Reset Power Slides Grade 1 SEL Superpower
Calm Body • Strong Mind
Reset Power!
What to do when work feels hard, mistakes happen, or our body has extra jumpy energy.
1. Spot the Glitch
Notice the freeze
2. Calm the Body
Squeeze & breathe
3. Secret Signal
Ask for a coach
The "Oops Glitch"
Step 1 • Notice It
What Happens Inside
When something is tricky or we make an oops, our brain thinks:
"Danger! Hide or freeze up!"
Your heart might thump, your head might drop into your arms, or your body wants to stop working.
The Big Secret
Every superhero gets glitches! Mistakes do NOT mean you are in trouble.
A mistake is just a puzzle waiting for your brain to level up!
When you feel like hiding your head or stopping...
Press your invisible Reset Button!
Press Reset: 3-Count Squeeze
Step 2 • Calm Your Body
1
Squeeze Hands
Clench your hands tight like you are squeezing two big lemons for 3 slow seconds.
Hold... 1, 2, 3
2
Blow the Soup
Open your hands wide and blow out softly like cooling down a hot bowl of soup.
Whoooosh...
3
Ground Feet
Press your sneakers flat to the floor or sit cross-legged with hands parked safely.
Body is parked!
Coach Tip: When your body feels busy or fidgety on the carpet, squeeze your knees gently and breathe out slow!
Carpet Champion: The Blurt Shield
Body & Voice Control
Catch the Bubble
When an exciting idea pops in your head and wants to blurt out loudly:
A
Trap the words in your mouth like a gentle air bubble.
B
Raise your strong hand high into the air.
Park Your Motors
Busy legs and wiggly hands need safe parking spots:
Hands in lap or holding your carpet square.
Body inside your bubble space.
"My bubble protects me, and my bubble protects my friends!"
The Secret Signal
Step 3 • Ask Before Shutdown
Instead of Shutting Down...
You don't have to yell or put your head on the desk. You can use our silent superhero signal:
👍
Thumb on Chest
Quiet signal against your heart
Teacher sees it and knows: "My friend needs a coach right now!"
What You Can Say
Choose your favorite quick coach phrase:
"I'm stuck on this part."
Simple and clear!
"Can we do one together?"
Teamwork power!
Asking for help shows you are BRAVE, not weak!
You Have the Power!
Ready for Action
Our Reset Oath
✓
When I make a mistake, I stay calm.
✓
I take a squeeze breath instead of shutting down.
✓
I use my secret signal when I need coach support.
Mistakes make our brain STRONGER every day.
Reset Champion!
Glitch Busters Teacher Guide Trauma-Informed Educator Guide • Grade 1 SEL Intervention • Focus: Emotional Regulation
Glitch Busters: Supporting Resilience & Carpet Regulation
Guidance for supporting active learners with trauma backgrounds who experience freeze/shutdown responses during task frustration or error.
1. Why Mistakes Trigger Shutdown (The Freeze Response)
Not Defiance, But Perceived Threat
For children with trauma history, making a mistake or encountering difficult tasks can instantly signal danger, shame, or fear of abandonment. The amygdala perceives the error as an acute safety threat.
Dorsal Vagal Freeze (Shutdown)
When fight/flight fails, the nervous system engages dorsal vagal shutdown: slumping, head on desk, non-responsiveness, blank stare. Logic or verbal demands increase distress; safety must be restored first.
2. Proactive Carpet & Energy Management
Strategic Seating
Place on outer perimeter of the carpet with a defined carpet dot or wiggle cushion. This allows posture shifts without crowding peers.
Body Space
Nonverbal Blurt Shield
Provide a tactile squeeze object (stress star, sensory putty) or allow him to hold a "Talking Ticket" he hands to the teacher when ready.
Impulse Filter
Chunked Work Tasks
Present 1-2 items at a time. Fold worksheets in half or place a sliding card over upcoming questions to avoid visual overwhelm.
Cognitive Load
3. Immediate Co-Regulation Protocol (When He Freezes)
Golden Rule: Regulate, Relate, Reason
Phase 1: Low-Demand Presence
Sit side-by-side, not hovering face-to-face.
Zero spoken questions for 60 seconds.
Take visible, deep belly breaths yourself.
Phase 2: Sensory Touchpoint
Place the Reset Button card in his eye line.
Offer a cold sip of water or textured stress ball.
Whisper: "You are safe. We can pause."
Phase 3: Shared Micro-Step
"I hold the pencil, you point to the number."
Model an intentional silly mistake yourself.
Praise the return to connection immediately.
Glitch Busters Guide • Page 1 of 2 Trauma-Sensitive SEL Practice for First Grade
Lesson Script & Coaching Tools
Direct Instruction Script & Language Guide
Glitch Busters Guide • Page 2 of 2
Lesson Delivery: 4 Step Mini-Lesson (15-20 Minutes)
Step 1: The Hook & Normalization (3 Mins)
Mistake Detective Activity Mistake Detective Activity
Visual Reader Edition • Level 1
Name:
Date:
Look at each picture. Circle or check the safe Reset Power choice!
1
Spot the Glitch: What Can I Do?
Pick the choice that helps your brain grow:
✏️
Oops on my paper!
I wrote a backward 5.
🙈 I hide and freeze.
💨 I breathe and erase.
📖
Hard word in a book!
I do not know the word.
👍 I show my secret signal.
🗑️ I crumple my page.
2
My Calm Tools (Circle 2)
Which tools help your body feel ready?
🍋
Squeeze Hands
1, 2, 3 squeeze!
🥣
Blow The Soup
Whoosh breath out
👍
Secret Signal
Thumb on heart
3
Draw Your Reset Move
Draw yourself staying calm when work is tricky:
I can:
Mistakes help my brain grow big and strong!
Level 1 Complete ★
Reset Power Desk Cards Tactile Classroom Visuals • Cut & Laminate
Reset Power Desk Cards
Cut along dashed lines
Tape these visual supports to the student's desk or carpet clip to provide nonverbal cues for mistakes and energy regulation.
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Card 1: Desk Touchpad (Press with Finger)
Touch & Breathe
1
Squeeze & Blow
Squeeze hands for 3 sec, then blow cool soup breath.
2
Say The Phrase
"Oops means my brain is leveling up!"
3
1 Micro-Step
Try just 1 number, 1 letter, or show secret signal.
Card 2: Help Signal Flip
Two-Sided
Fold in middle or flip over to signal coach without words:
I'M GOOD Working hard!
COACH BOOST Please come visit!
Card 3: Carpet Radar
Body Cues
4 quick checks for busy bodies on the rug:
In my bubble
Hands parked
Catch bubble
Eyes on speaker
Card 4: Bounce-Back Star Tracker
Stamp when student recovers or uses signal!
Celebrate every time the student notices an oops, takes a breath, or asks for help instead of shutting down:
Reset 1
Reset 2
Reset 3
Reset 4
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Champion!
Glitch Busters Classroom Visual Tools Reset Power • Grade 1 SEL Resource
Reset Hero Social Story ⚡
Personal SEL Story
I Have Reset Power!
Grade 1 Social Story
🏃♂️
1. I Love Learning and Playing
I am in first grade! I am a smart boy with lots of energy. I love playing, laughing, and doing fun things with my friends and teachers.
🫧
2. Keeping My Body Calm on the Carpet
When we sit on the carpet, my body sometimes has extra wiggles. I can park my hands in my lap or hold my soft sensory fidget. If an idea wants to blurt out loudly, I catch the bubble in my mouth and raise my hand. This keeps my classroom safe and calm.
🧩
3. Sometimes School Work is Tricky
Sometimes reading, writing, or math feels tricky. Sometimes I write a letter backward or get an answer wrong. When an oops happens, my tummy might flutter or my heart might beat fast like a drum.
🛡️
4. When I Feel Like Freezing Up
When something is hard, my brain might say: "Stop working! Hide your head in your arms!" It feels like my power turned off. But I am not in trouble. A mistake does not mean danger. It just means my brain is getting ready to learn something new!
Reset Hero Social Story • Page 1 of 2 Turn the page to see my 3 Reset Powers →
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My Superhero Reset Plan
What I do instead of hiding or shutting down
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I Can Press My Invisible Reset Button
🍋 Step A: Squeeze & Blow
I squeeze my hands tight like two lemons for 3 slow seconds. Then I open my fingers wide and blow out soft breath like cooling hot soup. My shoulders relax.
🧠 Step B: Think Helpful Words
I tell myself in my head: "Oops is okay! I am learning. I don't have to do it all at once. I can try just one piece."
👍 6. My Secret Signal: Asking for a Coach
Brave Choice
If I still feel stuck, I do not have to yell or put my head down. I can place my thumb on my chest or flip my desk card to the orange side.
🤝
My teacher sees my signal and comes to coach me with a smile. We take one tiny step together. I am safe and respected!
My Reset Champion Promise
I breathe when things get tricky.
I keep my body in my bubble space.
I use my secret signal for coach help.
Superhero Champion:
Date:
"I am safe. I can try again. I am a learner!" Glitch Busters Social Story • Grade 1
Reset Power Emergent Reader Differentiated Emergent Reader • Level A/B
I Have Reset Power
Touch each dot ● as you read
Page 1 of 2
🧘♂️
I sit on the rug.
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🫧
I catch my bubble.
● ● ● ●
✏️
I make an oops.
● ● ● ●
🛡️
I do not freeze.
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Sight words: I, on, the, my, an, do, not Turn to page 2 →
Differentiated Emergent Reader • Level A/B
My Reset Superpower
Touch each dot ● as you read
Page 2 of 2
🍋
I squeeze my hands.
● ● ● ●
🥣
I blow the soup.
● ● ● ●
👍
I ask for help.
● ● ● ●
🌟
I can try again!
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★ Great job reading! You have Reset Power! ★ Reader Level A/B • 1st Grade SEL
Reset Practice Roleplay Cards Co-Regulation & Muscle Memory Tool
Reset Practice Roleplay Cards
Cut into 6 Practice Cards
Practice these low-stakes roleplays during calm moments so the student's nervous system builds automatic reset habits.
Mistake Glitch 🔢
Card 1: The Backwards Number
Situation: You write the number 7 facing the wrong way. Your body wants to slump and hide your head.
🎬 HERO RESET ACTION:
1. Squeeze hands tight: 1-2-3.
2. Say: "Oops, numbers are tricky!"
3. Erase with a calm smile.
Carpet Glitch 🫧
Card 2: The Big Idea Blurt
Situation: Teacher asks a question. You know the answer and want to shout it out right now!
🎬 HERO RESET ACTION:
1. Catch the bubble inside your mouth.
2. Shoot your hand up straight and tall.
3. Wait for the coach to call your name.
Help Signal 👍
Card 3: Stuck on Hard Work
Situation: The worksheet looks too long. Your brain feels frozen and wants to stop working.
🎬 HERO RESET ACTION:
1. Put your thumb quiet on your chest.
2. Take 1 slow breath while coach walks over.
3. Whisper: "Can we do one together?"
Carpet Glitch 👟
Card 4: Wiggly Carpet Feet
Situation: Story time is long. Your legs want to kick, jump up, or touch a neighbor's shoes.
🎬 HERO RESET ACTION:
1. Cross your legs and park sneakers flat.
2. Put both hands under your knees.
3. Give your knees a gentle 3-count hug.
Accident Glitch 🖍️
Card 5: The Broken Crayon
Situation: You press hard and your favorite crayon snaps in two. You feel a surge of frustration.
🎬 HERO RESET ACTION:
1. Blow the hot soup breath: Whooosh .
2. Say: "Now I have two crayons to share!"
3. Keep coloring with the new piece.
Mistake Glitch 🌟
Card 6: Guessing Wrong
Situation: You answer out loud and it was not correct. Your face feels hot and embarrassed.
🎬 HERO RESET ACTION:
1. Keep your head up proud.
2. Think: "Brain muscles are stretching!"
3. Listen to the clue and try once more.
