Today's teachers are faced with unprecedented challenges ranging from suicides to school violence, shootings, and terrorism. This teacher's guide explores children's reactions to emergencies and gives steps for stabilizing the classroom. The book describes how to manage individual student and group behavior during crises, recognize and deal with post-traumatic behavior, and more. Also included are instructions for calming students who are panicked, enraged, or hysterical, and activating students who are in shock.