Besides make-believe play, Tools of the Mind emphasizes embedding self-regulation in multiple activities. Positive child-child interactions are nurtured through activities, such as Name Games and Buddy Reading. Movement activities, such as Freeze Dance and Graphic Practice, promote self-regulation through developing a child’s ability to start-stop-start movement sequences. Finally, Attention Focusing Activities are used to gain children’s attention and participation and involve fingerplays, songs, and Do What I Do games.
