Write down your thoughts instead of blurting them out Think about something else Talk the steps through your head before acting Talk to a trusted adult Think about tomorrow you before acting Listen to music Do other favorite activity Count to 10 Weigh the pros & cons Writing it down I start swearing Ask yourself: Is this a good choice? Ask yourself: Who else am I affecting? Ignore distractions Draw Fidget Toy Tell someone you did it Wait your turn even if it's hard What are you working toward Have Patience! Use a quiet signal instead of interrupting Go on a run Ask yourself: Is it worth it? Listen to your thoughts Raise your hand instead of blurting out Stretch your body to release energy Be proud of controlling yourself Someone who also is working on it Take 3 deep breaths Switch bad thought to good thought Walk away from the situation Listen to your body Stop Go on a walk Write down your thoughts instead of blurting them out Think about something else Talk the steps through your head before acting Talk to a trusted adult Think about tomorrow you before acting Listen to music Do other favorite activity Count to 10 Weigh the pros & cons Writing it down I start swearing Ask yourself: Is this a good choice? Ask yourself: Who else am I affecting? Ignore distractions Draw Fidget Toy Tell someone you did it Wait your turn even if it's hard What are you working toward Have Patience! Use a quiet signal instead of interrupting Go on a run Ask yourself: Is it worth it? Listen to your thoughts Raise your hand instead of blurting out Stretch your body to release energy Be proud of controlling yourself Someone who also is working on it Take 3 deep breaths Switch bad thought to good thought Walk away from the situation Listen to your body Stop Go on a walk
(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.
N-Write down your thoughts instead of blurting them out
B-Think about something else
G-Talk the steps through your head before acting
G-Talk to a trusted adult
I-Think about tomorrow you before acting
G-Listen to music
G-Do other favorite activity
N-Count to 10
B-Weigh the pros & cons
I-Writing it down
O-I start swearing
O-Ask yourself: Is this a good choice?
O-Ask yourself: Who else am I affecting?
G-Ignore distractions
O-Draw
B-Fidget
Toy
I-Tell someone you did it
B-Wait your turn even if it's hard
O-What are you working toward
I-Have Patience!
N-Use a quiet signal instead of interrupting
I-Go on a run
N-Ask yourself: Is it worth it?
G-Listen to your thoughts
G-Raise your hand instead of blurting out
O-Stretch your body to release energy
B-Be proud of controlling yourself
N-Someone who also is working on it
B-Take 3 deep breaths
B-Switch bad thought to good thought
I-Walk away from the situation
N-Listen to your body
I-Stop
O-Go on a walk