Wellbeing and Resilience
Click a button below to explore the Calming Strategies Toolbox! This is a collection of strategies that can help people of any age to handle stressful, upset emotions in a healthy way. An orange burst means that a strategy tends to work well even in high-stress situations (e.g., panic or rage).
You can also browse strategies that match all sorts of moods!
Take Deep Breaths
Pace or Go for a Walk
Splash Your Face With Cold Water
Tense and Relax Your Muscles
Use a Fidget or Sensory Tool
Count
Be Mindful of the Present Moment
Use Your Imagination to Visualize
Color a Coloring Sheet
Watch Calming Videos
Use Positive Affirmations
Reframe Negative Self-Talk
Practice Gratitude
Limit Stressful and Social Media
Name Your Feeling
Talk It Out
Write It Out
Create Art
Walk Away and Take a Break
Use Noise Cancelling Headphones
Listen to Calming Music or Noise
Keep Your Space Clean and Pleasant
Focus Your Energy Where It Counts
Do Your Favorite Things
Set Boundaries
Keep a Regular Routine
Spend Time With Your Squad
Get Regular Exercise
Get Enough Sleep
Eat Healthy and Drink Water
Take the Toolbox with you!
Single-Strategy Posters
Pick your favorite strategies and then hang up these mini-posters to remind you or your students of them.
You can also find these posters linked throughout the Toolbox.
In-the-Moment Cards
These are designed to be hole punched and clipped on a ring.
They're perfect for student prompting during de-escalation or as a resource in a calming corner.
Large Toolbox Poster
A big, colorful poster that showcases all the strategies in the Calming Strategies Toolbox!
Perfect for bulletin boards, staff lounges, counseling offices, media centers, school offices, and more!
Trading Cards
Printable decks of small single-strategy cards.
You might use these during a small SEL skill group, as a resource in a calming corner, etc.