Self Regulation, Social-emotional Learning, Brain Breaks, and Meditation!

"Dysregulation is the enemy of education" ~ Dr. Bruce Perry

Trauma informed best practices are the wave of the future. We must help our students (and ourselves) learn how to regulate our brain states so that we can be happy and primed for learning. Trying to teach a dysregulated child is like trying to pour water into a container with a lid on it. It is an exercise in futility and frustration.

These task cards were designed with trauma informed practices in mind, and address the needs of the brainstem and more. Regulation is the key to success!

This is the full set of brain regulation cards, I currently have 36 different activities. When I add more, you will be the first to know!

Some of the activities are "focused attention practices"- breathing exercises designed to help children calm themselves and increase their ability to focus. Some of the activities are "brain intervals", these activities are designed to activate more of our senses, incorporate some physical movement, and create a sense of novelty in the brain. Novelty is a great way to make the brain "wake up" and be ready to learn! I also just added 4 new cards with activities that are "meditation/energy cards".

All of these cards are considered to be "brain breaks". All of the activities are designed to help students regulate their brain state, and help them be ready for learning.

In addition to the cards, there is also a brief overview of the 4 brain states of arousal as taught by Dr. Bruce Perry.

I plan to add more products in this store, all of which will be aimed at helping students learn more about self regulation, self awareness, brain states, and the stress response system. A well regulated child is a happy child, and is a child who is primed for learning. I also plan to offer products or training for the teacher's benefit, too!

It takes a well regulated adult to help a dysregulated child to become better regulated, and to function successfully in a school environment.

Be sure to add me to your favorite list so you will get notifications of new products! If you have ideas of things you would like to see created, please let me know what would be helpful! I hope to add video and audio supports, guided meditation scripts for use with children in the classroom, and so much more.