Minds in Progress

Are you trying to find a coping strategy that works well for your students? Try the CALM Tiger. There are four different types of coping strategies: Relaxation, Distraction, Movement, and Thinking. This activity poster incorporates Relaxation and Distraction. Have your student hold out their hand and bring their thumb to their fingers to spell "CALM" once they have slowly spelled "CALM" have them take a deep breath. Repeat this strategy five times! This helps your students slow down so they can

Trying to help your students better understand their feelings Zones? This stoplight can help them identify where they are and if they need to "slow down" in the Yellow or "stop" in the Red! Customize your stoplight with coping strategies individualized for each child or your specific classroom!