Week 3: Breathing Strategies (TK-1)
SEL Domain(s): Self-control
Grades: TK-1
*Lesson may need to be modified to meet the specific needs of students
Description:
Students practice several breathing techniques together — the crocodile, smell the rose/blow the candle, heart hands, and the Balloon — with volunteers leading the class in their favorite, then cut out and glue 3–5 calm-down strategies onto a personal Calm-Down Toolbox worksheet to decorate and take home.
Materials
A place to sit where we can all see the teacher or a presenter
Our bodies
Calm-down toolbox worksheet
Crayons, markers, pencils
