Sensory: Calming Kit

Sensory: Calming Kit (Free Download)

The Sensory: Calming Kit is a ready-to-use collection of visual supports and simple strategies designed to help students regulate their bodies and emotions before behaviors escalate. This resource is ideal for classrooms, calm corners, counseling spaces, and support staff use.

What’s Included:

Breathing & Regulation Visuals
- 5 Deep Breaths and Blow 5 Times boards
- Flower/Breathing and Box Breathing visuals
- Name 5 Things You See grounding activity
Movement & Stretching Supports
- Stretching cards and body check-in visuals
- Simple movement break choices (wall push-ups, chair push-ups, slow steps, animal walks)
Calming Choice Activities
- Drawing choice cards (scribble then smooth, draw a calm place, draw a favorite animal)
- Visual supports that allow student choice and independence
Structured Calming Routine
- Step-by-step guidance for identifying needs, offering choices, supporting regulation, and returning to learning
- Designed to align with the escalation cycle and co-regulation practices
Self-Control & Emotional Awareness Visuals
- “What I Can Control” visual to reinforce self-management skills
Implementation & Teacher Support
- Clear instructions for how to teach and use each tool
- Suggestions for pairing visuals with sensory tools (fidgets, headphones, timers, break cards, etc.)
- Guidance for consistency across staff and settings

Best For:

Students who benefit from visual supports
Classrooms supporting autism, ADHD, emotional regulation needs, or sensory processing differences
Teachers, paraeducators, counselors, and support staff looking for easy-to-implement calming strategies

This kit works best when taught proactively and used consistently as part of a student’s regulation routine

🔒 Please Note: Some instructional language and visual elements in this product were developed with support from AI (OpenAI’s ChatGPT and/or Gemini), then reviewed and edited by SpecialEdSimplified for accuracy and alignment with student needs.