Green Zone
Which one is NOT a green zone feeling? (Happy / Focused / Engaged / Excited / Calm)
Bonus: What zone is that feeling actually in?
Excited! (Yellow Zone)
What is 'guard dog-mode'? How is this connected to the red zone?
Show me with your face and your body how someone would look like in the yellow zone.
Confused, excited, nervous
Is it okay to be in the blue zone? What about for a whole day?
YES it's okay! We all become sad, tired, or sick. Sometimes this lasts a long time and as long as we're trying things and leaning on the people we love and trust, we will slowly move out of the blue zone
What is the feelings thermometer and how does it help us?
Hint: We did this activity the first day
The feelings thermometer helps us show levels of our feelings like being happy to being really upset ; This helps us because we know more about how we're feeling and can let other people know
How can you "spread" your green zone feelings and behavior?
Do Something kind! Help others! Saying thank you! Listening to others! Encouraging others! Being the example for your friends!
Name 2 feelings that tell us we're in the red zone.
Angry , scared, upset, frustrated, annoyed
Name 3 feelings in the yellow zone.
Name 3 feelings in the blue zone.
Sad, tired, sick, bored
What is positive self-talk? Why is this helpful?
Bonus: Give an example of negative self-talk and positive self-talk
When we talk nicely to ourselves. This helps us because when we're nice to ourselves, we are more capable of overcoming challenges and moving forward. We can also be more calm and happy
Why should we try to be in the green zone? Why is this a good thing at school? Why is this a good thing at home?
Because we are able to reach our goals and focus! Because we help spread the green zone! Because our family, teachers, and friends will be proud of us!
What are 3 things we can do when we're in the red zone to get back to the green zone?
we can: talk to an adult, count to 10, take deep breaths, go to the calm corner, use a fidget, take a break/walk, release our energy with movement, etc.
Sometimes we feel silly and energetic in class, what do we need to remember and why do we need to try to move back to the green zone?
Bonus: Share examples of too much energy in class and how to move back to the green zone
We need to remember that we could be distracting others and we need to move to the green zone so that we could learn and others can learn too. Having too much energy makes it hard for us to stop and think which leads to us being disrespectful at time.
What are 3 things we can do when we're in the blue zone?
Remember a good memory , take deep breaths, do something calming, TALK to someone you trust, cry to release the sadness, etc.
Name 3 different breathing strategies
Bonus: Show us how!
Box breathing, star breathing, fish breathing, balloon breathing, counting breathing
How would someone in the green zone deal with a small, medium, and big size problems?
Small = focus and we can solve it ourselves
Medium = we will try our best, calm down, and maybe ask for help
Big = Calm ourselves down, and talk to an adult as soon as we can
Other than inside out's Anger, what's another character that is an example of being in the red zone?
Bonus: What would help this character move to the green zone and how could that help this character's life?
Example: Hulk ; he could try meditation and he wouldn't destroy things in his life and could have a nice life
What is 'stop and think'? How could that help someone in the yellow zone?
How can we be a good friend to someone who looks like they're in the blue zone?
Bonus points for anyone mentioning 'upstander'. We can be an upstander for our friend, sit with them, talk with them, play with them, etc.
Why is it okay to feel whatever I feel but I can't do whatever I want?
Because sometimes our feelings push us to do disrespectful or inappropriate things. No matter how we feel, it doesn't mean it's okay to speak to people in rude ways or break other rules.
What happens to our brains when we're in the green zone?
Bonus points: What helps our brains be the best it can be?
We're using our thinking brains! Our brains are more calm and we can focus and learn better.
Bonus: We have healthy habits (eating and sleeping right) , we are using our coping skills to be calm which helps our brains
What happens to our brains when we're in the red zone?
Our brain is in survival mode and we act without thinking. Our brain is mad too and can't think clearly
Other than Inside Out characters, what other characters are often in the yellow zone? What could they do to be more in the green zone? How would this help the character's life?
Example: Hei Hei is often confused and nervous ; Hei Hei could pay more attention so that he does the right thing that is more helpful ; Moana and her crew would be more happy with Hei Hei ; Hei Hei would get smarter and not be in as much danger
Other than Inside Out characters, what other characters are often in the blue zone? What could they do to be more in the green zone? How would this help the character's life?
Example: Simba after his dad passed away ; Simba could make new friends and finds things he enjoys ; Simba could talk about it ; If he does that, he could be king!!
Survival brain, Emotional brain, Thinking brain