Kindergartners learn to take deep, calming breaths — “smell the flower, blow out the candle” — a simple, healthy way to feel calmer when feelings get big.
Students will be able to…
Sometimes your feelings get really BIG. When that happens, you can take deep breaths to feel calm. How do you take a calming breath?
Project this and have children put the deep-breath steps in order — smell the flower, blow out the candle.
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Sometimes feelings get BIG — what can help you feel calm?
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Children practice.
Children apply.
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Aligned to the CASEL 5 Social & Emotional Learning Competencies.
Use deep breathing to calm down.
Begin to show self-control.
Notice big feelings.
Practice a calming skill.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have children practice “smell the flower, blow out the candle” when they feel a big feeling. A printable deep-breath sheet is in the SEL library.
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A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.