I loved this Anchor Chart for Calming from Twitter via Pinterest. Only thing is, I think it might be missing something! Music is a very useful tool to use for calming both children and adults. It looks like this chart is personalized, hence the Star Wars movie as a calming choice, and that is great! The most effective tools are personal ones. But I wonder if this little one might respond to music, too? (Hey, you could even use some from the movie!) All you need are headphones, a CD player or small mp3 player, with a custom playlist. On the easy end of the spectrum, you can just choose music the child enjoys. On the best practice end of the spectrum, you can ask a music therapist to construct a customized playlist utilizing the iso principle--using the elements of music to reflect a person's mood, then over time, changing these elements to then move the person to a different mood. Music has been shown to have an effect on blood pressure, respira...
School-Based Music Therapy Ideas