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Do your middle school students struggle with self-regulation and responding to conflicts in a healthy way? Self-regulation and conflict response are essential topics to teach at the middle school level. This middle school counseling self-regulation and conflict response lesson is thoughtfully designed to teach students how to self-regulate as it relates to the central nervous system. Using engaging activities and thoughtful discussion they will identify signals of invisible wounds and appropriate responses to student misbehavior. Discussing physical sensations in the body as it experiences conflict is an age-appropriate way to discuss self-regulation, and recognizing coping skills and appropriate responses to peer misbehavior helps students’ academic success.For the counselor, it is low-prep and easy to implement! This Class Lesson Includes: Counselor's Guide with ASCA and CASEL aligned objectives Detailed Outlines with scripts and supplemental resources Experiential charades icebreaker to introduce visible needs and solutions Group work Apples to Apples style game to find solutions to invisible problems Group movement game to share how their body responds to conflict and stress using fight, flight, or freeze Whole class activity where students indicate the coping skills they plan to use next time they feel uneasy at school Self-reflection worksheet Data Collection Tools: Pre and Post Lesson Self-Assessments Benefiting StudentsLearning coping skills and appropriate responses to student misbehavior will support academic and social success. Saving TimeThis lesson is designed to be very low-prep and ready to use as is without any editing.Who is This Lesson Designed For?This Middle School Self-Regulation and Conflict Response Classroom Counseling Lesson is designed for students in grades 6-8.Love Freebies? I do a Flash Freebie every month for all of my TpT followers. Click here to follow my store and get a notification when I post the monthly freebie.Visit Bright Futures School Counseling Blog and subscribe to my email list to gain access to my FREE RESOURCE LIBRARY. You will also receive a weekly email with my latest school counseling tips, research, and freebies!Also, make sure to check out my School Counseling Podcast and follow me on social media to be the first to learn about sales and new resources!School Counseling Simplified PodcastBright Futures Counseling INSTAGRAMBright Futures Counseling FACEBOOK
We often need resources and ideas for those students in our classrooms who haven’t yet learned certain social and emotional skills. Students especially need help with self-regulating their emotions an
Self regulation is a key skill for students (and adults). As school counselors, we have a great opportunity to target these skills in the classroom, small groups, and in individual counseling. Keep reading for ideas for self regulation counseling activities from 5 Confident Counselors.Build a PlanMost students who were referred to me for counseling struggled
Sometimes when students have an inappropriate response to events that are out of their control, they need time and a safe space to process what happened. Enter Antarctica: A place to go when you need to chill out! This blog post is all about creating a Take a Break spot for your students to self regulate.
Learn how to teach children self-control the right way with this collection of fun yet powerful self-regulation strategies and activities for kids!
Empower students by teaching them about their brain and their feelings using the hand model of the brain! This resource is a kid-friendly way of explaining what “flipping a lid” means by illustrating the roles of the wise owl pre-frontal cortex, guard dog amygdala, and memory saver hippocampus. It also allows you to begin a discussion about how to self-regulate when you […]
10 FUN self control games to practice self regulation skills in children - the games require no equipment or preparation. They make great brain breaks too!
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15 easy and responsive ways to refocus students in the elementary classroom when they are off task. These tips can be life savers!
