Social story on how to calm down By: Mrs. Bieber Feelings Social story on how to calm down By: Mrs. Bieber

I have many different feelings.

Some of my feelings are good feelings.

Feeling happy is a good feeling.

I smile when I’m happy. I am nice to my friends when I’m happy.

Being proud of my work is a good feeling.

Some of my feelings are not good feelings.

I feel upset when it takes me too long to finish my work. Then I don’t get to have free choice time.

I feel frustrated when my work is too hard.

When I am upset, I should calm down When I am upset, I should calm down. Here are some ways I could calm down: ·   Count to five     ·    Take slow, deep breaths     ·    Look out the window      ·    Close my eyes a minute      ·    Write or draw something   

I have many feelings. That is okay.

Everyone feels upset sometimes. Even my teacher.

When I feel upset, I will try to do some of the things we talked about to calm down.

When I am calm, my teacher is happy. Other kids in class are happy. I am happy, too!