Free calm-down worksheets

Explore a few ways to pause.

Use these classroom reflection pages to explore choices that students can try, adapt or leave out. Pick a grade version and review its facilitator guide first.

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These are classroom reflection activities. No strategy works for everyone, and personal experiences do not need to be shared.

First page of Kindergarten
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Kindergarten

Choices to discuss with support from the facilitator guide. Participation and sharing can stay optional.

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First page of Grades 1 to 2
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Grades 1 to 2

Choices to discuss with support from the facilitator guide. Participation and sharing can stay optional.

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First page of Grades 3 to 5: Notice, choose, check
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Grades 3 to 5: Notice, choose, check

Four optional choices, an imagined example and a private check-in. Students can skip a choice or ask a trusted adult for support.

5 pages: 2 student + 3 facilitator

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Use the pages with your class.

Introduce choicesExplore the options without assigning a strategy to a particular feeling.
Keep responses optionalStudents can use an imagined situation, respond privately or pass.
Follow your support planUse your classroom and school support procedures when a student needs help.

A few things to know.

Does a student have to talk about a personal experience?

No. Offer an imagined situation, a private response or the option to pass.

Will these strategies work for every student?

No. Treat them as options to explore, not promises about how someone should feel.

Need a different topic or grade?

Create a worksheet draft in CARL, then review and edit it for your class.