There is not a zone that is a bad zone, but it just helps us get in the right mindset. "Zones of Regulation is really helping our students identify where their emotions are at, at that present moment and helping them get to the learning zone, which is the green zone.
Students also learn the Zones of Regulation for the block. The school also uses the Top 20 program, which provides social/emotional training and teaches students skills such as reducing negative thinking, resolving conflict and learning from mistakes. "Mind Up actually teaches the kids about their brain, and how we have different parts of our brain that have different purposes, and sometimes when we start to get stressed out and our emotions start to change, we tend not to think with the thinking parts of our brain, but more of like a reptilian part of the brain or the medulla," said Fridley. One of the programs the teachers use during that time is Mind Up. When it's not their turn to do Morning Mindfulness, the kids do their social/emotional learning in the classroom during the block. She said they are still using part of the Yoga Calm program, but that they don't do the yoga poses much anymore. "We wanted to add more breathing and social/emotional activities, so we renamed it Morning Mindfulness to bring in a little bit more relaxation-type activities, breathing awareness," Thompson said. Starting this year, Lincoln students will spend the first half hour of their school day in one of three social/emotional programs.Įach day, a different grade level does Morning Mindfulness - formally called Yoga Calm - with para-educator Jenny Thompson, to help students regulate their emotions.
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When they see somebody sitting on that bench, they would go and invite them to play or join in their activity," Fridley said.Īs part of their emotional learning, students are learning how to recognize and regulate their emotions. "When a student goes to sit on that bench, they feel like they either don't know what they should do or they can't find anybody to play with, and then the kids that are playing watch for kids who go to sit on that bench. On both playground, the school has Buddy Benches. "Each morning, during our morning announcements, (we will) teach another way to say "Hello" in another language and promoting that and sharing that throughout the school during the day," said Fridley. Starting this week and carrying on into the school year, teachers will teach their students different ways to say "Hello." Friday, they will place sticky notes with kind words on a designated bulletin board. Thursday, students will wear orange and enjoy clementines placed on their desks.
Wednesday, students will wear yellow for positivity. Tuesday, students will wear name tags and say "Hello" to peers they may not usually speak to, using the peer's name. Monday, they started the week by posing for an aerial photo. "There's a lot of things on Facebook with schools doing Start With Hello after Sandy Hook and how they want to try and prevent something as tragic as Sandy Hook from happening again, knowing where that came from and how it came from some social isolation," school counselor Amber Fridley said. Start with Hello is a program started by Sandy Hook Promise that aims to help create a culture of inclusion in schools by encouraging students to reach out to one another, particularly those who are socially isolated. The school is teaching inclusiveness during the block as part of the social learning.įor the first time this year, the school will also be participating in the Start With Hello Kickoff Week. It definitely has a spiral effect to help them prepare for their educational day and the social part of their day." In addition, I feel they learn to establish and maintain positive relationships and make good and healthy decisions. "They learn to feel and show empathy toward others. "I feel (social/emotional learning) is a process through which children learn to manage their emotions, set and achieve positive goals," said Principal Tammy Peterson. Lincoln Elementary School is expanding students' social/emotional learning with their participation in Start with Hello and a new social/emotional 30-minute class period.
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