A Library of Student Pictures Books
Below are books that can be used to support my trauma sensitive classroom:
Zones of Regulation Videos
Playlist of Zones & Emotions
Zones of Regulation
Zones of Regulation
Zones of Regulation (Zones) is a program designed to foster self-regulation and emotional control in elementary aged children. This proactive program provides strategies to teach students to become more aware of their emotional reactions, how to control their emotions and impulses, managing their sensory needs and improve their ability to problem solve conflicts. Zones categorizes all the different feeling states into four concrete zones that are easy concepts for children to grasp. The zones are then compared to traffic signs and students are taught how to manage emotions based on what zone they are experiencing.
A Little SPOT of Feelings & Emotions Educators Guide
A Little SPOT of Feelings & Emotions Educators Guide
Although this book is geared towards K-2, the hands on activities and STEM projects are things that all students can enjoy when learning about feelings & emotions. The worksheets are extremely helpful to have available.
Building Resilience in Students Impacted by Adverse Childhood Experiences
Building Resilience in Students Impacted by Adverse Childhood Experiences
This resource I am interested in only sections of it but what I like about having this is that it offers a school wide approach rather than just classroom based.
Sections am interested in:
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Knowing Myself and Responding to Change Are About Self-Care
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Knowing Myself Matters—Because When Negative Bias Shows Up, Students Are Miseducated
- Acknowledging That Trauma Is Sitting in the Classroom Is Transformational Teaching
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ACEs and Learning
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ACEs and Behavior
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Trauma Has Many Forms
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If I Knew Then What I Know Now
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Talk, Trust, Feel, Repair
- Schools and Classrooms Have a Culture and Culture Is Learned
- Response to Intervention (RTI)
- Looking at Behavior Management Through a Trauma-Informed Lens
- Change Is Hard and Leadership Matters
- Talk, Trust, Feel, Repair: My Rookie Year
- Implementation
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Step 1: Assessing Capacity
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Step 2: Building Capacity
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Step 3: Implementation
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Step 4: Evaluating Program Effectiveness
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Mind Up Curriculum
The MindUp Curriculum is a resource that we use in our school
This curriculum focuses on 4 pillars:
- Neuroscience
- Social Emotional Learning
- Positive Psychology
- Mindfulness Awareness
The curriculum is available in multi grade levels but I will be focusing on the grade 3-5 within my classroom. This resource includes multi units on teaching children to understand their brain, mindful awareness, focussed awareness, focusing mindful senses (listening, seeing, smelling, tasting), social interactions, perspective talking, choosing optimism, learning to appreciate the happy experiences, expressing gratitude, and performing acts of kindness.
https://mindup.org/mindup-for-schools/
Ready, set, and Action… Emotions & Responses
Here are some videos that work well when teaching children about reacting to situations
We all need a little calm in our lives…
Here you will find access to some videos that I have played in my classroom while we are working on meditation, quiet class work, mindfulness, or any other activities that may require some music to bring a sense of calmness to your room; I really like to have the music playing when the kids enter into the classroom in the morning, this helps set a tone. I personally prefer not to show the videos but that is a personal preference.