Calm Path Board Game with a Make-Your-Own Calm Die
Children play a cooperative game with feeling squares, storm squares, rainbow squares and kind hearts. They practise naming feelings, using calm tools such as balloon breaths and squeezing and letting go, and saying kind words.
Part of the pack
Big Feelings Fun Time Little Stars Activity Pack: Feelings Faces, Calm Tools, Crafts & Games for Ages 4-6
This is page 17 of the pack. Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6
How to use this worksheet
Print single-sided at 100%. Cut out and fold the die and pawns. Roll, move and colour each picture square. Storm: roll again and do the calm tool for your number. Reach or pass FINISH. When everyone is done, you all win!
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Crayons
- Scissors
- Glue stick
- A grown-up to help with cutting
Extension activities
- 1Make up a new calm tool for the die.
- 2Play again and say a kind word on every heart.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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