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