Explore visual calming strategies, printable calming cards and practical activities for classrooms, counseling and home.
Ten complete printable coloring stories for ages 6–10 in one 221-page collection, with classic tales, coloring pages, gentle reflection and three print-ready PDF editions.
20 printable worksheets for thoughts, worry, and balanced thinking.
Practice practical coping skills and create a home calm-down plan.
Build co-regulation, body awareness, and calm-down routines.
Self-Regulation Conversation Game for Kids Ages 7–12: a print-ready activity for ages 7–12 with clear prompts for guided practice.
Support children working on feeling left out and coping skills with a printable SEL worksheet for ages 7–12 designed for guided reflection and practice.
Embarrassment Social Emotional Learning Worksheet for Kids Ages 7-12: a print-ready worksheet for ages 7–12 with clear prompts for guided practice.
Anger Management Lesson for Kids: a print-ready lesson for ages 7–9 with clear prompts for guided practice.
Calm Down Plan Worksheet: a print-ready worksheet for ages 7–12 with clear prompts for guided practice.
Choose calming tools by how they will be used. Calming cards or another visual reminder can refer back to familiar options, while an activity gives time to explore them. Introduce calming-down strategies before expecting a child to use a reminder independently. Discuss what support is available and leave room to say an option is uncomfortable or unhelpful. A printable is not a universal solution for distress.
Decide how the child can access the space, what an adult will do, and how they can return to the activity. A check-in sheet can support a later conversation; it need not be completed while the child is distressed. A calm corner is not simply a time-out with posters added.
A visual reminder can point back to something the child already knows, while a coping skills activity introduces a task to explore with support. When comparing self-regulation strategies, check the instructions and the intended moment of use. Choose the preview that fits your purpose rather than presenting many unfamiliar options at once. Keep a way for the child to communicate that a suggested activity is not helpful or comfortable.
Use these calming strategies resources to teach one clear skill at a time, practise it with realistic examples and return to it when the child is calm enough to learn.
The collection includes child-friendly resources for elementary ages. Check each product for its exact age range and suggested setting.
Yes. SafeSEL digital resources are designed so you can select the relevant pages for the current skill, child or group.
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