Grades K–5
Mindful Coloring Pattern
Color a round pattern slowly, one ring at a time, and notice your breathing as you go.
SEL worksheet · Mindfulness and calming
5-4-3-2-1 Calm Down
Notice 5 things you see, 4 you hear, 3 you can touch, 2 you smell and 1 you taste to feel calm and present.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–5
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Calming strategies, Breathing, Noticing and focus, Self-regulation
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- When you feel worried or upset, slow down and use your senses to notice what is around you right now. Take a slow breath between each step.
Teacher tip
Do it together out loud first, then let kids write their own answers.
How to use it
- Teach the strategy when kids are calm, so it is ready for big moments.
- Use it after recess or before a test to settle the room.
- Read scenarios aloud for younger kids and let them answer with a drawing.
Watch for
Some kids don’t like closing their eyes. Let them look at the floor instead.
Talk about it
- Which calming idea worked best for you?
- How might someone else see it differently?
Take it further
Start each afternoon with one minute of mindful breathing.
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More mindfulness and calming worksheets
Grades K–3
Calming Choices
Color the twelve choices that help your body calm down and cross out the ones that do not.
Grades 2–5
Mindful Minute Log
Try a different mindful minute for five days and rate how you feel before and after each one.
Grades K–3
Five-Finger Breathing
Trace your hand, then slide a finger up each finger as you breathe in and down as you breathe out: five slow breaths.
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