SIGNS
PEERS
WITHDRAWAL
BULLYING/BEING BULLIED
ELIMINATE OR MANAGE
No need to try to remove stressors that trigger it.
Help them learn to tolerate their anxiety and function as well as they can, even when they’re anxious.
Think, Pair, Share
students think about a question or topic, discuss it with a peer, and report back to the group
REGULATION
MODEL POSITIVE EMOTIONAL REGULATION AND SELF-CARE
HELPS TO MANAGE THEIR FRUSTRATION
STAYING CALM IN STRESSFUL SITUATIONS
POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT
DISRUPTIONS
PREVENT BY CREATING ENGAGING LESSONS THAT CAPTURE INTEREST AND MINIMIZE OPPORTUNITIES
NON-VERBAL CUES
SCHOOL
ABSENCES OR TARDINESS
DROP IN ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
CONCERNS ABOUT GRADES
Leading Questions
Instead of Are you anxious about the big test? Are you worried about the science fair?
Ask open-ended questions:
How are you feeling about the science fair?
STUDENT HELPING STUDENT
Ask students to write down an answer to a question
group students in teams to discuss their answers
empowers students to help each other
EXPRESSION
JOURNALING
MINDFULNESS AND RELAXATION ACTIVITIES
HUMOR - APPROPRIATE
DIFFERENTIATING INSTRUCTION
PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENTS
FLEXIBLE DEADLINES
OFFER DIFFERENT LEARNING FORMATS
BEING IN TUNE TO NEEDS
PHYSICAL
HEADACHES, STOMACHACHES, FATIQUE, RESTLESSNESS
TEACHER SUPPORT
BREAK DOWN EXPECTATIONS TRACKING SYSTEM CONSISTENT REMINDERS OF EXPECTATIONS ASK FOR FEEDBACK
MUTUAL STUDENT RESPECT
WORKING TOGETHER
spider web discussion model
All students respond to a teacher-guided question at the start of class. After students listen to all responses, they engage in a broader discussion.
GENUINELY CARE
Important to consider how their experiences might be affecting their classroom performance and plan accordingly.
SUPPORT & COLLABORATION
REFER TO SCHOOL COUNSELOR
REGION 8 THERAPY
GUARDIANS/PARENTS
SELF
EXCESSIVE WORRY
MOOD CHANGES
SADNESS
5:1 RATIO
positive to negative interactions with students
DON'T IGNORE WHEN A STUDENT USES ANY HARMFUL LANGUAGE - EVEN SLURS
DEEP BREATHING
At least 3x times per day for 39 seconds is all it takes
RELEASES ENDORPHINS
BOOSTS MENTAL CLARITY
ROUTINES
STRUCTURE AND PREDICTABILITY
SET THE TONE
PREDICTABLE TRANSITIONS AND TIME
BEHAVIOR
AVOIDANCE
DISRUPTIVE
PERFECTIONIST
RESTORATIVE COMMUNICATION
VALIDATE THE STUDENT'S FEELINGS
USE COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING TO IDENTIFY AGREED UPSON SOLUTION
SEPARATING THE DEED FROM THE DOER
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
Spend a little bit of extra time figuring out what’s driving the behavior in the first place.
Then figure out how to turn the consequences into an age-appropriate teachable moment
peer-mediated small groups to talk
REFLECTION
COOLING OFF PERIOD
COOL DOWN STRATEGIES
EXTERNAL FACTORS
FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE
TEACHERS HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON WELLBEING
STEMS FROM ISSUES IN HOME OR COMMUNITY