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