"When I'm feeling stormy, here's what I know: puff it up BIG… and float it down SLOW!" This ready-to-teach packet turns a bouncy calm-down song into three short lessons on noticing big feelings and using one simple breathing strategy.
When Momo the cloud's block tower crashes, Momo's cheeks go PUFF, Momo's thunder goes BOOM, and Momo becomes a stormy, grumbly, rumbly cloud. With a little bird friend, Momo learns the cloud breath: breathe in for 3 and out for 4, until Momo feels calm and builds again.
What's inside (20-page printable PDF):
3 sessions of 15–20 minutes each: Stormy Momo, Puff It Up, Float It Down, and Cloud Breath Anywhere
Video chapter times and arm motions for the chorus
Where Do I Feel Stormy? (a body map) and a Stormy or Calm? picture sort with scenes from the video
Count the Blocks (counting practice) and two cut-out Cloud Breath Cards for a desk, cubby or calm-down corner
Where Can I Use a Cloud Breath?, Rhyme Time with rhymes from the song, Momo's Story in Order and exit tickets with picture choices
Standards: Head Start ELOF P-SE 6, P-SE 8 and P-ATL 7; CASEL Self-awareness and Self-management; Common Core RF.K.2a, K.CC.B.5, SL.K.1 and SL.K.6
Gentle-breathing guidance, key words, differentiation, a family page, an answer key and source links
Works with the free video on Teach Between the Lines TV (about 2½ minutes).
License: one teacher, for use with their own students. Please do not share, post publicly or resell.