Deep Breaths Pom-Pom Maze

Development Level: Preschool/Pre-K

Learning Areas: Engineering, Math, ECSEL

Overview: Taking deep breaths is a great strategy to help calm our bodies and begin to manage any overwhelming or heightened emotions. Combine this regulation strategy with creativity, engineering, and teamwork to not only help children strengthen their emotional regulation, but also their problem solving and prosocial skills.

Materials:

• Straws (one for each child),
• Pom-poms (one for each child, or one for each group),
• Recycled materials for building/engineering (e.g., paper towel tubes, cardboard boxes, etc.) OR standard building materials (e.g., wooden blocks, unit blocks, etc.),
• Tape