Doable Dose of Kimochis

SLP: Week Two

Starting Your School Day The Kimochis® Way in Therapy or for Push-In Therapy

• To start your students’ day on the right foot, invite students to point to a feeling they want to have more of today. The clinician should also choose a feeling. Ex. I want to have more hopeful.

Note:  You can choose a new feeling each day or each week.

• Have students share one way to create more hopeful feelings today. Again, the clinician will share too. Ex.  I can create hopeful thoughts by telling myself, I can learn hard things.
• Invite students to also predict and point to a “hard to have” feeling they don’t want to have today or this week but think might happen. It is helpful if the clinician can share too. Ex: I might feel disappointed if the rain keeps us from outdoor recess.

Together, create a positive plan for what all will say and do should this hard to have feeling happen.  (Role-play the plan for practicing positive communication) Ex. If someone cuts you in line act out what to say and do.

Be on the lookout for your next Doable Dose of Kimochis!