Zones of Regulation Overview

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.

Self-regulation can go by many names, such as self-control, self-management, and impulse control. It is defined as the best state of alertness of both the body and emotions for the specific situation. For example, when a student plays on the playground or in a competitive game, it is beneficial to have a higher state of alertness. However, that same state would not be appropriate in the library.
The lessons and learning activities are designed to help the students 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, the students will gain an increased vocabulary of emotional terms, skills in reading other people’s facial expressions, perspectives about how others see and react to their behaviour, insight into events that trigger their behaviour, calming and alerting strategies, and problem-solving skills.
A critical aspect of this curriculum is that all team members know and understand The Zones language. This creates a comfortable and supportive environment for the student to practice his or her self-regulation skills. It also helps the student learn the skills more quickly and be more likely to apply them in many situations

Make sure to positively reinforce students for recognizing their Zone and managing their behaviors while in it, rather than only pointing out when students are demonstrating unexpected behaviors while in a Zone.

It is important to note that everyone experiences ALL the Zones—the Red and Yellow Zones are not the “bad “or “naughty” Zones. All the Zones are expected

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I am Mrs. Jankowiak the CYC here at St. Dominic. My role here is to engage students in Social-Emotional Learning through school and class-wide initiativies and programming, as well as working 1:1 with students as needed. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to reach out, my contact information can be found below :)

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