hello welcome to class hello hello
how are you today hello hello I'm so
excited to dance learn and play
today is a special day where we get to
learn about our strong brains and how
powerful they are but first let's warm
up our bodies with some movement let's
first walk on our toes like a pretty
ballerina
Tippy Toe Tippy Toe to be all around
now let's walk like a beautiful Flamingo
get your long graceful legs out
good job
okay now run as fast as a cheetah
wow you are so fast
now I'm excited to be my favorite animal
an elephant get out your big stomping
feet and stomp around
stomp stomp stomp around stomp around
the room
if you see a stomping elephant don't
forget to
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nice job let's sit down and practice
pointing our feet
these are Happy Feet
these are sound feet Happy Feet sound
reach Happy Feet switch your feet roll
those ankles
wow nice job all right let's wake up our
body Pat your head shoulders legs feet
squeeze your feet legs arms shoulders
head
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brush away all that negative energy and
thoughts very good
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Hickory Dickory Dock the mouse ran up
the clock the clock struck three
one
two
three
the mouse ran down
Hickory Dickory Dock
now become an egg
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty
Dumpty had a great fall
all right now let's scoop some ice cream
scoop scoop scoop the ice cream scoop it
all up
I'm going to get my favorite and lick it
all up
yum
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all right I'm still hungry
kind of did it in reverse we had dessert
first
maybe we should make something that
fills us up a little more let's have
some pizza
let's roll out the dough what comes next
the sauce pour the sauce spread the
sauce
now we need cheese
sprinkle the cheese sprinkle sprinkle
sprinkle
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now we are going to bake it for five
minutes let's count to five
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one
two
three
four
five whole
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pull it out of the oven and eat it all
up
yum that was delicious
all right let's become butterflies
oh no a dragon is flying by we better
hide
hide okay I think we're safe phew
oh no another one is flying hide
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fly around
so fun
Oh No One Last Dragon hi
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actually safe nice job
all right let's get out your boat
row row row your boat gently down the
stream merrily merrily merrily merrily
life is but a dream row row row your
boat gently down the stream if you see
an alligator don't forget to
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all right become a snake Slither Slither
Slither around Slither around the room
if you see a slithering snake don't
forget to
now it's time to become a beautiful
kitty cat
around meow around the room if you see a
meowing Kitty don't forget to stretch
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stretch stretch
now become a Penguin waddle waddle
waddle around waddle around the room if
you see a waddling penguin don't forget
to wiggle it out
all right the last one become a great
big stomping Dino
stomp stomp stomp around stomp around
the room if you see a stomping Dino
don't forget to
wow that was amazing great job dancing
and getting your wiggles out let's bring
our brains focused on learning for a
little bit do you ever have big feelings
let's talk about how that is okay and
what you can do next time to help
yourself through that here are my zones
of Regulation all of these colors show
how we are feeling
feelings are expected and respected we
just have to learn how to work through
them in a way that is safe for others
and yourself
yelling and throwing are unexpected but
can happen when we are in the Red Zone
all we can do is learn how to work
through those big feelings in a more
expected and trusting way
let's talk about green zone first green
zone is when we are feeling calm and
flexible
in this Zone we are ready to learn
problem solve and able to work through
those big feeling moments in an expected
way
sometimes something happens and we
either feel sad or maybe frustrated if
we feel sad we might be going into the
Blue Zone that is okay but we have to
use our strategies to get back into the
green zone in Blue Zone our engines and
brain are running a little slower
in this song we could feel sad tired
bored or even sick if we feel any of
these here are some tools to help you
get yourself back into the green zone
if you're bored or tired try taking deep
breaths to get oxygen to your brain and
wake it up
another way to wake it up would be to
drink some water
if it is an unpreferred activity
maybe this is time just to practice
persevering through those boring slow
and unmotivating moments in life
there are a lot of them and you're only
stronger for getting through them
if something or someone made you feel
sad maybe try taking some deep breaths
in a safe and calming space drink some
water find an activity you enjoy
and work through it with an adult
if someone has a toy you want maybe try
turn taking and set a timer for when
it's your time next
if you feel sick it might take a little
bit to get back into the green zone but
take care of your brain and body with
rest sleep and fluids
if you're finding yourself a little
frustrated amping up or even super silly
you might be going into the yellow zone
yellow zone usually happens when we are
learning a new skill and it's
frustrating or maybe we didn't get
enough sleep so our brain becomes a
little too tired or even too silly
we can start to become unsafe in this
Zone
there is a time and place for this Zone
like when we are outside playing with
friends or somewhere where there is a
lot of fun energy
it can be unexpected at home when
everyone is tired or it can be
unexpected in a quiet place
it can also mean our brain is getting a
workout and it sends frustrated signals
to our emotional side of the brain
it's okay take a deep breath work out it
for another 10 seconds or even a minute
and if it's still frustrating then maybe
take a break to come back and
three minutes or so
or even the next day or week
it's okay you got this
this is where mindfulness comes in when
we recognize that we are amping up to
yellow zone we can use our strategies
and tools to bring ourselves back to
green zone otherwise the next level is
Red Zone and this is not where anyone
wants to be
this is when people become unsafe and we
might feel like we are out of control
it's still okay we all get here
we have to learn that this feeling is
okay and that it will pass
to help my body calm down I will
recognize what is happening within
my heart might be beating
sweating tension is all through my body
maybe mean words in my brain are wanting
to come out
this is the most important time to sit
down get grounded say to yourself or
your safety person
I feel in the red zone
I will ground Myself by signaling my
heart first to calm down
to do this
deep breath in
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and out
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you might need to repeat that deep
breath in and out when you are calm in
the green zone I am sure someone would
love to talk this out with you and
problem solve the more we are aware and
identify our big big feelings the more
we can become aware and identify how we
can still have our behaviors be kind and
safe
it's time to learn our letter of the day
it's l
L says ooh like in leaf or lollipop
L can be tricky you first put your
tongue behind your front teeth and say
oh
let's pull out our Handwriting Without
Tears and draw the letter L
let's put a box and use the side of the
box to form our letter
start in the first Corner draw a line
straight down then follow the line on
the box to make the bottom line and you
have a capital l
for a lowercase one it's simple and it's
truly just one line down now you try
start in the corner draw a line down
and out
now for the lowercase draw one line
straight down
wow good job making the letter L that
says
can you find the words that start with
the o sound is it lion or tiger
lion very good
what about frog or lollipop
lollipop yes
and lastly what about lemon or goat
you're right lemon
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how many pictures did you find let's
count one
two
three
wow three pictures and they all start
with oh
Hey look it's a lion eating a lemon
lollipop that's so silly
thanks for learning your sounds with me
so far you have learned the letter f
and L oh wow your brain is getting so
strong
now we are going to move on to story
time
welcome to Story Time with Miss Michaela
we are going to learn about a loyal dog
named baklava and his spunky friend Huck
as they learn about those big big
feelings using the zones of Regulation
once upon a time there was a Huxley
being he had the best dog anyone had
ever seen
baklava was Huck's best friend as he was
always ready to play or defend together
they explored and played in the green
zone where happiness and calmness were
beautifully known
but sometimes in the yellow zone they'd
find a change nervousness or frustration
it might seem strange they learned to
take deep breaths to de-escalate back to
green zone before it's too late
Huck said to baklava when we're feeling
blue we can use these strategies me and
you if we don't my friend and our
feelings explode we'll enter the Red
Zone and that's a heavy load
in the Red Zone anger burned like a
fiery flame Huck's heart raced fast and
it wasn't a game
but baklava was there with a pawn a
smile to remind Huck of kindness all the
while they practice deep breathing in
and out so slow letting go of anger
letting their kindness flow
for they knew in this world filled with
so much strife spreading kindness and
love was the secret to life now in the
Blue Zone when things seem dull when
sadness or tiredness made their hearts
feel full
baklava would take a little break
resting and recharging whatever it would
take
through the zones of Regulation they
learned to sail with kindness as their
Compass they could never fail
no matter the Zone they'd face it with
Grace spreading love and kindness all
over the place oh I know what we can do
it's a fun experiment and review
first let's take a cup
turn on the sink and fill her up
next let's take some food coloring how
about the color red I'm now going to put
a few droplets in the cup Huck had said
look the whole cup of water is turning
red just like how our energy and
emotions can spread but wait it can be
undone we have a choice to be their
Darkness or their Sun that red can
change to all sorts of colors by just
dropping in kindness to others
it's a new day tomorrow so let's spread
love not sorrow
that was the day that hux mine grew he
learned some lessons that can even help
you
the end thank you for growing your brain
with me today I had so much fun see you
next episode where we will learn how to
have a super Flex brain so stay up to
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