Imagine your safe place Discuss feelings Jot down good behaviors Basketball Identify triggers Address the real issue Allow time to think Art Keep thinking calm thoughts Exercise Focus attention elsewhere Help someone else with a problem Games Listen to music Add numbers Collect thoughts Jogging in place Go to a different place Lift weights Free write feelings Jumping jacks Catch a ball Gather thoughts Calming Techniques Imagine your safe place Discuss feelings Jot down good behaviors Basketball Identify triggers Address the real issue Allow time to think Art Keep thinking calm thoughts Exercise Focus attention elsewhere Help someone else with a problem Games Listen to music Add numbers Collect thoughts Jogging in place Go to a different place Lift weights Free write feelings Jumping jacks Catch a ball Gather thoughts Calming Techniques
(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
G-Imagine your safe place
B-Discuss feelings
B-Jot down good behaviors
O-Basketball
N-Identify triggers
G-Address the real issue
I-Allow time to think
B-Art
N-Keep thinking calm thoughts
I-Exercise
O-Focus attention elsewhere
I-Help someone else with a problem
G-Games
G-Listen to music
N-Add numbers
I-Collect thoughts
O-Jogging in place
B-Go to a different place
O-Lift weights
G-Free write feelings
I-Jumping jacks
B-Catch a ball
O-Gather thoughts
N-Calming Techniques