Teaching students strategies for self-control is at the heart of the Responsive Classroom approach.  At the beginning of the school year, many teachers read A Quiet Place, by Douglas Wood, as a way to introduce their students to the idea of finding a quiet place inside themselves when upset or frustrated. After reading and discussing the story, students think about places, either real or imagined, that are comforting or quieting. Students (and teachers!) can use this reference as needed throughout the year. 

The following samples of "quiet places" are painted by first and second graders in Kristin Sonquist's class at Clara Barton Open School in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

My quiet place is sitting on my grandma's lap in the morning.

My quiet place is an oubliette.

My quiet place is the quiet library.