The 5- 4-3-2-1 Method Grounding Exercises Watch a funny movie Take a bath Play a video game Call a helpline Go for a walk Write a poem Spend time with a pet Go for a bike ride Drink some water Stretch Play an instrument Dance Use a stress ball Meditate Positive Self- Talk Build Something Visualize your happy place Mindfulness Meditation Share a meal Play basketball Go for a run Facetime a friend Volunteer Make a yummy snack Belly breathing Journal Do something nice for someone Call up a friend Watch TV Word puzzles Listen to music Paint or draw The 5- 4-3-2-1 Method Grounding Exercises Watch a funny movie Take a bath Play a video game Call a helpline Go for a walk Write a poem Spend time with a pet Go for a bike ride Drink some water Stretch Play an instrument Dance Use a stress ball Meditate Positive Self- Talk Build Something Visualize your happy place Mindfulness Meditation Share a meal Play basketball Go for a run Facetime a friend Volunteer Make a yummy snack Belly breathing Journal Do something nice for someone Call up a friend Watch TV Word puzzles Listen to music Paint or draw
(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. 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.
The 5-4-3-2-1 Method
Grounding Exercises
Watch a funny movie
Take a bath
Play a video game
Call a helpline
Go for a walk
Write a poem
Spend time with a pet
Go for a bike ride
Drink some water
Stretch
Play an instrument
Dance
Use a stress ball
Meditate
Positive Self-Talk
Build Something
Visualize your happy place
Mindfulness Meditation
Share a meal
Play basketball
Go for a run
Facetime a friend
Volunteer
Make a yummy snack
Belly breathing
Journal
Do something nice for someone
Call up a friend
Watch TV
Word puzzles
Listen to music
Paint or draw