Connection Is the Bridge
A reminder about the importance of presence in both the classroom and at home.
New from Frankly · for school staff
Put your own mask on first.
Oxygen Mask Moments are short Frankly videos for your whole staff, each paired with reflection questions to help carry into the classroom. Families get the same moment at home, so kids hear the same language in both places.
What’s in a moment
One video. Two questions. That’s it.
Each OMM pulls one technique from the Frankly video library: something that works in a real classroom. Watch it together, then sit with one or two questions about what it means for you and your students.
No slides to prep. No training binder. Just a few minutes that give your staff a breath and an idea to try.
Question 1How will this help families?
Question 2How can you try this strategy in your classroom this week?
How it works
Made for the moment when your whole staff is in one room.
01
Watch together
Play it at a staff meeting or campus gathering. Teachers, aides, counselors, front office. Everyone sees the same thing at the same time.
02
Consider the question
Quiet reflection or table talk, your call. The questions are on screen when the video ends, so no one has to facilitate.
03
Try it this week
Take the strategy back to your classroom. Use the phrase, the posture, the pause, and notice how students respond.
School + home
Same words in the classroom and at the kitchen table.
Families using the Frankly app get the same videos and concepts your staff just watched. When a teacher says “Can I join you?” and a parent says it too, it starts to stick.
At school
Staff watch, reflect, and try it with students.
One shared strategy across every classroom, hallway, and lunch line, introduced in a few minutes of a meeting you’re already having.
At home
Families get the same moment in the Frankly app.
Parents and caregivers see the same video and idea, so kids get consistent support, and families and teachers have something real to talk about.
The library
A moment for every staff meeting.
Every OMM is available in English and Spanish. Here’s a look at a few.
Attunement
A quick introduction to attunement and what it means.
Be a Mirror
Use your posture and your face to put your students at ease.
Beyond Logic: Your Child’s Need for Felt Safety
A clear introduction to the concept of felt safety.
Build the Bridge
An introduction to the core component of presence: connection.
Can I Join You?
A simple phrase to kickstart connection.
Circle Back
Something to try for the conversations that need some extra time.
Control What You Can
A helpful reminder to focus on the problems you can control.
Also in the library
- Curiosity in Conversations
- Delight in Them
- Feelings Are Normal
- Find Space to Connect
Ready when you are
Already in your Frankly dashboard.
- Find it
- Resources → Oxygen Mask Moments
- Play it
- Full screen on the projector, captions on
- Language
- English and Spanish
Give your staff a breath at the next meeting.
We’ll help you pick a first moment and get families on board in the Frankly app.