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Students need to hear, see and practice skills/vocabulary.

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I have a reset desk in my classroom that is meant to be used as a calm down space. If kids need to take a break away or just need time to cool down, that is the spot they can use. I want to add a sensory jar to have for those sensory kiddos too.

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I want to be very aware of my non-verbal communication toward my students.

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We don't teach math skills and expect mastery after the first lesson. Students will need multiple opportunities to practice self-regulation and self-monitoring skills.

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I agree that we need to be aware of ourselves and that we can show our strategies. Showing students we are real people will help them to understand that they can cope with things too.

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One mistake we often make is that we expect them to self-regulate on your own.

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What can be perceived as acting out is, more likely, a lack of knowledge or practice with a self regulation. They need modeling and practice.

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Inform your face or fake it till you make it if you have to! Many of our students are still developing their regulation strategies and are looking to us to model appropriate regulation strategies.

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When I went to a mindfulness training they shared with us to "model" the calm down spot in the class. When your class is frustrating you (not listening, not transitioning,etc.) go to your calm down center put the headphones on, use the calm down jar or fidget. Show the kids how to mindfully use that space in the classroom.

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It can help students see a teacher sharing what zone they are in, and how they will self-regulate. It also can help students learn to identify their own need for regulation and open the door for discussion about what they might be needing when they are outside of the green zone.

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As teachers we need to identify and support student regulation by helping them to build self-monitoring skills (options, word/picture lists, identify and evaluate behavior)

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Kids are not thinking when they are in the state.

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Our students with ACES are going to display more bottom-up behaviors and will act out of emotion rather than thinking skills.