Move Your Mood
Move Your Mood
Click a color π΄π΅π‘π’ and browse strategies that match your mood!
Click a color π΄π΅π‘π’ and browse strategies that match your mood!
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Need a check-in? Find your mood before you move it.
You can also explore the full Calming Strategies Toolbox β click buttons below.
Take Deep Breaths
Take Deep Breaths
Pace or Go for a Walk
Pace or Go for a Walk
Splash Your Face With Cold Water
Splash Your Face With Cold Water
Tense and Relax Your Muscles
Tense and Relax Your Muscles
Use a Fidget or Sensory Tool
Use a Fidget or Sensory Tool
Count
Count
Be Mindful of the Present Moment
Be Mindful of the Present Moment
Use Your Imagination to Visualize
Use Your Imagination to Visualize
Color a Coloring Sheet
Color a Coloring Sheet
Watch Calming Videos
Watch Calming Videos
Use Positive Affirmations
Use Positive Affirmations
Reframe Negative Self-Talk
Reframe Negative Self-Talk
Practice Gratitude
Practice Gratitude
Limit Stressful and Social Media
Limit Stressful and Social Media
Name Your Feeling
Name Your Feeling
Talk It Out
Talk It Out
Write It Out
Write It Out
Create Art
Create Art
Walk Away and Take a Break
Walk Away and Take a Break
Use Noise Cancelling Headphones
Use Noise Cancelling Headphones
Listen to Calming Music or Noise
Listen to Calming Music or Noise
Keep Your Space Clean and Pleasant
Keep Your Space Clean and Pleasant
Focus Your Energy Where It Counts
Focus Your Energy Where It Counts
Do Your Favorite Things
Do Your Favorite Things
Set Boundaries
Set Boundaries
Keep a Regular Routine
Keep a Regular Routine
Spend Time With Your Squad
Spend Time With Your Squad
Get Regular Exercise
Get Regular Exercise
Get Enough Sleep
Get Enough Sleep
Eat Healthy and Drink Water
Eat Healthy and Drink Water
Take the Toolbox with you!
Take the Toolbox with you!
Single-Strategy Posters
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
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.
"Mood Mover" Posters
"Mood Mover" Posters
Features Yale University's Mood Meter (versions for PreK-12), suggested strategies, and space to add your own!Β
Browse more Mood Meter visuals.
Map of Mood Land
Map of Mood Land
A fun fantasy map! It features the same suggested "mood mover" strategies and space to customize.Β
Browse more Mood Meter visuals.
Trading Cards
Trading Cards
Printable decks of small single-strategy cards.
You might use these during a small intervention group, as a resource in a calming corner, etc.
Large Toolbox Poster
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!
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