The Circle of Control
Name three things listed in the sources that are always within your control.
Your words, your actions, your choices, or your attitude
This zone describes a student who is happy, focused, and ready to learn.
The Green Zone
This tool involves imagining your worries floating away as you exhale.
Blowing Bubbles
Sonic the Hedgehog uses this strategy to release stress by wiggling or jogging.
Movement Breaks
In the "Stop, Think, Choose" model, which specific step is where self-control begins?
The "Stop" step
While you cannot control the weather, what two things can you control to handle a rainy day?
How you dress for the weather and which plans you make based on the forecast
If you feel sad, sick, or tired, which zone are you currently in?
The Blue Zone
To use this tool, you cross your arms and tap your shoulders slowly to feel grounded.
Butterfly Hugs
This character stays steady by using "Spider Breaths" (inhaling then slinging a web on the exhale).
Spider-Man
If your face feels hot and your muscles feel tight or "explosive," your body is telling you that you are in this zone.
What is the Red Zone
True or False: You have direct control over what other people think of you.
False; you can control how you treat them, but you cannot control their ultimate thoughts
Feelings of being nervous, frustrated, or "wiggly" belong to this zone.
The Yellow (or Orange) Zone
This strategy helps you slow down by noticing one thing you see, hear, and feel while counting backward.
Counting Down from 5
When Batman needs to cool down, he goes to a quiet place for these two activities.
Quiet time and reflection
Physical clues like a fast heart rate or hot cheeks are known as these.
What are body cues
When you are given a difficult assignment, you cannot control the amount of work, but you can control these two factors.
How much effort you put in and how you manage your time
Which zone is associated with feeling "explosive," out of control, or panicked?
The Red Zone
What do you call the practice of saying kind, true statements like "I can handle this" to yourself?
Positive Affirmations
Elsa from Frozen manages her emotions by using this musical strategy.
Singing
Feeling heavy, slow, or numb in your limbs is a body cue that indicates you are in this specific zone.
Purple Zone
According to the sources, why is it important to play fairly even if you cannot control the dice roll?
Because everyone has more fun when you play fairly
This zone is used when someone feels depressed, withdrawn, or numb.
The Purple Zone
This sensory tool involves noticing 5 things you see, 4 you feel, 3 you hear, 2 you smell, and 1 you taste.
Grounding
This character uses positive self-talk to remind herself that she is capable.
Wonder Woman
A fast heart rate and feeling "wiggly" or jittery are "early warning signs" that you are entering this zone.
Yellow Zone