Feelings and kindness
My Feelings Weather Report
Show today’s feelings as weather: sunny, cloudy, stormy or something brand new.
Thinking sheet · Feelings and kindness
My Safe Place
Draw a calm place, real or imagined, and describe what you see, hear and smell there.
- Grades
- K–5
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Kids practice
- visualization, calming, sensory language
What kids do
“Imagine a place where you feel calm and safe. Draw it!”
- My safe place
- In my safe place…
How to run it
- Lead a short guided imagining with eyes closed first.
- It can be a real place or invented.
- Kids can “visit” it in their mind when upset.
Talk about it
- What makes your place calm?
- Who is there with you?
- When could you visit it in your mind?
Take it further
Make a tiny pocket version to keep.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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