Teaching Kids Self-Regulation Strategies: Taking a Break

Teaching kids self-regulation strategies in your classroom does not have to be overwhelming. One great self-regulation strategy you can teach your students is how to take a break. Taking a break can help our students hit pause, walk away from a situation, calm their bodies, and return to your classroom ready to learn. Self-regulation strategies for kids are essential for overall school success. We need to teach our students how to manage their emotions and behaviors when they become upset and frustrated. As stated earlier, teaching students how to take a break is a great self-regulation strategy. There are several steps that go into teaching students to take a break in your classroom successfully. In this episode you will learn the steps you need to take to prep prior to teaching students how to take a break in your classroom. I walk you through these prep steps that will lead you to being successful when teaching students to take a break in your classroom. These steps include, identifying what students can do while they are on their break, how to ask for a break, and how to return after they have taken a break. Then, I walk you through, step-by-step how to teach students how to take a break in your classroom. I teach you strategies to make sure students understand how to take a break and then return to your classroom without a disruption. Lastly, I walk you through the steps needed to make sure our students are taking a break in your classroom when they need it. We need to help our students make that connection between feeling upset, taking a break, and feeling better. Once our students make that connection, they will likely use taking a break in the future so they can calm their bodies as opposed to engaging in an undesired behavior in our classrooms. Resources Discussed in This Episode Classroom Break CardsFREE GUIDE TO TEACHING COPING SKILLS IN YOUR CLASSROOM!Join the Teaching Behavior Together CommunityJoin the email list for weekly emails, monthly freebies, and alerts for sales and new products. (Click Here)Visit my website for more strategies and interventions you can use daily in your classroom. (Click Here)Follow me on Instagram for daily behavior and social emotional learning tips (Click Here)Follow me over on Pinterest for all things behavior and social emotional learning (Click Here)