Emotional Regulation Activities for Students with Emotional Disturbance
Supporting a student with Emotional Disturbance means holding space for big feelings while teaching regulation skills. This 42-page guide offers a framework for understanding what is underneath the behavior and a library of practical, trauma-informed activities.
What's Inside
- Emotional Disturbance under IDEA: including how trauma shapes the developing brain and shows up in class
- The Three Regulation Windows: Green, Yellow and Red Zones
- Calming and grounding: 4-7-8 breathing, 5-4-3-2-1 sensory grounding and movement-based strategies
- Emotion identification: body scan check-in, emotion thermometer and guided emotion journalling
- Personal coping skills toolkit and strategy menu
- Anger management: the anger cycle, progressive muscle relaxation and safe physical release
- Anxiety and depression: worry externalisation, calm place visualisation and strengths spotting
- Relationship-based support: check-in/check-out systems and post-crisis repair
- Family partnership guidance
- Four appendix templates: Crisis Safety Plan, Personal Regulation Toolkit Card, Emotion Identification Worksheet and Family Regulation Partnership Guide
How It Helps You
- Helps you respond to the zone a student is in
- Activities are ready to use in class or counseling
- Includes a crisis safety plan and repair strategies
Ways to Use It
Use the activities in class, counseling sessions or small groups, and the templates for safety planning and family meetings.
Who It's For
Special educators, school counselors, behavior support specialists and classroom teams.
Format
42-page guide with appendix templates. Instant download.
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