Bright, child-friendly, and exciting! These cards can be printed on cardstock or laminated and utilized in many games: tic-tac-toe, bingo, memory (if you make two sets), etc. Print on colored cardstock for even more excitement. Challenge children to tell you about a situation in which they would utilize this strategy to calm down, or give a situation and ask the child to show you what someone could to do help them calm down.
A First/Then visual can be used during transitions to support young children. The pictures can be attached with Velcro and changed as needed throughout the day. The First/Then visual shows the child the behavior or activity that happens first, and what will follow.
This visual breaks down the steps of using the bathroom to guide a child in what is necessary in this routine. Review it before bathroom time, post it on the bathroom door, inside the stalls, above the sinks, etc.