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Shake and Settle Calm Jar: Make a Pull-Strip Calm-Down Jar

Children build a paper calm jar. When they pull the strip up slowly, a swirly, busy jar changes to a settled one, showing how a busy head can calm down. They then tick three calm tools.

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Big Feelings Fun Time Little Stars Activity Pack: Feelings Faces, Calm Tools, Crafts & Games for Ages 4-6

This is page 14 of the pack. Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6

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How to use this worksheet

Print single-sided at 100%, on card. Cut out the jar and the strip, a grown-up cuts the two slits and tapes a paper stopper on the strip end, then thread the strip and pull the tab up slowly while you breathe out.

Materials needed

  • Pencil
  • Crayons
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
  • A grown-up to help with cutting
  • Tape

Extension activities

  • Colour the empty stars in the busy jar.
  • Make a real jar with water and glitter with a grown-up.
Hemsweta Jain (Teacher Cheena), founder of RaisoActive

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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