1. Classroom Teachers: Ms. Axinia Zepeda & Ms. Stephanie Torres
Farias Early Childhood Center
Conscious Discipline
Feeling Buddies Curriculum- Our Story
Classroom Teachers: Ms. Axinia Zepeda & Ms. Stephanie Torres

2. Good Morning! Unite- This is my School Family- By Dr. Becky Bailey
Connect- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Disengage- Breathing Strategies
Commit- Make our session commitment

3. This is my School Family- By Dr. Becky Bailey
Unite
This is my School Family- By Dr. Becky Bailey

4. Connect Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Twinkle, twinkle little star,
What a wonderful child you are!
With bright eyes and nice
round cheeks,
Talented person from head to feet.
What a Wonderful child you are!
I Love you Rituals
Becky A. Baily, PH.D

5. Disengage Stress
Breathing Strategies

6. Featured Book I Can Calm Featured Book : I Can Calm
Read the Story and teach the Breathing Strategies NOW

7. Commit Make our session commitment
Are you willing to keep an open mind and focus your energy in paying attention to learn something new?
If so place your jewel inside the treasure box. 

8. Conscious Discipline is a comprehensive social and emotional intelligence classroom management program.
It is based on current brain research, child development information, and developmentally appropriate practices.
The goal of the program is to provide systematic changes in schools by fostering the emotional intelligence of teachers first and children second.
Conscious Discipline, 2000

9. Our Story Ms. A. Zepeda’s Story. Ms. S. Torres’ Story.
Ms. Zepeda’s Story- Talk about how CD Farias (the lack of buy in, How I was reluctant in the program the gradual implementation, and the gradual buy in, the AH HA moment : gradually implementing components and then reading Emotional Mayhem)
Talk about the realization through the book study of Managing Emotional Mayhem, of more than the three feelings.
Tell about how we were chosen for this presentation.
Ms. Torres Story- Talk about this being the beginning of your journey
What you were skeptical about
What you have felt comfortable implementing so far
How talking with other colleagues has helped you implement it

10. We started off by… We did not implement everything all at once.
We started off with the Safe Place, Greetings and
Treasure Chest as well as the Friends & Family
Boards.
We began to change our way of thinking,
noticing and language with the students.
We also started book studies with the first book being Conscious Discipline then Creating the School Family along with the I Love you Rituals book By Dr. Bailey.
Our most recent book study being Managing Emotional Mayhem.
Describe and show the components of Safe Place, Greetings and
Treasure Chest & the Friends and Family Boards.
* The language takes time to implement because this is something that is basically recorded in our inner CD. (show them CD star clip with cards)
* Play Featured Song : Do you know

11. Do you know from Feeling Buddies CD
Featured Song
Do you know from Feeling Buddies CD
* Play Featured Song : Do you know

12. Feeling Buddies Self Regulation Curriculum
Getting Started
You will use the Curriculum to teach basic self regulation skills and coach children to use these skills with their Feeling Buddies. As the children help their buddies handle tough emotions, they strengthen self-regulation skills within themselves. As you coach children in the process, you strengthen your own self regulation skills. Both you and the children emerge from the experience with a wealth of healing and self-regulatory skills.
Feeling Buddies Self-Regulation Curriculum, 2012
Show Video “Overview by Dr. Becky Bailey”

13. There is so much stuff! Where do I begin?
The first step is to read Managing Emotional Mayhem
This book creates the foundation for the curriculum to build on. Mayhem will help you understand the importance and significance of the skills you will teach and familiarizes you with the concepts and the Curriculum.
Feeling Buddies Self-Regulation Curriculum, 2012
It takes us on a journey of emotional self discovery first and then empowers us with the skills needed to help children develop healthy emotional coping strategies.
It is ESSENTIAL that you read the book before you begin to use the curriculum in the classroom.

14. BUDDY TIP!
Organize a book study group! It is the best way to share ideas and share AH HA moments because it is a lot of information to have to digest.
Feeling Buddies Self-Regulation Curriculum, 2012
Our school developed book study groups as a school and set aside professional development time so we could meet and discuss the book we chose.

15. Managing Emotional Mayhem
Our school family began this school year with a book study to learn about the five steps for self regulation
The book gives us as adults an insight of how to handle ourselves first before we learn how to help others and teach the children self regulation.
*This is a very EASY read. I actually read it in a day.
I highlighted things that popped out at me or that made me stop and think. I think I even made notes on the side such as LOL, or DUH!
Our school would meet for the book study, and we would tackle a chapter at a time. This made it more meaningful to have read the chapter and reflected on it prior to meeting and discussing with colleagues.

16. There is so much stuff! Where do I begin?
The next step is to Watch Dr. Bailey and Loving Guidance Associate Amy Speidel on YouTube.
Watch the following videos: Expert Dr, Becky Bailey explains how to go conscious not crazy with our children, Most important fact every parent and teacher needs to know, Dog scared the SH!% out of me, Flush the Hamster, and 60 year old makes the basketball team.
Feeling Buddies Self-Regulation Curriculum, 2012 I

17. There is so much stuff! Where do I begin?
The 3rd and 4th steps are to Watch the instructional DVD to see the Toolkit in action and Become familiar with the songs on the Listen to your Feelings CD.
Feeling Buddies Self-Regulation Curriculum, 2012
The DVD helps you see real life scenarios and you get to see the songs in lessons and how the Buddies are used.
The CD is important to listen to before hand so that you are familiar and aware of what the songs that go with lessons in the Feeling Buddies Curriculum.

18. BREAK TIME!
Peel Bananas
Get Funky
Breathe

19. There is so much stuff! Where do I begin?
The 5th Step is to spend some time with your Buddies!
Feeling Buddies Self-Regulation Curriculum, 2012
Look at their eyes, eyebrow and mouth. Notice them throughout the day in your life.
This is VERY helpful when you are in your classroom. By you expressing to your class how you FEEL, and you name and state the feeling, it helps the students become familiar and allows them to ID the Feeling as well. For Example…
As we read Emotional Mayhem, It gave us many ideas as to how to identify the Primary Feelings Such as Angry, Scared, Sad and Happy. Then in reading Emotional Mayhem, it also discussed their cousin feelings such as Frustrated, Anxious, Disappointed, and Calm.

20. There is so much stuff! Where do I begin?
The 6th and 7th Step is to become familiar with the CD-Rom and additional tools!
Feeling Buddies Self-Regulation Curriculum, 2012
Look at their eyes, eyebrow and mouth. Notice them throughout the day in your life.
This is VERY helpful when you are in your classroom. By you expressing to your class how you FEEL, and you name and state the feeling, it helps the students become familiar and allows them to ID the Feeling as well. For Example…
As we read Emotional Mayhem, It gave us many ideas as to how to identify the Primary Feelings Such as Angry, Scared, Sad and Happy. Then in reading Emotional Mayhem, it also discussed their cousin feelings such as Frustrated, Anxious, Disappointed, and Calm.

21. There is so much stuff! Where do I begin?
The last step, Set up your Safe Place!
Feeling Buddies Self-Regulation Curriculum, 2012
Watch the Video “Setting up your safe place” prior to setting the safe place up.
You would basically prepare the Safe Place in your room before you introduce the lessons or units to learn about the safe place.

22. Safe Place Our Safe Place looks different in each of our classrooms.
For the most part they have the same components.
The safe place is a structure that creates safe learning environments for children.
The safe place represents a space where children are instructed, encouraged, and supported. In helping them through their upset through self-regulating activities.

23. Safe Places
What it IS
A quiet place for children to go to regain composure
What it is NOT
Time out
Punishment

25. Feeling Buddies

26. Meet The Buddies
1:1 Hello, Happy and Sad
Watch Video
Buddy Activity

27. We wish you well! References
For more information on Conscious Discipline refer to
References
Bailey, Dr. Becky A. Managing Emotional Mayhem: The Five Steps for Self-
Regulation. Loving Guidance, Inc
Bailey, Dr. Becky A. and Lety Valero. Feeling Buddies Self Regulation
Curriculum. Loving Guidance, Inc
Teacher Information
Ms. A. Zepeda- Farias Early Childhood Center-
Ms. S. Torres- Farias Early Childhood Center-