My Calm Toolkit

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WALT: We are learning to use strategies to manage strong emotions

Success Criteria: I can name at least two calming strategies. I can show one calmly.

1. Which of these is a calm breathing strategy you might use in the Calm Corner?

Balloon breath (slowly breathe in, then out)

Run on the spot very fast

Yell loudly

2. If your "body engine" feels too fast, what is a helpful choice?

Count to 10 slowly and breathe

Throw things

Ignore how you feel

3. Tick all that could belong in your Tiny Calm Toolkit:

Small stress ball or fidget

Card with balloon-breath steps (picture + words)

A packet of lollies

Counting cards (1–10)

4. Your friend drops a favourite toy and feels upset. What could you do to help?

Offer to do balloon breaths together

Laugh at them

Take the toy away

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers & Practice

5. Write two calming strategies you can put in your Tiny Calm Toolkit:

6. Draw the steps for "balloon breath" in the box below (show how you breathe in and out):

7. Complete the sentence starter and practise saying it: "I can calm down by _____________."

8. Which calming strategy works best for you and why? (One or two short sentences)

Teacher Notes: Differentiation & Extension

Support: Provide picture cards, sentence starters ("I can calm down by..."), and one-to-one modelling. Allow use of fidget tools during activities.

Extension: Ask students who need a challenge to design a short poster showing a new calming idea (e.g., positive self-talk) and explain how it helps.