Zones of Regulation

The Zones of Regulation® curriculum (or “the Zones” for short), are lessons and activities designed by Leah Kuypers, licensed occupational therapist, to help children gain skills in the area of self-regulation.

The lessons and learning activities are designed to help children recognize when they are in the different zones as well as learn how to use strategies to change or stay in the zone they are in. In addition to addressing self-regulation, children will gain an increased vocabulary of emotional terms, skills in reading other people’s facial expressions, perspective about how others see and react to their behavior, insight into events that trigger their behavior, calming and alerting strategies, and problem solving skills.