Classroom Set Box

This set remains in your LOCKDOWN location.

Classroom Set Includes:

• 24 three-inch, identical, tactile, stuffed animal mice

• Quiet Down! Quiet Down! picture book; an introduction to Lockdown drills and threats

• 'Simple Steps for Staying Calm' poster

• Packaged in a 9 x 12 x 3.5 inch-sturdy, magnetic-flap, keepsake box.

• Instruction card.

The stuffed animals are uniform in design and color, ensuring all children are satisfied. The mice are weighted with beads, allowing for tactile touch and movement. Children focus on the texture and feel of the soft fabric and the sensation of the surface. The tail is a dotted, looped ribbon, offering children more opportunities to explore the texture and movement of the ribbon through touch. Children find the looped ribbon to be calming and engaging in sensory. The dots can be counted and used for finger tracing. The face of the mouse is made of three dots; reminding children to use the 1, 2,3 breathing exercises to help remain calm. All stuffed animals were tested and approved for school safety.

Quiet Down! Quiet Down! is a picture book about Mrs. Paws and her students going into lockdown hiding, because of a nearby, threatening cat. A student named Dot is able to keep calm and quiet with the help of deep breathing exercises and Dot's Quiet Down Pet. Mrs. Paws recognizes Dot's resilience and realizes the squirming students can benefit from Quiet Down Pets. The colorful illustrations and age-appropriate story help to reinforce the importance of remaining calm and quiet during lockdown drill and threats.

The instructions are simple.

• Read the book, Quiet Down! Quiet Down! as an introduction to Lockdown drill and threats. Read often.

• During Lockdown; facilitate safety plans, follow teacher instructions, settle in.

• Hand out the Quiet Down Pets; one for each student.

• During Lockdown, show poster to remind students of deep breathing exercises.

• While in Lockdown; students practice calming exercises and use the Quiet Down Pets to touch, engage and occupy themselves.

• Be quiet, breathe deep, stay clam.