Understanding the Calm CornerMy Top 3 Tips for the Perfect Calm Down Cozy Corner Tips for using the Calm Corner in the classroom. Specifically answers a teacher's questions about why it isn't working and how to handle unwanted behaviors.
Video description of how the Safe Spot is used at an elementary school in Maryland. (2:39)
![]() Cool Down Spots in the Classroom: Your Questions Answered
Article with additional ideas about implementing the Safe Spot in the classroom and how to approach different situations. |
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Classroom Calm Corner | |
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Classroom Calm Corner: Document with basics about Calm Corners and ideas for helping students regulate in the Calm Corner
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Calm Corners - Teacher's 'Manual' | |
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Calm Corners - Teacher's "Manual": Outline for introducing and managing a Calm Corner. (Credit to https://www.wscaweb.org/)
Learning Resources
Each teacher will be given a 2 or 3 minute sand timer and a poster with basic instructions, emotion check-in, and calming ideas to use in their classroom calm corner. (These will be delivered as soon as they are ready - hopefully the first of next week.)
Additional Resources:
![]() How to Create the Perfect Calm-Down Corner at Home
Short article describing the benefits of a calm down corner in the home and ideas for what to use. ![]() How to Make the Ultimate Calming Corner
This article talks about one parent's perspective on the benefits of a Safe Spot at home and how she put one together. There are affiliated links to items she purchased for her family but these are not necessary to create a home safe spot. Many materials can be used to create a safe and personalized area with the same benefits. I have included this article as the information is valuable, even without purchase of the advertised items. |