Farias Early Childhood Center

Conscious Discipline
Feeling Buddies Curriculum- Our Story

Classroom Teachers:
Ms. Axinia Zepeda & Ms. Stephanie Torres
 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

 Unite
This is my School Family- By Dr. Becky Bailey
 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.
Twinkle, twinkle little star,
What a Wonderful child you are!

I Love you Rituals

Becky A. Baily, PH.D
Disengage Stress
Breathing Strategies
Featured Book
I Can Calm
 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. 


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
 Our Story
 Ms. A. Zepeda’s Story.

 Ms. S. Torres’ Story.

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.
Featured Song
Do you know from Feeling Buddies CD
 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

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

 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

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.
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

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

 BREAK TIME!

•Peel Bananas

•Get Funky

•Breathe
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

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

There is so much stuff! Where do I
begin?

The last step, Set up your Safe Place!

Feeling Buddies Self-Regulation Curriculum, 2012

 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.
 Safe Places
What it IS
A quiet place for children
to go to regain composure

What it is NOT
Time out
Punishment
Feeling Buddies
 Meet The Buddies
1:1 Hello, Happy and Sad

Watch Video

Buddy Activity
We wish you well!
For more information on Conscious Discipline refer to
www.consciousdiscipline.com

References

Bailey, Dr. Becky A. Managing Emotional Mayhem: The Five Steps for Self-
Regulation. Loving Guidance, Inc. 2011

Bailey, Dr. Becky A. and Lety Valero. Feeling Buddies Self Regulation
Curriculum. Loving Guidance, Inc. 2012

Teacher Information

Ms. A. Zepeda- Farias Early Childhood Center- AZepeda1@houstonisd.org

Ms. S. Torres- Farias Early Childhood Center- STorres5@houstonisd.org