DevelopedinpartnershipwiththeNationalCenteronQualityTeachingandLearninghttp://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/teaching

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HSCIEmotionalRegulationPictures

Teachingchildrenhowtoregulatetheiremotionsisanessentialskilltheycanusethroughouttheirlife.ByteachingchildrenthatallemotionsareOKandbyteachingthemavarietyofwaysthattheycanhelpthemselvescalmdown,theycanlearnthatnegativefeelingscomeandgo.Bycreatingaspaceinyourclassroomthatisspecificallydesignatedasa“CalmDownSpot”or“QuietArea”,wecanprovidechildrenwithasafeplaceto“cooloff”whentheyneedorwanttotakeabreakfromanupsettingsituation.Wecanalsoprovidethemwithpicturecueslikethesewhichshowdifferentstrategiesorwaysthatachildcanhelpthemselvescalmdown.Mostoften,achildwillhaveadifficulttimecomingupwithstrategiesontheirowntousewhentheyneedtocalmdown,butthesepicturesprovideavisualreminderofthingstheycantry.Achildmaywithersitquietlywithateacherforsupportortheycansitbythemselvesiftheyarefamiliarwiththepictures.Sometimesteacherspostthesepicturesonthewallatthechild’seyelevelnexttotheirdesignated“QuietArea”.Thepicturescanalsobecutoutandplacedinasmallboxtobecarriedtodifferentareasoftheclassroom.Eachstrategyshouldbedemonstratedandtaughtbyateacherinalargeorsmallgroupbeforebeingusedinthe“QuietArea”.

Keepthemtogetherinasheetprotectororlaminatetopostonyourwall.

Or…Cutthemoutandkeepinaboxnearaquietareaofyourclassroom.

EmotionalRegulation

BounceaBall

BlowBubbles

SmellaFlower/BlowoutaCandle

ChairPushups

CounttoTen

DoaDrawing

EmotionalRegulation

FindaQuietPlace

HugSomething

ListentoMusic

SlowDeepBreaths

EmotionalRegulation

SqueezeaBall

TakeaBreak

WallPushups