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