Zola's Calm-Down Cards
Seven tiny tools for big feelings — free
Every coping tool in the series, on cards you can print at home, cut out, and actually use.
Stick one on the fridge. Tuck one in a school bag. Laminate one for the calm-down corner.
Download free (PDF)
What's on the cards
- Sound — Smell the flower, blow out the candle
- Touch — Squeeze and breathe, and layer something soft
- Taste & smell — A safe-foods plate, and one tiny bite
- Light — Dim it down, and count five stars
- Talking — Sit side by side — friendship without words
- New places — Name the sound — a named sound stops being scary
- Finding the way — Say hello to landmarks, then find them again in reverse
A 5-page US Letter PDF — cover, seven
cards laid out three per page for easy cutting, and a page about the books they come from.
Teachers, OTs and SLPs: please take the whole set.
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