What might help?
Feeling tired or bored?
stretch, take a brain break, stand in place and count to 10
Your friend wants you to play but you have homework.
Finish your homework and then see if friend can play afterwards.
You didn't get to go first in the game
"okay, maybe I can go first next time"
Name 3 thing you can do if your feeling wiggly
Deep Breathing, Get a drink of water, ask to take a walk
Feeling happy, okay.
Focused on my work, paying attention to my teacher
Your body is feeling wiggly and the teacher is talking.
Movement break, fidget, deep breath.
Your pencil broke.
Small. get a different on or sharpen the pencil
What can you do to stay in the "Green Zone"?
Pay attention to my teacher, read, or finish my work
Feeling silly, confused
ask your teacher for help, take deep breaths, break area
You do not feel awake or ready for class instruction.
Do a stretch or get up and move around a bit.
You scraped your knee and it was bleeding
Go to the nurse to get a bandaid
What Zone am I in?
Looking out the window, laying my head on the desk, walking around the room
Feeling angry, frustrated, scared
Ask for help, calm corner, draw a picture, talk to my teacher
You are trying to think and the room around you is too noisy.
Put on headphones, take a deep breath, politely ask neighbors to lower their voices.
A friend pushed you and you pushed him back.
Big. Tell a teacher.
Name 3 things I can do if I'm in the red zone.
Get a drink of water, talk to an adult, take 10 deep breaths.
Get a drink of water, ask teacher to do a wake up song, get my materials ready, listen to instructions
You feel your heart is beating too fast.
Deep breaths, meditation, drink water.
Your friend doesn't want to play with you anymore.
Ask why? Go play with someone else
Give an example of the red, yellow, blue and green zones
Red: angry, out of control. Yellow: excited, silly
Blue: tired, bored, sad. Green: calm, focused, happy