Regulation Rendezvous-- Calm Down Strategies

Self-Management can be extremely challenging for many of the students we coach on. It is essential that strategies for managing emotions and behaviors are directly taught and regularly practiced. many teams use a variety of strategy reminders to help their students apply them in the moment. Today's Regulation Rendezvous shares a variety of sequences and options for calming students who are struggling to manage.

In some classrooms, teachers have taught a specific sequence of strategies to help students calm down. We love how this team used a Spongebob special interest to make their sequence visuals!

Christine Scarborough
Tecumseh Elementary, Xenia

Rachel Hatton
Normandy Elementary, Centerville

Other teams have taught different strategies and provide students with a visual way to select what strategy to use in the moment. These visual supports can be extremely helpful because many students find communicating to be more difficult when feeling overwhelmed. 

Students can select from objects,

Stephanie Forman
South Vienna, Northeastern

Pictures,

Taylor Ruef
Stevenson Elementary, Mad River Local Schools 

Angela Crum
Parkwood Elementary, Beavercreek

or from a list of strategies depending on the level of support needed during difficult moments.

Leslie Mann
Smith Middle School, Vandalia

Mitch Duncan and Laurie Maravetz
Schaefer Middle School, Springfield

Remember, students may need more support when overwhelmed than they would typically need and how their options are presented should reflect that.

Visual supports can also be used to help students be more mindful when managing emotions and solving problems. 

Leslie Mann
Smith Middle School, Vandalia

Emily Ottmar
Stevenson Elementary, Mad River Local Schools