Zones of Regulation
How many zones are there?
4 zones
What are the zones?
Blue, Green, Yellow, and Red
What are coping tools?
Strategies that help us manage our feelings, difficult emotions, and challenging situations.
Describe Tiny Problems? Reaction? Adult Help? Bonus, give an example.
Tiny Reaction or No Reaction at all
Do not need adult help
Breaking a pencil, losing a game
What is tattling?
You want to get someone in trouble, something happened on accident, you can solve this on your own.
What happens to your body in the blue zone? Movement?
Body is running slow. Sleepy hands
What feelings will I find in the blue zone?
Tired, Sick, Sad, Bored, etc.
When I am in the _____ Zone, I can get a drink of water.
Blue, Green, Yellow
Describe Small/Little Problems? Reaction? Adult Help? Bonus, give an example.
Problems that can be solved in a few minutes.
No adult help
Tiny/Small reactions
Forgetting homework, someone annoys you
What is reporting?
You are trying to get someone out of trouble.
Behavior is on purpose.
It's dangerous.
You need help from an adult.
What happens to your body in the Green zone? Movement?
You are good to go, like a green light. Movement: Thumbs up.
What feelings will I find in the Green Zone?
Happy, Calm, and Focused, etc.
When I am in the _____ Zone, I can think happy thoughts.
Blue, Green, Yellow
Describe Medium Problems? Reaction? Adult Help? Bonus, give an example.
Affect more than one person and can be resolved in an hour to a couple of days.
Usually need adult help, might cost money
Someone calls you names, school work is hard.
Tattling/Reporting
She is throwing hard blocks at us.
Reporting
What happens to your body in the Yellow Zone? Movement?
You proceed with caution and slow down! Starting to lose control. Hands half way up.
What feelings will I find in the Yellow Zone?
Frustrated, Overwhelmed, Silly, Wiggly, Excited, Worried, Anxious, or Surprised, etc.
When I am in the ____ Zone, I can take a break, talk to someone, ask for help.
Blue, Yellow, Red.
Describe Bog Problems? Reaction? Adult Help? Bonus, give an example.
Problems many people share and have no easy or quick solution.
Can not be solved alone.
Someone is very sick, someone physically hurt you, car accident.
Tattling/Reporting
He cut me in line.
Tattling
What happens to your body in the Red Zone? Movement?
You are out of control, have trouble making good decisions, and must STOP! Arms all the way up.
What feelings will I find in the Red Zone?
Extreme emotions: terror, uncontrolled anger, aggression, etc.
What is a social worker?
1. Safe adult to check in with
2. Makes sure students are safe - at school and at home.
3. Here to help
Describe Huge Problems? Reaction? Adult Help? Bonus, give an example.
Emergencies that are very serious and take a long time to fix.
Need help from lots of adults.
Natural disasters (tornado), fire, someone dies.
Ture/False
The size of my problem should match the size of my reaction.
TRUE