Parade activity
Worry Doodle / calm corner
For School · counseling · early childhood · home
- K-5
- Grades 3-5
- Grades K-2
- 3-5
- K-2
- Wellbeing
- School
- counseling
- early childhood
- home
- Calm & Cozy
- Quick
- Wellbeing
Documented for Ohio: SEL.
What it is
Give a worry to the Doodle to 'hold'; coping-skills toolkit at the calm corner. Scales from point-to-the-feeling (K-1) to write-and-talk-back (4-5).
Source: Classroom Activities; SEL/Counseling Map
- Timeminutes, whenever needed
- Setupa little setup
What you need
- A Doodle at the calm corner
- dry-erase crayons
- the calm corner's coping-skills toolkit
Steps
- Step 1 of 3
Meet the Worry Doodle
This Doodle's job is to hold worries. Tell it — or write it — your worry.
- Step 2 of 3
Give the worry away
The Doodle keeps the worry overnight. It's not yours to carry right now.
- Step 3 of 3
Pick a calming tool
Choose something from the calm corner toolkit to reset with.
Tips
- K-1: point to or draw the feeling.
- Grades 2-3: name the worry and draw it; pick a calming tool.
- Grades 4-5: write to the worry — and "talk back" to it.
What it supports
Compliance determinations are always the district’s or institution’s.
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