Pause Plan
First step in the plan. In this step you freeze what you're doing.
Stop
An object you can use to help you calm down.
Fidgets; squish ball, pop it, fidget spinner, pencil
Wanting what someone else has. May come out as saying "That's not fair!"
Jealousy; envy
Taylor got stuck on a question during class.
Reread the question; skip it and come back; raise his hand and ask the teacher; take his best guess
A way of thinking where you are able to change your plans, try a different way, or think about things from another point of view.
Flexible thinking; bubble gum thinking
Second step in the plan. In this step you are thinking.
What's happening? (around me and in my body)
Different types of bilateral movements that we went over and practiced.
lemon squeezes; patting head and rubbing belly; tossing a ball between your hands; clap, tap, clap patterns; roller coaster breathing; crossing your arms and tapping
You keep thinking something might go wrong or something bad might happen.
Worried, nervous, scared
Stephen's classmate is making an irritating sound during class.
Calm his body; use an "I feel" message/tell the classmate nicely to stop; ignore the classmate or move away
When you don’t give up, you keep trying, even if it takes a lot of work or you make mistakes.
Perseverance
Third step in the plan. In this step you are problem solving.
What should I do instead?
Making both sides of your brain talk to each other by moving both sides of your body.
Bilateral Movements
Feeling you get when something happens that makes you feel shy, awkward, or like people are noticing you in a way you don’t like. Wanting to hide or disappear. Could cause you to blush (face turning red).
Embarrassed
Henry is playing football at recess and Jack calls him a cheater.
Calm himself down; say "I didn't cheat."; talk out the issue or go over the rules again; ask someone else what they saw; restart the play; last resort, ask a teacher
When you try something and it doesn’t turn out the way you meant for it to. You learn from them.
Mistakes