – Calming Corner Cards & Posters
- Grades
- Preschool–5, Elementary
- Pages
- 7
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Special Resources, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), P.E. & Health, Mental Health, Mindfulness
- Topic
- calm down corner, calm breathing
- Resource types
- Activities, Classroom Decor, Posters
- Preparation
- Print ready
About this resource
What's inside this resource
Six full-page posters turn breathing exercises for kids into paths they can trace with a finger. Each poster shows one wide, dashed path with a Start dot, arrows and "breathe in" and "breathe out" tags along the way. Children slide up and down the fingers of an open hand, roll over ocean waves, climb and hold at three mountain peaks, loop around a figure eight, follow a snail's spiral shell to the center, and float up and around a hot-air balloon.
A numbered three-step how-to sits under every path, along with a gentle line such as "Try it 3 times." The seventh page holds six mini calm cards, one for each exercise, with a small drawing of the path and a one-line reminder. Cut them out, punch the corner dots and clip them on a ring for a calming corner or a lanyard.
- Grades K–5: social-emotional learning, self-regulation and calm-corner use
- Seven pages: six trace-and-breathe posters and one page of six mini cards
- Print options: a full-color PDF and a print-friendly black and white PDF
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In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Follow a traced path to pace slow breaths in and out.
Use a three-step routine to calm the body during a hard moment.
Choose from six breathing patterns to find one that works.
Teaching tips
Teach one poster at a time by tracing the path together and saying the in and out cues aloud.
Post the six posters in a calming corner so children can pick a path when they need a break.
Cut out the calm cards, punch the corner dots and clip them on a ring, as the card page directs.
Skills covered
Self-regulation: children use slow, paced breathing to settle strong feelings.
Following steps: each poster gives three numbered steps that start at a marked dot.
Breath control: paths cue breathing in, breathing out and, on the mountain, a short hold.
Good to know
Questions teachers ask about this resource
Which breathing exercises are included?
Five-finger, ocean wave, mountain, figure-eight, snail spiral and hot-air balloon breathing, one per poster.
How do children use the posters?
They put a finger on the Start dot and trace the path, breathing in and out where the tags say, then follow the three numbered steps.
What are the calm cards for?
The last page has six mini versions of the posters. Cut them out, punch the dots and clip them on a ring for a calming corner, a desk or a lanyard.
Is there an answer key?
No. These are breathing activities with no right or wrong answers, so no key is needed.
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Concepts & topics
Core concepts
Core concepts
breathing exercises
self-regulation
calming corner
mindfulness
social-emotional learning
finger tracing
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