Solution-Based Approach to Stress

Changing Behavior Step-by-Step

Video links to each step

1. Notice acts of kindness

2. Notice Acts of Kindness & Decent Behavior

3. Treat Each Other Well

4. Treat Strangers Well

5. Reinforce the Importance of Including All Children

6. Promote Responsibility

7. Work Toward A Better World

8. Honor Plurality

9. Believe in Something Bigger

10. Be Human

"The fastest way to experiencing joy is to start with love and compassion."

- Richard Davidson

Stress Reduction

Solutions

Ways to develop and foster healthy,

trauma-responsive relationships.

Responding to Crisis >

Building Self-Esteem

- Affirmations

- Power Posters

- I Am...

Book Resource

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Create a "Family" Classroom

- Welcome students by their names

- Morning Meetings

Classroom Welcome

"Living moment by moment, and seeing everything afresh without judgment and worry lets us experience life rather than simply getting through it."

- Dr. Patricia Collard

Source

Focus on Breathing

- Mindfulness Practice

Focus on Safety

- Safezone in the classroom (1)

- Safezone in the classroom (2)

- Mantras

Safe Zone Resource

Regulation Strategies

- Teach Window of Stress Tolerance

- Brain Science

- Rolling a Brain Break

- Race Track Breathing

- Listen to Music

Movement Opportunities

- Chair bands

- Walk, Talk, Regulate

- Brain Gym Exercises

- Calm Down Bingo

Movement Break Videos

Provide Structure

- Create Classroom Traditions

- Sleep Schedule Activity

Importance of Sleep

Teach Emotional Expression

- This vs. That Reflection

- Getting To Know Your Anger

- Getting To Know Your Anxiety

- Building Emotional Vocabulary

Emotion Activity

Identifying Stress

- Stress Indicator Form

- Managing Expectations of Control

Stress Resources

"If we want to meet our mission of ensuring high levels of learning for every student, we must first ensure that students are in a safe place."

- Kristen Souers