Emotional AS YOU LOG-IN, PLEASE INTRODUCE ......9/8/2020 4 I’m Stuck… Distract, Distract,...
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9/8/2020 1 Emotional Overload AS YOU LOG-IN, PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF IN THE CHAT WINDOW. TELL US YOUR NAME, WORK PLACE, AND ROLE. WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS SESSION TODAY? Assisting our unregulated students in the classroom Hilary Sloat Principal Hilliard Horizon - K to 5 School - 8 years Mom of Two Passionate about supporting teachers as they lift up their learners to create the best environment for learning. 1 2
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Emotional Overload
AS YOU LOG-IN, PLEASE
INTRODUCE YOURSELF IN
THE CHAT WINDOW.
TELL US YOUR NAME,
WORK PLACE, AND
ROLE.
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE
THIS SESSION TODAY?
Assisting our unregulated students in the classroom
Hilary Sloat
Principal Hilliard Horizon
- K to 5 School
- 8 years
Mom of Two
Passionate about supporting teachers as they lift up their learners to create the best environment for learning.
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Identify an
Unregulated
Student
SOUNDS LIKE:
• Yelling
• Disrespectful
• Unwilling to move
THINKS:
• Cannot articulate
thoughts
• Everyone is against
them
• Unable to control their
emotions
LOOKS LIKE:
• Agitated
• Tight Fists
• Shoulders Lifted
• Furled Eyebrows
• Throwing Items
Breakout Room Discussion
Introduce Yourself
Discuss your most challenging student.
What has worked for you in the past?
Discuss a student behavior interaction that taught
you something?
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I’m Stuck…
Distract, Distract, Distract
Look at their T-ShirtAsk a question about
Superman.
List your favorite superheroes.
What is your
favorite candy?Ask them why they like that type
of candy.
Share with them your favorite
candy.
Favorite Cartoon
Sing the theme song of the
cartoon.
What are you going to be for
Trick or Treat???
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Personalized
Sensory Boxes in Classrooms
COVID Individualized Plastic BoxesItems Include:Cotton BallsMagnetic SandPuttyGlitter Bottle Stuffed AnimalWiki Stix3D Metal Brain TeasersRice Container
Sit next to an unregulated student, not acrossCommunicates that “I am on your side”
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At DeskDoodling
Give them Time
Females
Explain and describe their emotions with detail
Focus on faces and things
Want to face others when communicating, be smiled at
Want to talk out all of their emotions
MalesFind it difficult to explain their emotions
Focus on movement
-Learn 10x better with movement
Avoid eye contact, prefer you sit beside them
Males take 5 hours to process an emotional question
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Always,
Drink Water
Water helps the
body metabolize
cortisol.
When it starts
working, you will
see the students
shoulders relax.
Breathing Techniques
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Sensory RoomVisual Timer
Magna-tiles
Putty
Low Lighting
Music
Beanbags
Scoop Chairs
Leaving Breathing Routine
Sensory WalkStations set up around the hallway for the students to complete.1. Crab Walk2. Wall Push-Ups3. Line Jump4. Cross Crawls5. Stretch Band
Look Up
Stickers
Garage sale stickers
Ask, “I wonder how those stickers got up there?”
Do you see another color?
Ceiling Tile
Paintings
Staff painted ceiling tiles with encouraging messages
Photos Collage
Ask the student their favorite thing and plaster the ceiling with them!
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Equip the Teachers
Book Talks
PLC
Build your own Sensory Box
Feed the Teachers with Strategies
Encourage Relationship Building
- Tap In, Tap Out
“If a student has an emotional meltdown, and the adult responds in the same fashion, there are now two people with unregulated, unintegrated brain responses.” - Ruby Payne
Emotional Poverty pg. 17
Let’s Chat
Is there a strategy that you can implement tomorrow?
What do you want to learn more about?
How can you support the people you work with to
implement these strategies?
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Hilary SloatPrincipal, Hilliard Horizon Elementary School
Twitter: @HilarySloat
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