Calm Down

This kiddo would get angry in a snap. There wasn't a period where he would gradually increase his anger, it would just switch right on. His anger was displayed mainly through verbalization, complaints and threats, but it was troublesome in this Kindergarten classroom. I jumped in with some strategies and  got him on the right course. He will be in third grade now and these behaviors are automatic thanks to a story like this.

I am in Kindergarten this year.
Sometimes I get so mad that I have trouble calming down.
There are some tricks that I can use to calm down.
One is to talk about my anger.
The teacher or my parents are the best people to talk to about this.
Another thing is to count backwards.
If I count backwards from 10, 9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,0 slowly then my mind will calm down and I can think about other things.
Another way to calm down is to take deep breaths, When I get more oxygen in my body it will push the anger out.
Sometimes if I am really mad, I may need a cooling off break to help me get on track.
When I calm myself down, I can make good choices about what to do with my anger.