Calm Corner Kit

Feelings & Calm Corner Pack

55 Pages | 12 Feelings Posters | 16 Calm-Down Strategies | Ages 5-12

Set up a calm corner your kids will actually use. This printable pack helps children aged 5-12 learn to name their feelings, talk about them, and choose helpful ways to handle the big ones — with a cast of kawaii Australian animals leading the way. Print what you need, when you need it, for your classroom, wellbeing space, or kitchen wall.

What's Inside

Feelings Posters (12)

One feeling per page — happy, sad, angry, scared, worried, excited, frustrated, calm, proud, embarrassed, jealous, tired. Each poster pairs the feeling with its own animal friend, "My body might feel..." clues, two gentle "I could try..." ideas, and bonus vocabulary words.

Calm-Down Strategy Cards (16)

Cut-out cards for a ring or basket: bilby breathing (smell the flower, blow out the candle), count to 10, squeeze and relax, wall push-ups, the 5-4-3-2-1 senses game, stretch tall like an emu, curl small like an echidna, trace your hand slowly, and more. PLUS a full-page poster version of every strategy with step-by-step instructions and a "try this twist" variation — 16 mini-posters for your calm corner wall.

Feelings Check-Ins (4)

• "How am I feeling today?" circle-the-animal sheet
• Feelings thermometer (1-5 scale with animal friends)
• "The size of my feeling" page — matching feelings to problem sizes
• Morning/afternoon class check-in grid for a whole week

Talk-It-Out Pages (7)

• Reflection sheets in two versions: drawing boxes for early years, writing lines for older kids
• "When I feel angry, my body tells me" body-clues page
• "Things that help me feel calm" checklist
• "My worry, parked" — write the worry down and park it in Wombat's burrow
• 8 conversation starter cards for grown-ups
• "My calm plan" — a personal plan children fill in themselves

Positive Affirmation Cards (12)

I am kind. I am brave. I can try again. Mistakes help me learn. I am a good friend. My feelings are okay. I can ask for help. I am safe. I can do hard things. Today is a fresh start. I am proud of me. I matter.

Plus

• "How to set up a calm corner" guide and tips for grown-ups
• Calm corner rules poster
• Feelings word-wall cards (12) and a "grow your feelings words" page for older kids
• 2 certificates: Feelings Explorer and Calm Corner Champion

Who Is This for?

• Teachers building a calm-down corner or SEL display in their classroom
• School counsellors and wellbeing staff who want ready-to-print resources for classroom use
• Parents and homeschool families making a cosy calm-down spot at home
• OSHC, daycare and playgroup educators
• Ages 5-12 (Prep/Kindergarten to Year 6)

How to Use

Print the posters and menu for your wall, cut out the strategy and affirmation cards, and keep the check-in and talk-it-out sheets on a clipboard for everyday use. Introduce one feeling and one calm-down strategy at a time, and practise while everyone is already calm — the guide pages walk you through it.

Works beautifully on tablets too — import into GoodNotes, Notability, or Xodo and write directly on the pages.

File Details

• Format: 2 PDF files — A4 and US Letter, both full colour, print-ready
• Pages: 55 per PDF
• Instant digital download — no physical product will be shipped

Licence

Licensed for personal use or use in a single classroom/family. Print as many copies as you need for your own children or one classroom. Do not redistribute or resell.

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EY Printables | Social-Emotional Learning | Feelings Vocabulary | Ages 5-12