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Calm Your Big Feelings

Personal & Social Development · Self-Regulation & Resilience · ages 5-7

Name ______________________ Date ____________

You choose counting as a calming strategy. How can you give yourself a slow pause?
- Say each number slowly from 1 to 10
- Say all your numbers in a fast rush
- Skip some numbers to finish the try
How can you try a comfortable calming breath?
- Take the biggest breath you can and hold it
- Breathe in gently and out slowly
- Breathe faster and faster until you feel calm
You must stop crying before you can ask a grown-up for help.
Circle one: True False
Zara is at a loud party with her grown-up. The noise feels too much. How can she take a safe quiet break?
- Ask her grown-up for a quiet break
- Leave alone to find a quiet corner
- Stay by the loud speakers and wait
Ivy tries gentle slow breaths after an argument. She still feels upset and wants help. What can she do?
- Keep trying alone
- Hide her feelings so no one knows she needs help
- Ask a trusted grown-up for help
You choose a slow-counting pause. You have said 7, 8 and 9 in order. You plan to say one more number, then stop this try. What number will you say?
Answer: ______________
A toy breaks and you try a calming strategy. What can the strategy help you do?
- It makes the problem go away without any more help
- It makes you forget the toy
- It can help you think about what to do next
Sam counts slowly to ten but still feels upset. What can he try next?
- Decide counting must make every feeling go away
- Try another strategy with a trusted grown-up
- Keep using only counting until all feelings go

Answer key

For grown-ups. Fold this page away before handing over the rest.

Say each number slowly from 1 to 10 · Saying each number slowly gives you a pause. You do not need to rush to ten.
Breathe in gently and out slowly · Try a gentle breath in and a slow breath out. You do not need to force a huge breath or hold it.
False · You can ask a trusted grown-up for help while you are crying or still feeling upset.
Ask her grown-up for a quiet break · Zara can ask her grown-up to help her find a safe, quieter place.
Ask a trusted grown-up for help · Like Ben in the lesson, Ivy can ask for help after trying slow breaths. She does not have to manage the upset alone.
10 · One more number after 9 is 10, so this counting try ends at 10. Finishing the count does not mean you will feel calm.
It can help you think about what to do next · Feeling steadier can help you think about your next step. The strategy does not repair the toy or erase what happened.
Try another strategy with a trusted grown-up · Counting may not help enough this time. Sam can try another strategy with support.