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By using a simple cookie tray with pictures of each student in the class, students are able to see who is absent and as a group send well wishes for speedy recovery or solutions to their personal problems each day. By doing this, students learn to be compassionate individuals and care for the well-being of the whole school family and not just their own. Share your pictures here!

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At our school, students learn how to breathe and how to use it to change their emotional state. Share your pictures and videos here!

Watch this video to see a breathing strategy that fosters self-regulation!

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This can be a simple song or activity that help students Unite (we are all in this together), Connect (eye contact, touch, presence), Disengage Stress (breathing: star, balloon, pretzel, drain) and Commit. This activity primes the brain for learning and gets everybody, including the teacher, excited for what is coming. Wonderful videos can be found here. At our school we do one brain smart start with the help of Miss Nancy, a fictional character played by my fearless Instructional Coordinator Heather Pollack. Every day we broadcast to each classroom and we get our students ready for learning.

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All our students are greeted each morning at the door with a playful gesture. Teachers set the tone for the day, energize students and connect to make them feel at home. The most productive minutes of our day and the ones that many of our students expect the most.

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Through the use of music, caring touch and positive messages, our students have an opportunity to connect at a neural level while feeling accepted, empowered and part of a bigger thing.  These rituals promote learning and literacy, increase attention span, decrease power struggles, increase cooperation and enhance self-esteem. Share your videos and pictures here

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Students select one commitment to concentrate on the day and include gentle touches, walking feet, listening ears, kind words, watchful eyes and quiet voice. At the end of the day, teachers and students see if they were able to keep their commitment or they had a ooops kind of day. Share your videos or pictures of your Daily Commmitments here!

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Each classroom in our school has a nice space where students can go and take an emotional break, recognize their feelings, calm down with a nice hand lotion, play with little toys to calm themselves or just go there to reflect on their behavior. Share pics of your Safe Place here!

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Learning about Conscious Discipline directly from her creator Dr. Becky Bailey is a life changing experience. Share your pics with us!