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This Mindful Self-Management Exercise: Impulse Control activity also includes:
A coping skill helps to manage emotions. Young scholars pretend they are a remote control. When they feel strongly about something, they pause their actions, take a deep breath, reflect, and press play to get back to what they were doing.
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Concepts
Instructional Ideas
- Display the handout in the classroom for a daily reminder of the exercise
- Send a copy home for parents and guardians
- Recite the poem when needed
Classroom Considerations
- The fourth activity in a series of 10
- Optional preparation includes making copies
Pros
- A poem assists in remembering the coping skill
- The resource comes with a handout with the poem and a picture of a remote
Cons
- None