Mindfulness & Calming Tools

calming tools (click each link for more info)

• Mind Yeti - Youtube channel with a library of guided mindfulness sessions that help kids and their adults calm their minds, focus their attention, and connect to the world around them. Also available in Spanish.

• Calm App - Mindfulness app/website with free options. Paid subscription for premium access.

• Smiling Mind - Free mindfulness app/website designed for children and the the whole family (age 7+)

• Mindful Schools - Offering a free mindfulness classes for kids on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 12:00 (CST)

• Mindfulness in Classrooms: Daily 5 Minute Practices to support SEL Learning

• Smiling Mind - Smiling Mind is a great mindfulness app/website for the whole family (Age 7+)

• 100 free coping skills for kids (Worksheet)

• Cosmic Kids - Yoga and mindfulness for kids ages 3+. This is a great resource and many kids have experience using it to calm their bodies and minds

• Go Noodle- Mindfulness, brain breaks, yoga, kindness, teamwork and how to make a squishy stress ball!

• Coping Skills for Kids- Resources for calming anxiety, managing anger, deep breathing exercises, etc.

• Calm App

• 20 Ways to Relax with Calm

• Kinder-2nd Grade Feelings Brochure

• Kinder-2nd Grade Worry Brochure

• 3rd-5th Grade Coping with Worry Brochure

• Color by Coping: Strategy Worksheets

• Color by Positive Affirmations: Worksheet

• List of 100 Coping Strategies

• 6 Steps to Deep Breathing Visual