Structure and predictable routines help ease student anxiety at home and at school. All classrooms at MPS use a Safe Place, Zones of Regulation, and a Daily Visual Schedule to help structure the day for students. The resources below can help create those same routines at home while you are providing continuous education for your student. Predictability creates a sense of safety.

We've been home together for a while now. Are the walls closing in at your house? The newness of the situation has worn off, life is carrying on, and it starts to feel harder to work together at home. You are likely seeing some behavior ... probably from everyone:) Behavior is a type of communication. As adults we can, eventually, communicate our needs. We know kids still need help turning their behavior/reactions into communication. Below are some resources for families and kids!

The focus of this week is peaceful problem solving strategies for our kiddos with their siblings and parents. At MPS, we teach students how their brains work using examples from the Mind Up Curriculum. Reference the videos on "flip your lid". We use the phrase "flip your lid" to help students understand how to access the "smart part" of their brain.

We use mindfulness strategies to help students access the "smart part" of their brains before entering problem solving. Below are some parent videos and kid resources to help with peaceful problem solving at home.

All of the resources below I have taught to preK-2nd grade students this school year. These are reminder resources:)

Stay tuned for Part 2 of Peaceful Problem Solving at Home!

The focus of this week is peaceful problem solving strategies part two for our kiddos with their siblings and parents. At MPS, we teach students how to work through conflict, apologize, and accept responsibility for their part in the conflict.

First we teach students to name their feeling in order to tame their feelings. This information was provided in Peaceful Problem Solving Part 1. Students might use the phrase "flip your lid", they might use a mindfulness strategy to access their smart part in order to name their feelings, possibly by using zone of regulation colors.

Below are resources for helping students with problem solving at home. The last video linked (Episode 57) is long and geared for teachers, but it's full of great tips and ideas! In the kiddos section, there is a read aloud of Shubert's Big Voice and a few grade level appropriate resources. I used Daniel Tiger Life's Little Lessons in PreK, so hopefully they will enjoy that video and song!

Hi Kids and Families,

This week we are focusing on Emotions and Self Awareness. The kiddos are facing new changes with the end of the school year. For lots of our kiddos, the end of a "regular" school year brings up lots of feelings that are hard to express. Adding the unexpectedness of this school year and a new way of ending the year, there is a lot on kids (and families!) plates.

Hope these resources are helpful!

Hi Kiddos and Families,

This week we will prepare ourselves for the ending of this amazing school year. Everyone learned and grew (kids, parents, families, teachers) so much! Growing and changing is hard. Below are some awesome resources to help us prepare for a new change and celebrate our growth this school year!