NC.1 LEVEL 6 RECOGNIZE AND LEVEL 5 I can pause to notice PROCESS MY FEELINGS LEVEL 4 I can pause to notice without judgment LEVEL 3 without judgment when I’m having an LEVEL 2 I can pause to notice when I’m having an emotional response, I can use one or when I’m having an emotional response, locate where I feel it in LEVEL 1 more strategies to emotional response, locate where I feel it my body, and use one With guidance, I can calm myself when I and I can locate in my body, and use or more strategies to With guidance, I can use a strategy to feel upset, and I can where I feel it in my one or more strategies self-regulate. learn and practice a calm myself when I locate where I feel it body. to calm myself way to calm myself feel upset. in my body. and/or prevent I can determine (e.g., take deep I can use one or more myself from feeling whether my breaths, count to ten, I can identify the I can identify the strategies to calm overwhelmed. emotional response drink water, get fresh specific emotion(s) I specific emotion(s) I myself. is connected to a air, sing or hum, move am feeling (e.g., mad, am feeling, and the I can identify the recurring stressor my body). sad, scared, nervous). specific stressor I can identify the specific emotion(s) and practice ways that caused me to be specific emotion(s) I am feeling, reflect to separate past or With guidance, I I can locate where upset. I am feeling, reflect on what may have unrelated factors from can name what I’m I feel it in my body on what may have prompted them, and the current situation. feeling. (e.g., heartbeat, I can determine prompted them take note of new or stomachache, sweaty when I am ready (e.g., When did I start recurring stressors I can determine when I palms, tight chest, to share how I’m feeling this way? that cause me to be am ready to share with tearfulness). feeling. What is causing this upset. others how I’m feeling, feeling? Have I felt and choose a setting this before?), and I can determine when that works well for me take note of new or I am ready to share and others. recurring stressors with others how I’m that cause me to be feeling and choose a I can develop healthy upset. setting that works practices and/or plans well for me and (e.g., if/then planning, I can determine when others. counseling, community I am ready to share support, boundary- with others how I’m I can learn and setting) for managing feeling. practice a new or avoiding anticipated strategy to manage stressors. or avoid an anticipated stressor. 34