Use a calm- down jar Trace your hand with your finger Use a stress ball Watch your belly move as you breathe Trace a shape slowly Blow on your hands like it’s hot cocoa Imagine floating on a cloud Take a drink of water Whisper a calming word Close your eyes and count your breaths Draw a rainbow Color a calming picture Take 5 deep breaths Hug a stuffed animal Pretend to blow up a balloon Trace a spiral with your finger Count backwards from 10 Touch something soft Do shoulder rolls Lay your head down and breathe Use a breathing card Do a wall push Watch a glitter jar Stretch your arms and legs Use a fidget toy Squeeze and relax your hands Write how you feel Gently rock in your chair Make a calm-down choice card Read a favorite book Rub your hands together Flip through a calm-down book Do a butterfly hug Listen to calming music Name 5 things you see Sit quietly for 1 minute Tap your fingers gently Look at a calm- down poster Draw something peaceful Smell something calming Use a calm- down jar Trace your hand with your finger Use a stress ball Watch your belly move as you breathe Trace a shape slowly Blow on your hands like it’s hot cocoa Imagine floating on a cloud Take a drink of water Whisper a calming word Close your eyes and count your breaths Draw a rainbow Color a calming picture Take 5 deep breaths Hug a stuffed animal Pretend to blow up a balloon Trace a spiral with your finger Count backwards from 10 Touch something soft Do shoulder rolls Lay your head down and breathe Use a breathing card Do a wall push Watch a glitter jar Stretch your arms and legs Use a fidget toy Squeeze and relax your hands Write how you feel Gently rock in your chair Make a calm-down choice card Read a favorite book Rub your hands together Flip through a calm-down book Do a butterfly hug Listen to calming music Name 5 things you see Sit quietly for 1 minute Tap your fingers gently Look at a calm- down poster Draw something peaceful Smell something calming
(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.
Use a calm-down jar
Trace your hand with your finger
Use a stress ball
Watch your belly move as you breathe
Trace a shape slowly
Blow on your hands like it’s hot cocoa
Imagine floating on a cloud
Take a drink of water
Whisper a calming word
Close your eyes and count your breaths
Draw a rainbow
Color a calming picture
Take 5 deep breaths
Hug a stuffed animal
Pretend to blow up a balloon
Trace a spiral with your finger
Count backwards from 10
Touch something soft
Do shoulder rolls
Lay your head down and breathe
Use a breathing card
Do a wall push
Watch a glitter jar
Stretch your arms and legs
Use a fidget toy
Squeeze and relax your hands
Write how you feel
Gently rock in your chair
Make a calm-down choice card
Read a favorite book
Rub your hands together
Flip through a calm-down book
Do a butterfly hug
Listen to calming music
Name 5 things you see
Sit quietly for 1 minute
Tap your fingers gently
Look at a calm-down poster
Draw something peaceful
Smell something calming