Nervous System
Literacy
for Classrooms
Understanding dysregulation, burnout, and the neuroscience behind regulation in classrooms
How Hands-On Art Activities Help Students Regulate Their Emotions
When a student is flooded with emotion: anxious about a test, angry after a conflict at recess, or overwhelmed by the noise of the day, telling them to calm down rarely works. But handing them a ball of clay often does. Why? Because regulation doesn't just happen in the brain. It happens in the body.
From Chaos to Calm: Five Micro-Regulation Practices Every Teacher Can Use in Under Two Minutes
Big feelings don’t require big strategies. These quick, evidence-informed micro‑resets help students return to learning with less friction—no prep, no gimmicks, just nervous system support that fits in the day you already have.