Zones of Regulation
Every Day is full of emotions
Students will be taught to identify emotions using the Zones of Regulation to provide consistent language and culture within the school. They will be given strategies to help shift zones and regulate their emotions.
GREEN ZONE
Keep doing things that make you happy!
Share with a friend.
Play your favorite game.
Hug your favorite stuffy or family member.
YELLOW ZONE
Use a fidget toy.
Bounce
Stretch
Take a walk
BLUE ZONE
Draw
Breathe
Stretch
Take a break
RED ZONE
Breathe
Wall Pushes
Calming bottle
Blocks
Take a walk
What does each zone look like?
The friends from the Inside Out® movie will show a quick video about what you might experience in the different zones. Think of ways, or strategies, that may help her move towards a green zone!
Every zone is important!
It is ok to be in any of the zones, but what is important is how you handle your feelings while in each zone.
Thank you to our friends at the Walt Disney Company® and Inside Out® movie for helping us learn our Zones of Regulation. All credit goes to the makers of Inside Out® and we claim no rights.
We also want to thank Leah Kuypers, MA Ed., OTR/L, creator of The Zones of Regulation®, a framework designed to teach self-regulation for creating a platform for kids and their emotions.