Brand New 2025 release! We are delighted to introduce the latest addition to the Kelso’s Choice family! This innovative kit takes a holistic approach to conflict management. Designed to help students learn to regulate their emotions by teaching them emotional fluency as well as mindfulness techniques, while also cultivating their conflict resolution, conflict prevention and character-building skills.
First, students will develop an emotional vocabulary giving them the ability to describe and discuss their feelings in a constructive manner. Students will then practice mindfulness techniques, like body scanning, yoga, and breathing exercises, that will help them manage their feelings when they start to escalate. They will know that it is okay to feel all of their feelings, but they are also responsible for how they act.
When students can recognize their own escalating emotions and know how to de-escalate them by using calming techniques, this will give them time to pause, think clearly, and react appropriately. This not only helps students to positively handle small conflicts that arise, but can also help to prevent conflicts from happening in the first place.
The program then integrates Kelso’s five Character Traits (Respectful, Responsible, Caring, Fair, and Honest) as universal expectations for students that help them to build character. Students will be taught that we all have a right to expect those behaviors from others and others have a right to expect them from us.
Lastly, students will review and deepen their command of Kelso’s Choices by applying emotional vocabulary and mindfulness techniques to the nine conflict resolution choices for small problems.
Combined, we expect these lessons to reduce conflicts and help us build an empathetic and compassionate community, while teaching effective emotional regulation, mindfulness and problem-solving skills that students can use throughout their life. Overall, these tools will help students improve their mental health, their relationships, and their academic success.
(It is recommended that students have already learned the material in Kelso’s Core Conflict Management program, but is not required).
Physical Materials Included in the Kit:
- Lily Chooses Emotional Regulation Storybook (includes 3 stories)
- Emotional Regulation Leader’s Guide (in Full Color)
- Posters:
- Matrix of Emotion Poster (11” x 17”)
- 4 Zones of Regulation Posters Set (18” x 24”)
- Green
- Red
- Yellow
- Blue
- Kelso’s / K.C.’s Conflict Management Wheel Poster (11” x 17” double-sided)
- Kelso’s Choice Wheel (Grades K-3)
- K.C.’s Wheel (Grades 4-5)
- Kelso Star Poster – 5 Character Traits (11” x 17” double-sided)
- Grades K-3
- Grades 4-5
- Specific Feelings 50-Card Set (8.5 x 11)
Digital Materials Include:
- Lily Chooses Emotional Regulation Storybook (PDF Version)
- Full color Storybook
- Printable B/W outline of Storybook for students to color
- Interactive PDF of the Leader’s Guide
- Video demonstrations of Yoga Exercises
- Video demonstrations of Breathing Exercises
- Posters (In PDF Version):
- Matrix of Emotion Poster
- 4 Zones of Regulation Posters Set
- Kelso’s / K.C.’s Conflict Management Wheel Poster
- Kelso Star Poster – 5 Character Traits
- Specific Feelings 50-Card Set
- Staff/Parent Sample Letters
- Staff Letter
- Parent Letter
- Activities/Worksheets
- Body Scan – “Frogs on a Log” Activity
- Yoga Poses
- Breathing Exercises
- “Trust and Character” Worksheet
- “Boundaries” Worksheet
**Digital Materials included in this curriculum can be accessed online. Please refer to the “Access Digital Content” tab for instructions. **
