Address the real issue Jogging in place Gather thoughts Art Go to a different place Collect thoughts Imagine your safe place Exercise Catch a ball Add numbers Free write feelings Identify triggers Games Keep thinking calm thoughts Focus attention elsewhere Allow time to think Calming Techniques Help someone else with a problem Jot down good behaviors Lift weights Discuss feelings Jumping jacks Basketball Listen to music Address the real issue Jogging in place Gather thoughts Art Go to a different place Collect thoughts Imagine your safe place Exercise Catch a ball Add numbers Free write feelings Identify triggers Games Keep thinking calm thoughts Focus attention elsewhere Allow time to think Calming Techniques Help someone else with a problem Jot down good behaviors Lift weights Discuss feelings Jumping jacks Basketball Listen to music
(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-Address the real issue
O-Jogging in place
O-Gather thoughts
B-Art
B-Go to a different place
I-Collect thoughts
G-Imagine your safe place
I-Exercise
B-Catch a ball
N-Add numbers
G-Free write feelings
N-Identify triggers
G-Games
N-Keep thinking calm thoughts
O-Focus attention elsewhere
I-Allow time to think
N-Calming Techniques
I-Help someone else with a problem
B-Jot down good behaviors
O-Lift weights
B-Discuss feelings
I-Jumping jacks
O-Basketball
G-Listen to music