Calming Strategies with Movement Breaks and Animated GIFs

by Nancy Wilcox Richards

Price: 450 points or $4.5 USD

Subjects: sel

Grades: 2,3,4

Description: Teaching students calm down strategies is a great behavior regulation strategy and coping skill. Students watch the animated GIF roll a die. Together, the class reads the corresponding calming technique aloud. (Or you could ask individual students to read the strategy.) Then the teacher (or a student) clicks the arrow to advance to the slide. After reading 3 different calm down strategies, the class models the exercise on the screen. It's the perfect activity for a brain break, to get kids moving AND review ways to self-regulate behavior. Fun for the whole class!! The 50 cards can be used in class discussions to talk about ways to control anger and to teach emotional regulation. Perfect for your SEL lesson plans! Check out the full bundle (and save $$): "Classroom Behaviors and Coping Skills". Click on the PREVIEW to give it a try!