FLIPPING YOUR LID TRAINING Stress Response Strategies Upstairs Downstairs Brain

Are you looking for a colorful, engaging, and easy-to-use brain-based presentation that helps children understand emotions, self-regulation, and brain science? “Meet Your Brain” is our ready-to-use PowerPoint presentation designed for counselors, therapists, educators, and support staff to introduce children to how their brain works – especially during big emotions.

With relatable animal metaphors, emotional regulation strategies, movement-based brain breaks, and clear facilitator notes on each slide, this presentation is both educational and fun! Whether you’re running a small group session, whole-class lesson, or therapy group, this resource makes neuroscience and SEL accessible, engaging, and developmentally appropriate.

What’s Inside “Meet Your Brain”?

• A colorful and engaging 50+ slide presentation exploring brain function and emotional regulation
• Explains the Upstairs and Downstairs Brain using Dan Siegel’s model
• Introduces brain animals: Wise Owl (prefrontal cortex/thinking brain), Guard Dog (amygdala/emotional brain), Elephant (hippocampus/memory)
• Covers key concepts like: “Flipping your lid“, Fight, flight, freeze responses, Amygdala hijack and stress response, What happens when the Guard Dog takes over and the Wise Owl flies away
• Teaches practical coping tools from the Emotional Toolbox: Deep breathing, Grounding strategies, Naming emotions (“Name it to tame it”), Reading body and emotion cues, Using a feelings thermometer
• Discusses red and green choices in behavior and decision-making
• Themed brain breaks to reset and refocus throughout the presentation
• Reflection and empowerment slides to tie everything together (“My Brain, My Power”)

Why You’ll Love It:

• Facilitator notes included at the bottom of every slide for easy delivery
• Perfect for school counselors, social workers, psychologists, and teachers
• Ideal for classroom SEL lessons, small groups, therapy sessions, and assemblies
• Visually rich and developmentally appropriate for young learners (K–6)

Help children understand their feelings, manage their reactions, and learn that they are the boss of their brain – one tool at a time!

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► Looking for more SEL workbook topics? We’ve got you covered!

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• CBT Workbook – Thoughts Feelings Behaviors for Teenagers
• Self Esteem and Feelings Workbook
• Emotions & Self Care Workbook
• My Anger Management Workbook

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