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Simple Calming Strategies

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Personal & Social Development›Self-Regulation & Resilience|Ages 5—7|ID: mt_Iwg2diBSyW

Use simple calming strategies when feeling upset or overwhelmed — such as taking deep breaths, counting to ten, or going to a quiet space — and understand that these help the body and mind settle down

Mastery Evidence

  • Demonstrate at least two calming strategies when prompted
  • Choose to use a calming strategy independently during a real upset
  • Explain in simple terms why calming down helps them think better

Assessment Prompt

“When [child] gets really upset — say they lose a game or argue with a sibling — can they use a strategy like deep breaths to calm themselves down rather than staying in meltdown mode?”

Curriculum Standards1 alignment

PSPE-ID-LO-P1-7IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequencecodes only
Standard code — full text not included in this dataset.

Prerequisites2

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  • Naming Basic Emotions soft

    Calming strategies benefit from naming the emotion you're trying to manage

  • Words for Big Feelings hard

    Calming strategies (calm, breathe, settle) rely on knowing this vocabulary to name and apply the techniques

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