Helping all children become happy learners
Anger Management
Anger Thermometer
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Use this resource to explore anger vocabulary and stages of anger arousal. Examples of vocabulary provided.
Angry Calm Lists
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Use this resource to support the child to gain recognition of the factors that cause them to get angry and things that help them to become calm.
Blame Scale
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Use this visual resource to help children explore their own part in conflicts and difficulties with others. Useful for children who show little remorse for their actions or who are unable to believe that they have done anything that contributed to the conflict.
Daily Emotional Record
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This useful resource provides a quick way to monitor and record the level of emotional arousal based on the Five Point Rating Scale. Simply tick or shade a circle to record the child's assessment of where they are on the rating scale.
Escape Cards
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These can be carried by children who find communicating to adults difficult when upset. Ensure that all staff are familiar with these so that the child can have the time they need to emotionally regulate.
Help Me Lists
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This resource helps generate awareness of the triggers for angry behaviour. It also provides space to explore what the child thinks others can do to help them remain calm.
Mood Warning Cards
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Green, amber and red with cartoon facial expressions and appropriate vocabulary on the back. For children who have difficulty communicating emotions and/or those that you wish to help become more aware of their emotional state, necessary if they are going to develop more self-regulation.
Mood Scale
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Green, amber and red with cartoon facial expressions with appropriate vocabulary. A quick non-verbal way for children to signal how they are feeling. For children who have difficulty communicating emotions and/or those that you wish to help become more aware of their emotional state, necessary if they are going to develop more self-regulation.
Uh Oh! Cards
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For supporting children who find changes to routine difficult to manage. This resource uses the phrases Uh Oh! and Something has changed to signal a change in routine or other usual or planned activity. These can be shown to the child before telling them about a change in their routine. These should be introduced and discussed with the child before using. Building familiarity with the same phrase can be a powerful way of reducing anxiety. With use the child increasingly understands that a 'uh oh' moment is 'not the end of the world' and that they will be OK. Alternatives for slightly older children include this resource with the Whoops! phrase and for older children, adolescents and adults there is the Sorry! Something has changed resource.
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Responses to Stress
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Use this resource to explore anger vocabulary and stages of anger arousal. Examples of vocabulary provided. An A4 size poster highlighting the four primitive responses to fear and stress.
Sorry Anxiety Cards
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Ten wallet sized cards to help anxious students communicate at times when explaining themselves through speech may be difficult. An additional two blank cards are provided for the teacher and student to write other suitable statements.
Sorry Something Has Changed
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For supporting children who find changes to routine difficult to manage. This resource uses the phrases Sorry! and Something has changed to signal a change in routine or other usual or planned activity. These can be shown to the child before telling them about a change in their routine. These should be introduced and discussed with the child before using. Building familiarity with the same phrase can be a powerful way of reducing anxiety as with use the child increasingly understands that a 'sorry' moment is 'not the end of the world' and that they will be OK. Alternatives for younger children include the Whoops! Something has changed resource resource and for pre-school children Uh Oh! Something has changed may be more suitable.
Target Anger Scale
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Use this visual resource to keep the child on target for a calm day. Can be used with other five point rating scales or as an alternative.
Volcano Anger Scale
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A visual resource using the volcano anology to rate emotional volatility towards becoming angry. Using the volcano vocabulary can sometimes be easier for some children to express. Can be used with five point rating scales or as an alternative.
Weekly Emotional Record
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This resource provides a way to monitor and record the level of emotional arousal based on the Five Point Rating Scale across the school week. Record the number in the circle to record the child's assessment of where they are on the rating scale. Shading in the circles in corresponding colours to the rating scale can create a useful visual impression of the week.
Weekly emotional Record Blank
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This is a blank copy of the Weekly Emotional Record resource. Use and adapt to meet the specific needs of the child.
Whoops! Cards
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For supporting children who find changes to routine difficult to manage. This resource uses the phrases Whoops! and Something has changed to signal a change in routine or other usual or planned activity. These can be shown to the child before telling them about a change in their routine.
Whoops Cards
