BIG Feelings Student Support Toolkit: Regulation + Reflection Tools

Regulation first. Reflection when they’re ready.

This toolkit brings together:

• regulation tools for the moment
• reflection tools for later
• visual supports for emotional awareness
• a structured check-in tool for repeated use

The BIG Feelings Student Support Toolkit was created for school counselors, therapists, educators, social workers, and support staff who want practical emotional wellness tools for kids and teens.

Students are not always ready to talk through what happened right after something hard. When they are overwhelmed, anxious, angry, shut down, stressed, or emotionally flooded, they may need support regulating first. The BIG Feelings Kids Coping Tools Card Deck and BIG Feelings Regulation Card Deck for Teens + Adults offer practical tools for grounding, calming, resetting, reconnecting, expressing, moving, resting, and choosing a next step.

Later, when students feel clearer, the BIG Feelings Kids Reflection Card Deck and BIG Feelings Teen Reflection Card Deck help them name what happened, explore what they felt, notice what they needed, and build emotional understanding without shame.

The BIG Feelings IRULE Check-In Notepad offers a guided way to identify feelings, recognize body cues, understand triggers, let feelings exist without judgment, and employ a coping tool. The feelings wheel magnets, Feel • Pause • Choose magnet, and IRULE sticker provide visual reminders that can be used in counseling offices, calm corners, classrooms, or student support spaces.

This toolkit can be used for:

• individual counseling check-ins
• therapy sessions
• school counseling offices
• calm corners
• small groups
• social-emotional learning support
• transition planning
• therapy homework
• emotional regulation lessons
• take-home support
• classroom or student support spaces

Great for:

• school counselors
• therapists
• educators
• social workers
• support staff
• parents looking for a fuller support set
• counseling offices
• classrooms
• calm corners
• student support spaces

Includes:

• BIG Feelings Kids Reflection Card Deck
• BIG Feelings Kids Coping Tools Card Deck
• BIG Feelings Teen Reflection Card Deck
• BIG Feelings Regulation Card Deck for Teens + Adults
• BIG Feelings IRULE Check-In Notepad
• Kids Feelings Wheel Magnet
• Teen/Adult Feelings Wheel Magnet
• Feel • Pause • Choose Magnet
• IRULE Sticker

Big feelings need support before they can be explored. This toolkit gives students tools for the moment and reflection for later.