Emotion+Thermometer

This is a great PDF that explains and shows the stress scale thermometer

This site tells you both the how, whys and gives you an example of an emotional thermometer.

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This is a link that has another example of a different type.type.

This is a link that has a really great technique for teaching what to do if you are angry. One of the techniques are called Turtle Time. [|time]

Here is a boardmaker graphic []

This is a really nice example of how to do this process []

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This is the INCREDIBLE 5 point scale official site. []

How to ask for a break []

This is an excellent article. http://www.5pointscale.com/5Pt_Scale_and_Emotional_Reg.pdf

When you are working with students with emotional difficulties sometimes it is good to pair the 5 point scale with a favorite cartoon character. Google image the character and often you can find a variety of faces. One of the benefits of this is that sometimes the student even remembers the episode that the picture came from and can talk about some of the "whys' for emotion. Sponge Bob has some great expressions!