We are starting a new social skills/self awareness curriculum, Zones of Regulation. This program helps students and families build a common language around how our bodies react to different situations, how we can describe how we are feeling, and what tools we can use to get our body back to a state of learning. This is a FANTASTIC curriculum to follow up with at home! Click on the button below to learn more and practice the "zones" language at home. In addition to the colored zones, students learn about what kind of behaviors are "expected" and "unexpected" at different times. This teachers students that no emotion is "bad." It is okay to get mad, we just need to recognize when we do it, whether or not it is expected, and how to get our body bak to the green zone. |
"The Red Zone is used to describe extremely heightened states of alertness and intense emotions. A person may be elated or experiencing anger, rage, explosive behavior, devastation, or terror when in the Red Zone. The Yellow Zone is also used to describe a heightened state of alertness and elevated emotions; however, one has some control when they are in the Yellow Zone. A person may be experiencing stress, frustration, anxiety, excitement, silliness, the wiggles, or nervousness when in the Yellow Zone. The Green Zone is used to describe a calm state of alertness. A person may be described as happy, focused, content, or ready to learn when in the Green Zone. This is the zone where optimal learning occurs. The Blue Zone is used to describe low states of alertness and down feelings, such as when one feels sad, tired, sick, or bored." |
To help us see that our zones can change from one minute to the next, we read "Don't let the pigeon stay up late!" Pigeon is a character that changes his emotions a lot! Here's our data for how often he switched zones throughout the book. Note: he was only in the red zone once!