Calming Strategies Toolbox
Click a button to explore the Calming Strategies Toolbox! This is a collection of strategies that can help people of any age to handle stressful, upsetting 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).
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 intervention group, as a resource in a calming corner, etc.