Zones of Regulation

The students have been learning to identify their emotions. We categorize our emotions into four 'zones': the blue zone, the green zone, the yellow zone and the red zone (see below for zone descriptions). We do check-ins during the day, and the students are getting so good at identifying how they are feeling. Now that the students are able to identify their emotions, we will begin to learn strategies on how to manage them. I will share them with you as they learn!

This is the ideal zone to be in. This is when our bodies are calm, comfortable, focused, 

and ready to learn. 

The blue zone is when we are feeling tired, hungry, sad, or sick.

The yellow zone is when we are feeling hyper, silly, or wiggly. 

The red zone is when we are feeling angry, frustrated, scared or anxious.

The students have their picture on some velcro and move it from zone to zone throughout the day depending on how they are feeling. This helps them understand how their body is feeling and why they might be reacting to situations in a certain way (maybe they are hungry, tired, hyper, etc). We are going to start learning specific ways on how to get ourselves back into the 'green zone'. It is hard even for adults! But it is incredible to see when a 5 year old is able to do it :)