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Quick and Easy Calm-Down Strategies for Kids

In this class, students will learn breathing, visualization, and body-movement strategies to calm themselves down in times of high emotion.
Amy Kuphal, M.S.,CPT
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:
(61)
Class

What's included

1 live meeting
25 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

This class will begin by having students practice a short breathing technique to prepare their bodies and minds for class. As a class, we will then work to identify the various emotions that each of us feel over the course of a day or week. We will discuss the idea that sometimes emotions can feel overwhelming and impact our ability to think or act in a way that we would like. Next, we will watch a short teacher-created video addressing "big, tough, emotions." 
Finally, we will learn five quick-and-easy calm down strategies that the students can use when they are feeling overwhelmed by a particular emotion. We will discuss the importance of practicing these strategies when they are calm so that they will be able to access them when they are experiencing tougher emotions such as frustration, anger, anxiety, sadness, or stress. Students will leave feeling empowered knowing that they have a plan in place to navigate these tough times! As well, upon completion of this class, all students will receive downloadable PDF documents explaining each strategy. Students will be encouraged to print these out and hang them where they will see them often as it will encourage practice.

Learning Goals

In this class, students will learn five skills to quickly calm themselves down in times of high emotion.
learning goal

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External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined March, 2020
4.8
61reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
After years of teaching mindfulness and stress management strategies to students in grade K-12 in the public education setting, I have decided to bring this content online. In my teaching practice as well as in my experience as a parent, I have seen the transformational results of children learning and practicing these skills. My own daughter (age 9) regularly uses the skills taught in this course to calm herself down in times of stress.

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$10

per class
Meets once
25 min

Completed by 96 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 5-8
3-10 learners per class

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