Exercise or play Avoid anger triggers think before you act Count backward from 10 Admit you are angry Use an "I" statement Squeeze a stress ball or small toy Write about your feelings Slow your breathing down Take three deep breaths Give yourself a time out find a quiet place Think about why you are angry try to find a reasonable solution Tell yourself calming words Walk away Go for a walk or run Focus on something positive Find a good distraction Vent! Calm down before you speak Think peaceful thoughts Relax your shoulders Talk to an adult you trust Exercise or play Avoid anger triggers think before you act Count backward from 10 Admit you are angry Use an "I" statement Squeeze a stress ball or small toy Write about your feelings Slow your breathing down Take three deep breaths Give yourself a time out find a quiet place Think about why you are angry try to find a reasonable solution Tell yourself calming words Walk away Go for a walk or run Focus on something positive Find a good distraction Vent! Calm down before you speak Think peaceful thoughts Relax your shoulders Talk to an adult you trust
(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.
Exercise or play
Avoid anger triggers
think before you act
Count backward from 10
Admit you are angry
Use an "I" statement
Squeeze a stress ball or small toy
Write about your feelings
Slow your breathing down
Take three deep breaths
Give yourself a time out
find a quiet place
Think about why you are angry
try to find a reasonable solution
Tell yourself calming words
Walk away
Go for a walk or run
Focus on something positive
Find a good distraction
Vent!
Calm down before you speak
Think peaceful thoughts
Relax your shoulders
Talk to an adult you trust