Learn how to set up a classroom calm-down area with five key components: posted rules and check-in protocol, a single entry point, curated sensory tools, clear triggers for when students should use it, and specific activities for emotional regulation.
Okay, everything you need to set up a calm down area. Such a successful strategy for de-escalation. First, we've got the calm down rules and calm down check-in. So you can post these in your room and teach students to request the calm down area and check in. I like having just one check-in spot so only one student can go at a time. We have calm down area choices, so it's curated options for calm down options. And then what we're gonna do when we come to the calm down area. I come to the calm down area when I feel overwhelmed, when I feel sad, I feel like I might hurt someone and then what things I can do there.
