Focus on the Green Zone—feeling calm, happy, and ready to learn—and what it looks like in the classroom.
Reviewing the curriculum and celebrating the tools students have learned to use.
Using helpful self-talk and flexible thinking to change how we feel and react to problems.
Building a kit of physical strategies like deep breathing and grounding to manage Red Zone feelings.
Identifying physical "sparks" or warning signs in the body that signal anger is rising.
