
The Reset Library
50 quick nervous system resets
Your students just came back from recess and can't settle. Half the class is bouncing off the walls, while the other half can barely keep their heads up. Or maybe an unexpected interruption has thrown off your lesson.
What do you do next?
The Reset Library gives you 50 simple, ready-to-use activities to help students settle, reconnect, or wake up their bodies so they can return to learning.
Most take just 1–2 minutes with no elaborate setup or extra lesson planning.
50 classroom-ready resets using movement, breathing, sensory input, connection, and playful activities.
A quick-pick guide to help you choose an activity based on what your students need.
Calming down resets for loud, restless, high-energy moments.
Bringing up resets for students who seem tired, disconnected, or checked out.
Either-direction resets for classrooms with a mix of energy levels.
Step-by-step instructions, including when to use each reset, what to say, why it may help, and ways to adapt it.
The Reset Library is built around The Sea Method™, my nervous system-informed framework for understanding what's happening beneath a child's behavior.
I've also provided a copy of The Sea Method™ Starter Guide so you can understand the framework behind the activities.
You don't always have 20 minutes to stop and teach a regulation lesson.
The goal is to recognize what their nervous system may need and have something ready to try.
And remember, your nervous system needs these resets, too!