You Can Be a STAR!You Can Be a STAR!
Feelings are something you feel in your body…
How do you feel when you feel?
Happy
Sad
Scared
Mad
Where do you feel these feelings?
Feelings can change like the weather
Sunny
Partly Cloudy
Gray Skies
Rainy
Stormy
Some signs you might be getting stormy are…
•Tears
•Hot face
•Feelings of confusion
•Tight muscles
•Tight jaw
•Dizziness/ shallow breathing
•Fast heart beat
•Clenched fist
What do you feel when you are stormy?
It’s OK to be stormy, but it’s important to stay in control
A car that is in control can take you many places…
…while a car out of control rarely gets you where you need to go.
One way to stay in control is to become a STAR
STAR stands for…Stop
Think Act Review
When you start to feel stormy,
…it’s time to STOP…
…and calm down.
Here are some things that might help you get calm:
Deep breaths
Count to 10
Use a fidget
Find a quiet
place
Walk
Exercise
Listen to
music
Write or draw
Read
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
When you are calm, you can THINK about the problem…
Use the problem solving wheel
Think of solutions that are…
Safe
Respectful, and
Responsible
If you get stuck, you can ask an adult for help.
Once you’ve made a good choice, you can ACT it out.
Then REVIEW your actions and decide if you made a good
choice