Personal & Social Development
Self-Regulation & Resilience
Procedural
5–7 yrs
Simple Calming Strategies
简单的情绪平复策略
Description
Use simple calming strategies when feeling upset or overwhelmed — such as taking deep breaths, counting to ten, or going to a quiet space — and understand that these help the body and mind settle down
Mastery Evidence
- Demonstrate at least two calming strategies when prompted
- Choose to use a calming strategy independently during a real upset
- Explain in simple terms why calming down helps them think better
Assessment Prompt
When your child gets really upset — say they lose a game or argue with a sibling — can they use a strategy like deep breaths to calm themselves down rather than staying in meltdown mode?
