Green time
5-minute make-then-rest cards for the quiet slot
When the room needs a quiet, self-directed reset, green time gives each kid a card: make a small thing, then settle with it. Screen-free, for the five-minute calm slot.
- 1Print a set, or project the menuGo to tinypauses.com/for-classrooms/recipes. Print and cut a deck, or project the board menu.
- 2A kid picks a cardEach card is one small make-then-rest activity. They choose what to make.
- 3Make, then restMake the small thing for a few minutes, then sit quietly with it. About five minutes in all.
Print or project
tinypauses.com/for-classrooms/recipes
Tip: Project one set on the board so the class picks from a shared menu, instead of managing a deck for every kid.
Good moments
The quiet work slot, after lunch, independent reading time, or any stretch that needs a calm, self-directed reset.
Safe for school
No student accounts. No logins. No ads. No tracking. The kids' part is fully screen-free. Designed for grades 3-6.
Any kid can sit out, or pick a calmer card, and what they draw stays private. This is a whole-class option, not a replacement for an IEP, 504 plan, therapy, or counseling.
This is early. Tell me if it helped.
After you try it, I would love two minutes: did kids settle into it? Would you use it again? What got in the way? Reach me at tinypauses.com/for-classrooms, with the "Join the teacher pilot" button.
Tiny Pauses is not medical advice. A small, kind tool to help kids pause and notice how they feel. tinypauses.com