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Free Calming Corner Posters

Nine simple coping strategies, from mindful breathing to drawing, are illustrated on a single calm-corner poster for young children to choose from.

An educational teaching resource from Socializing with Sprouts entitled Coping Skills Poster for Kids – Calm Corner Decor downloadable at Teach Simple.

Year groups: Early years, Years 1–5
File type: PDF
Preparation: Print ready

Instant download · Updated Dec 15, 2022

Subject: Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Special Resources
Topic: Classroom Poster, Coping Skills Poster
Resource types: Posters, Classroom Decor
Preparation: Print ready

From the author

About this resource

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 ways to help themselves feel better!

If you are in search of more resources relating to coping strategies and emotional regulation, please take a look at my Coping Skills Bundle! The download comes in both BW and colour.

The nine (9) coping skills listed are:

Yoga
Colour
Mindful Breathing
Count to 10
Drink Water
Dance
Play with Blocks
Take a Break
Ask for Help

Be sure to check out my store for resources focused on social emotional learning and mindfulness for little ones!

These resources are great for classroom teachers, school counselors, speech and language pathologists, special education teachers, and anyone who wants to teach their child/student/patient how to understand emotions. Perfect for displays, direct lessons, or distance learning.

I would LOVE to see how you use this in your classroom. Make sure to tag @socializing.with.sprouts if you post any pictures on Insta!

xo,

Ash

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Total Pages

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Students identify and select an appropriate calming strategy, such as mindful breathing or taking a break, from the poster's nine visual options when they feel upset.

Teaching tips

Post it at eye level in a designated calm corner or quiet space so students can reference it independently.
Introduce each of the nine strategies explicitly before relying on the poster, so students recognize the icons and know how to actually do each one, such as what 'mindful breathing' looks like.
Pair the poster with a related routine, such as a visual timer, when a student chooses the 'take a break' option.

Skills covered

Self-regulation strategy selection — students choose from nine visual coping options such as mindful breathing, yoga, or colouring.
Independent help-seeking — students recognize 'ask for help' as one of the poster's listed strategies.