Zones of Regulation
Students and staff at Rocky Branch use the Zones of Regulation to help students
Students and staff at Rocky Branch use the Zones of Regulation to help students
identify their emotions, determine what Zone that puts their body in,
identify their emotions, determine what Zone that puts their body in,
and utilize self-regulation strategies.
and utilize self-regulation strategies.
All emotions fit within the four different Zones depending on the level of energy in your body.
All emotions fit within the four different Zones depending on the level of energy in your body.
Once the student identifies their Zone, they can use self-regulation strategies to help their body return to the Green Zone, where they can do their best learning.
Once the student identifies their Zone, they can use self-regulation strategies to help their body return to the Green Zone, where they can do their best learning.
Here are a few examples of strategies that students might select, keeping in mind that different strategies work for different people:
Here are a few examples of strategies that students might select, keeping in mind that different strategies work for different people:
At first, many children need help identifying their emotions and what Zone their body is in. Eventually, students begin to identify the signs in their own bodies and can employ their own self-regulation strategies, without the help of an adult as their co-regulator.
At first, many children need help identifying their emotions and what Zone their body is in. Eventually, students begin to identify the signs in their own bodies and can employ their own self-regulation strategies, without the help of an adult as their co-regulator.
To learn even more information about this approach,
To learn even more information about this approach,
visit the Zones of Regulation website.
visit the Zones of Regulation website.
In our building, students use these posters throughout the school to help them identify their Zone:
In our building, students use these posters throughout the school to help them identify their Zone:
