Calm-Down Corner Complete Setup Kit | Feeling Posters Gr K-5

🛑 **Stop behavioral escalations before they start by teaching emotional self-regulation!** 🛑

A calm-down corner is a designated safe space in the classroom where students can go to self-regulate their emotions before they turn into disruptive behavior. However, a calm-down corner only works if students know how to use it and what to do when they get there.

This **Calm-Down Corner Complete Setup Kit** is a comprehensive, ready-to-print toolkit designed for teachers who want to explicitly teach emotional regulation. With feeling identification posters, actionable coping and breathing strategy cards, and structured reflection plans, this kit provides everything you need to set up a functional, trauma-informed safe space in your classroom.

✨ **WHAT’S EXACTLY INSIDE THIS KIT** ✨

1. **Teacher Guide: Setting Up Your Calm-Down Corner** — A step-by-step professional guide on how to physically set up the space, stock it, and explicitly teach the expectations to your students so they can use it independently and successfully.

2. **Feeling Identification Posters (5 Posters)** — Beautifully designed posters to help students identify and validate their big emotions. Each poster includes physical symptoms, common actions, and a safe alternative:

* Angry (Terracotta) * Sad (Dusty Blue) * Scared / Anxious (Soft Plum) * Frustrated (Warm Amber) * Overwhelmed (Soft Teal)

3. **Coping Strategy Cards (20 Cards)** — Printable, easy-to-read cards detailing actionable strategies students can use in the calm-down corner. Print, cut, and put them on a binder ring for easy flipping! Includes **Count to 10, Squeeze a Stress Ball, Wall Push-Ups, Drink Cold Water, Positive Self-Talk, Draw a Picture, Shake It Out**, and 13 more.

4. **Breathing Exercise Cards (6 Cards)** — Visual and step-by-step breathing cards to help students practice calming breathing strategies. Includes **Balloon Breathing, Smell the Flower/Blow the Candle, Star Breathing, Snake Breathing, Square Breathing, and Bumblebee Breathing**.

5. **Calm-Down Plan Template** — A structured, fill-in-the-blank reflection template for students to complete once they are calm. It walks them through identifying their feelings, understanding the trigger, choosing a strategy they used, and deciding if they are ready to return to the group.

6. **Parent Take-Home Version** — A professionally written letter to send home to families explaining the calm-down corner philosophy. It includes tips for parents on validating emotions, practicing breathing at home, and creating a consistent home-school connection.

💡 **WHY TEACHERS LOVE THIS RESOURCE:**

**Proactive, Not Punitive:** Shifts the classroom culture from punishment to emotional support and teaching. **Promotes Independence:** Visual cards and posters give students practical tools for practicing self-regulation. **Trauma-Informed:** Uses validating, non-shaming language such as “It is okay to feel angry, but I must…” **No Prep Required:** Simply print, laminate, and place the materials in your calm-down space.

🎯 **PERFECT FOR:**

General Education Classrooms (Grades K-5) Special Education & Autism Classrooms School Counselors & Psychologists PBIS / MTSS Implementations