The Relational

Regulation Game

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 RELATIONAL REGULATION GAME INSTRUCTIONS
1. PRINT AND CUT OUT THE FOUR SQUARES

4. UNFOLD AND LAY FACE

2. LAY 3. FOLD IN HALF
DOWN. THEN FOLD A
THEN HALF AGAIN CORNER TOWARDS THE
SQUARE 5. FOLD ALL FOUR CORNERS
TO CREATE A MIDDLE CREATING A 6. TURN OVER
IN TO THE MIDDLE
FACE UP SQUARE TRIANGLE

7. FOLD ALL THE CORNERS 8. TURN OVER AND

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9. PLACE YOUR FINGERS INTO THE
INTO THE MIDDLE SO THE FOLD IN HALF TO MAKE CORNERS AND GENTLY PUSH OUT.
NUMBERS ARE ON TOP A RECTANGLE THIS IS YOUR FORTUNE TELLER

PLAYING THE GAME (BEFORE PLAYING MAKE SURE YOU CAN ACCESS EVERYTHING NEEDED TO PLAY THE GAME)

1. ASK THE PERSON TO PICK HOW THEY ARE FEELING - YOU CAN HAVE ALL FOUR OPTIONS READY FOR THEM TO CHOOSE FROM OR SELECT THE ONE YOU FEEL IS RIGHT
2. PLACE YOUR FINGERS INTO THE POINTS AND OPEN THE FORTUNE TELLER
3. ASK THEM TO PICK A NUMBER AND OPEN AND CLOSE THE FORTUNE TELLER THE NUMBER OF TIMES THEY HAVE CHOSEN
4. ASK THEM TO PICK ANOTHER NUMBER AND REPEAT
5. ASK THEM TO PICK ANOTHER NUMBER AND THIS TIME OPEN UP THE FLAP THE NUMBER IS ON - CARRY OUT THE REGULATING ACTIVITY TOGETHER
6. PLAY AS MANY TIMES AS YOU FEEL IS RIGHT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, AS USUAL BE LED BY WHAT THEY CAN TOLERATE
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