Wrote in a journal Thought before speaking Walked away to cool down Stretched or moved my body Took 3 deep breaths Counted to 10 Used a stress ball Practiced mindfulness Used “I” statements Used positive self-talk Did something creative Listened to music Noticed what triggered me Said something kind Asked for help Drew or doodled my emotions Laughed at something Took responsibility Forgave someone Took a drink of water Focused on solutions Took a break Talked about feelings Told someone “I’m angry” calmly Wrote in a journal Thought before speaking Walked away to cool down Stretched or moved my body Took 3 deep breaths Counted to 10 Used a stress ball Practiced mindfulness Used “I” statements Used positive self-talk Did something creative Listened to music Noticed what triggered me Said something kind Asked for help Drew or doodled my emotions Laughed at something Took responsibility Forgave someone Took a drink of water Focused on solutions Took a break Talked about feelings Told someone “I’m angry” calmly
(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.
Wrote in a journal
Thought before speaking
Walked away to cool down
Stretched or moved my body
Took 3 deep breaths
Counted to 10
Used a stress ball
Practiced mindfulness
Used “I” statements
Used positive self-talk
Did something creative
Listened to music
Noticed what triggered me
Said something kind
Asked for help
Drew or doodled my emotions
Laughed at something
Took responsibility
Forgave someone
Took a drink of water
Focused on solutions
Took a break
Talked about feelings
Told someone “I’m angry” calmly