teaching resource

5-4-3-2-1 Grounding Exercise – Worksheet

Updated: 24 Jul 2023

De-escalate your students while in difficult situations with this calming exercise.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Grades: K - 5

Curriculum

Health K.3(B)

Plan a healthy meal and/or snack.
Health 1.3(C)

Explain the importance of goal setting and task completion.
Health 2.3(B)

Identify the major organs of the body such as the heart, lungs, and brain and describe their primary function; and
Health 3.3(B)

Explain the body's defense systems and how they fight disease; and
Health 4.3(B)

Describe the importance of accessing health information through a variety of health resources.
Health 5.3(B)

Demonstrate ways to communicate health information such as posters, videos, and brochures.

teaching resource

5-4-3-2-1 Grounding Exercise – Worksheet

Updated: 24 Jul 2023

De-escalate your students while in difficult situations with this calming exercise.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Grades: K - 5

De-escalate your students while in difficult situations with this calming exercise.

Calming Strategies for Kids! De-escalation Techniques

A grounding exercise is a strategy to help pull someone away from negative or challenging emotions. They help to distract an individual from the emotions that they are experiencing and refocus on the present moment.

Use this resource with a student suffering from anxiety or social distress. Working backward from 5, the student(s) will use their senses to list things they notice around them at that moment.

This resource will have them listing:

5 things they see
4 things they feel
3 things they hear
2 things they smell
1 thing they taste

Download and Print Your Calming Down Worksheet Today!

We have included icons on the worksheet for the younger nonreaders to use. Simply have them draw the items they notice rather than list them.

Use the drop-down menu to choose between the color or black and white PDF or the Interactive Google slide version.

Curriculum

Health K.3(B)

Plan a healthy meal and/or snack.
Health 1.3(C)

Explain the importance of goal setting and task completion.
Health 2.3(B)

Identify the major organs of the body such as the heart, lungs, and brain and describe their primary function; and
Health 3.3(B)

Explain the body's defense systems and how they fight disease; and
Health 4.3(B)

Describe the importance of accessing health information through a variety of health resources.
Health 5.3(B)

Demonstrate ways to communicate health information such as posters, videos, and brochures.

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