Powerful Self-Calming Strategies for Students Feeling Anger and Anxiety

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Simple, powerful lessons and activities to teach self-calming strategies 

When emotions run high in your classroom, it can throw everything off — for the student, for you, and for the rest of the class. That’s why it’s so important to equip kids with tools they actually understand and want to use.

This resource is packed with simple, effective self-calming strategies for students who struggle with anxiety, frustration, or anger. It gives them the language and techniques to manage big feelings before they spiral. Instead of just sending kids to the calm down corner and hoping for the best, you’ll have targeted tools to help them regulate emotions and feel more in control.

Teachers say it’s one of those resources they reach for again and again — whether it’s part of their SEL lessons, behavior support plan, or daily classroom routine. It’s more than just worksheets… it’s peace of mind, for you and your students.

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Why It Works

Many students simply haven’t been taught how to manage anger or cope with anxiety. This resource offers simple, natural ways of coping with anxiety and frustration using visuals, discussion, and interactive activities. It helps them name what they’re feeling and choose from a toolbox of calming strategies to feel more in control, both in and out of the classroom.

Why You’ll Love It

• Covers common classroom triggers like anxiety, frustration, and feeling overwhelmed

• Includes calming strategy posters, worksheets, and discussion prompts

• Designed with self-calming strategies for students in mind

• Great for individual reflection or whole-group SEL lessons

• Works perfectly in a calm down corner or wellness space

• Gives students real tools they can use in the moment

• Helps reduce disruptive behavior by building emotional awareness

• Easy to print and use which is great for busy teachers

• Supports anger management in students without shaming or blame

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How to Use These Calming Cards

Ideal for K–3rd grade, this kit can be used:

• As part of regular SEL lessons focused on managing emotions

• During morning meeting or circle time for class-wide emotional check-ins

• With individual students who need extra support regulating emotions

• To introduce a calm down corner or coping skills toolbox in your classroom

• For small group work with a counselor or support teacher

• At home to continue building self-regulation skills beyond the classroom

Students explore methods of coping with anxiety, identify their personal stressors, and practice using calming strategies before they need them. With practice, they’ll start applying those skills in real-life situations like on the playground, in the lunch line, or when something doesn’t go their way.

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Why Teachers Love This Coping Strategies Kit

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