Screen Time Transition Toolkit Ages 5–9: Visual Routine & Activity Cards | UK

UK ENGLISH EDITION — DIGITAL DOWNLOAD

Calm Screen-Time Transitions is a 38-page A4 digital printable screen-off and offline reset toolkit for children aged 5–9, featuring visual warnings and countdown tools, body-awareness activities and offline reset choices.
This listing is for the UK English edition. It uses UK spelling and terminology and is formatted for A4 paper.

This is an instant digital PDF download. No physical item will be posted.

LOOKING FOR THE US ENGLISH EDITION?

The separate US English and US Letter edition is available here:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/4544330647/screen-time-transition-toolkit-for-kids

ABOUT THIS TOOLKIT

Screen endings can be difficult—even when a child knew the ending was coming. This research-informed, neurodiversity-affirming toolkit is designed to help families make screen-off routines more visible, predictable and supportive.

Rather than relying only on repeated verbal reminders or timers, the toolkit helps children prepare for the ending, notice what their body may need, choose one short reset and move towards an appropriate offline activity.


THE 6-STEP BRIDGE METHOD

B — Begin with a shared plan

R — Remind visibly

I — Identify what the body needs

D — Do one short reset

G — Go to the next activity

E — Evaluate later


WHAT IS INCLUDED?

• Parent and carer guidance pages
• Before-you-begin instructions and practical preparation strategies
• The complete six-step BRIDGE screen-off method
• Family Screen Agreement
• Before Screen Time Starts planning page
• Finish-and-rest sequence
• Adaptable time, content and visual warnings
• Screen-Time Countdown board
• Screen On and Screen Resting status signs
• Personal Screen-Off BRIDGE worksheet
• Body-awareness and body-signal check-ins
• “Where Do I Notice It?” body-mapping worksheet
• Screen-off signals worksheet
• Reset and activity choice board
• Movement and energy-reset activities
• Organise My Body activities
• Slow and Settle activities
• Give My Hands a Job activities
• Connect With Someone activities
• Quiet or Basic Need choices
• Create-and-build offline activities
• Move, help, quiet and connection choices
• Custom next-step mission pages
• Practice pages for learning the routine while calm
• Support plan for when stopping feels very hard
• After-a-difficult-ending reflection page
• Low-demand parent and carer scripts
• Pattern-noticing tracker
• Growing My Screen-Off Skills reflection ladder
• Create My Reset Choices page
• One-page Screen-Off BRIDGE reference guide


WHO CAN THIS TOOLKIT SUPPORT?

This resource may be helpful for:

• Children aged 5–9 who benefit from additional transition support
• Children who find stopping, shifting attention or choosing what comes next difficult
• Neurodivergent and sensory-sensitive children, including autistic children and children with ADHD
• Parents, carers, educators, occupational therapists and other support professionals
• Families looking for calm, practical alternatives to reward charts or punishment-based screen routines

A diagnosis is not required to use this toolkit. Every child is different, so families can select only the pages and strategies that suit their needs.


WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• One 38-page printable PDF
• A4 page size: 210 × 297 mm
• Genuine UK English spelling and terminology
• Ready-to-print, non-editable digital file
• Instant digital access after Etsy confirms payment
• No physical book, cards, laminating supplies or other props


HOW TO USE IT

1. Read the short adult guidance pages first.
2. Choose only the tools that suit your child and household.
3. Introduce the BRIDGE routine during a calm moment.
4. Print the pages you want to use regularly.
5. Laminate selected boards or cards if desired.
6. Add your own magnets, clothes pegs or hook-and-loop dots for reusable displays.
7. Keep language brief and supportive when stopping feels difficult.
8. Reflect and adjust the plan later, once calm has returned.


CONTINUE THE SUPPORT BEYOND SCREEN-OFF TIME

Calm Screen-Time Transitions is designed to work as a complete standalone toolkit. The following separately available resources offer complementary support for other moments and needs.

FOR SHORT, QUIET CALMING ACTIVITIES

Little Moments of Calm is a mindfulness activity workbook for children aged 5–9. It offers gentle activities that can be used during quiet time, after busy moments or as part of a regular calming routine.

View Little Moments of Calm here:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/4531407205/mindfulness-workbook-for-kids-ages-5-9


FOR QUICK BODY-BASED RESET CHOICES

Brave Body Regulation Cards provides a reusable collection of body-awareness, movement and regulation activities for children and teens. The cards can offer additional choices for children who respond well to short, practical body-based activities.

View Brave Body Regulation Cards here:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/4523992400/brave-body-regulation-cards-kids-teens


Each resource is sold separately and is not included with this toolkit. Please review the age range, contents and format of each listing before purchasing.


PRINTING INFORMATION

• Print at home or through a professional printing service.
• Select A4 paper and print at “Actual Size” or 100% scale.
• Standard paper is suitable for worksheets.
• Card or heavier paper can be used for reusable boards and cards.
• Laminating is optional.
• Colours may vary slightly between screens, printers and paper types.
• Print only the pages you need—you do not have to print the entire toolkit at once.


DIGITAL DOWNLOAD INFORMATION

This is an instant digital product. No physical item will be posted.

After Etsy confirms your payment, download the PDF from your Etsy Purchases page using a web browser or computer. Digital files cannot currently be downloaded through the Etsy app.


LICENCE

Your purchase includes a single-user licence for one household, one classroom or one practitioner.

You may print the resource multiple times for your own permitted use. You may not share, resell, redistribute, alter for resale, upload or reproduce the digital file commercially. Additional households, classrooms or practitioners require separate purchases.


IMPORTANT INFORMATION

This toolkit is an educational family-support resource. It is not medical, psychological, behavioural or occupational-therapy advice and does not replace individual professional support.

Every child and family is different. No particular outcome is promised or guaranteed.

Children should be supervised when using scissors, clothes pegs, small pieces or laminating materials.

If you have any questions about your download, please contact CalmGrowingMinds through Etsy Messages.

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