SEL: TURKEY Mindfulness Breathing Calming Activity | Halloween/Fall

SEL: TURKEY Mindfulness Breathing Calming Activity is a resource to help students manage their emotions. This useful teaching tool guides students to take a mindful moment to breathe and trace the outline of the turkey with their finger. As they slowly trace the turkey, they focus on taking long, deep breaths to promote calmness. Use this activity to teach social emotional learning skills. When students feel frustrated, angry, silly or overly excited, teach them to use the trace and breathe technique. This will help students learn to self-regulate their emotions. With practice, children can use this method to relax themselves in stressful situations. The resource includes colorful and black-and-white turkey tracing pages plus posters explaining the trace and breathe steps. Give copies printed on heavy paper to individual students or laminate them for reuse. Display posters in the classroom as a reminder when students need redirection. Rotate the turkey pattern with other designs offered in bundles sorted by theme. Incorporate trace and breathe as part of your classroom procedures or guidance lessons. Use it with individual students who struggle with self-regulation. Allow students to select a personal tracing sheet to keep in their desk. Set up a calming corner with trace and breathe supplies including page protectors and a binder for pattern storage. When students visit the space, they can pick a design to help them refocus before transitioning back to work. The simple trace and breathe technique gives children a portable, effective way to manage their feelings.