At-Home Social Emotional Strategies
These resources were first shared by PPS in Spring 2020. They are still relevant today.
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Portland Public School's Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) provides behavioral strategies to foster safe and supportive environments for students and their educators. These resources are intended to provide clear, accessible information to all our educators (teachers at school and caregivers at home) to support students both at school and at home.
Alternative Seating
Alternative Seating
Overview of alternative seating
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Video on alternative seating at home
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Explore more tips & ideas on using alternative seating
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Break Options
Break Options
Break Option FlyerOverview of why and how to use break options
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Video on break options
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Explore more tips & ideas on breaks at home
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Break Options Activity LinksBreak option activity links (6 languages)
Break Option: A Grounding Moment
Break Option: A Grounding Moment
Overview of why and how to have a Grounding Moment
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Video on having a Grounding Moment
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Explore more tips & ideas on noticing emotions
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Calm Spaces
Calm Spaces
Overview of creating a calm space
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Video on creating a calm space at home
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Explore more tips & ideas on creating a calm space
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PPS PK-8, Lesson 3 Family Connect (Translations Included).pdfInformation on creating calm corners and coping boxes (6 languages)
Emotion Labeling
Emotion Labeling
Overview of why and how to use emotion labeling
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Video on using emotion labeling at home
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Explore more tips & ideas on emotion labeling
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Emotions Check-Ins
Emotions Check-Ins
Overview of why and how to do emotions check-ins
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Video on emotions check-ins at home
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Explore more tips & ideas on emotions check-ins
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PPS Emotions Check-In (6 Languages).pdfEmotions Check-In Tool (6 languages)
Resilience Toolkit (6 languages).pdfResilience Toolkit (6 languages)
Emotions: Tool for Noticing My Emotions
Emotions: Tool for Noticing My Emotions
Overview of why and how to use the Tool for Noticing My Emotions
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Video on using the Tool for Noticing My Emotions
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Explore more tips & ideas on noticing emotions
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Tool for Noticing My Emotions
(Younger grade version, Upper grade version, Caregiver version)
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Resilience Toolkit (6 languages).pdfResilience Toolkit (6 languages)
Empowering Choice
Empowering Choice
Overview of why and how to empower students to make choices
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Video on using 'The Power of Choice' at home
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Explore more tips & ideas on empowering student choice
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First-Then Language and Visuals
First-Then Language and Visuals
Overview of why and how to use First-Then strategy
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Video on using First-Then language
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Explore more tips & ideas on using First-Then strategy
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Video on creating a First-Then visual
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First-Then Visual Template and Guide
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Limit Setting
Limit Setting
Overview of why and how to use Limit Setting
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Video on using Limit Setting
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Explore more tips & ideas on Limit Setting
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Visual Schedule
Visual Schedule
Overview of using visual schedules
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Video on visual schedules at home
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Explore more tips & ideas on using visual schedules
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Picture Visual Schedule Template & Guide (PPS At-Home Strategies).pdfPicture Visual Schedule
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