Grades K–3
Calming Choices
Color the twelve choices that help your body calm down and cross out the ones that do not.
SEL worksheet · Mindfulness and calming
Mindful Coloring Pattern
Color a round pattern slowly, one ring at a time, and notice your breathing as you go.
- Grade level
- Grades K–5
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Calming strategies, Breathing, Noticing and focus, Self-regulation
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Color slowly. Start in the middle and color one ring at a time. Breathe in as you pick a color and breathe out as you color. If your mind wanders, notice it and come back to your breath.
- While I colored, I noticed:
Teacher tip
Play quiet music and ask kids to color without talking.
How to use it
- Do the calming practice yourself with the class. Kids follow your pace.
- Dim the lights or play soft music while kids work.
- Model your own answer first. Kids open up more when the grown-up goes first.
Watch for
Some kids don’t like closing their eyes. Let them look at the floor instead.
Talk about it
- How did your body feel before and after?
- Have you ever been in a moment like this? What happened?
Take it further
Set up a calm-down corner with the strategy cards and a timer.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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Mindful Minute Log
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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.
Grades K–3
Mindful Listening Sound Hunt
Sit still for two minutes in three places and check off every sound you hear, from birds to your own breathing.
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