Help students understand their feelings, recognise body clues and practise strategies that can help them feel calm and ready to learn at school.
This editable social story is designed to explicitly teach primary-aged students about emotional regulation, help-seeking and practical strategies for managing big feelings.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
✔ Editable social story
✔ Personalised student, school and class pages
✔ Body clues and early signs of becoming upset
✔ Box Breathing and Five Finger Breathing strategies
✔ Quiet space and movement strategies
✔ Taking a break
✔ Asking a trusted adult for help
✔ Helpful help-seeking phrases
✔ Individual Calm & Regulation Plan
✔ Regulation Strategy Cards
✔ Editable strategy card
✔ Teacher & Support Staff Guide
The resource encourages students to notice their feelings and body clues, choose a strategy that works for them and ask for help when needed.
IDEAL FOR
• Learning Support
• Individual student support
• Small-group intervention
• Social and emotional learning
• Regulation and wellbeing lessons
• Classroom behaviour support
• Students who benefit from explicit teaching and visual supports
The editable format allows teachers and support staff to personalise the resource for individual students, including their trusted adults, preferred strategies and help-seeking methods.
A practical, ready-to-use resource for Australian primary classrooms.
