Zones of Regulation
What are the 4 colors in the Zones of Regulation?
red, yellow, green, blue
List some feelings most commonly associated with unhelpful thoughts.
Sadness
anxiousness
anger
resentment
(and a lot more)
Demonstrate how to do 3-2-5 breathing
Show time!
Why do different people need to use different kinds of self care strategies?
one size does not fit all
everybody is different
Name one of the two strategies we have learned recently in chapters 1 & 2 of "The Whole Brain Child".
Connect & Redirect
Name it to Tame It
This zone may occurring to have two children are yelling at each other at an inappropriate time. What is the zone?
Red
What does CBT stands for?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
What are the 3 main steps to calming down that we teach in SEL and have posters listing?
Stop
Name Your Feelings
Calm Down (using a strategy)
What does resiliency mean?
The capacity to spring back, rebound, successfully adapt in the face of adversity, and develop social and academic competence despite exposure to severe stress. (Henderson et al., 1999)
Name one difference in functioning between the Right brain and Left brain?
Left: logical
Right: emotional
This zone can be a tricky one to handle. A child can either be getting too excited in a game or nervous for a test. Which zone is this?
Yellow
Explain the causation triangle of unhelpful thoughts. (You may give an example)
Thoughts, actions & feelings all influence one another.
When you have a unhelpful thought, it affects your feelings and actions.
Name 2 resources that you can use to help children validate their feelings and emotions?
Kimochis
Feeling Charts
Story books
(and more)
List 2 signs that a child is lacking in resiliency skills.
anxious
(and more)
Explain what it means to connect & redirect?
Connect with the right and redirect with the left.
List 3 indicators of a child being in the blue zone.
Name one of the 15 cognitive distortions thinking patterns.
Polarized thinking, mental filtering, overgeneralization, jumping to conclusions, catastrophizing, personalisation, blaming, labeling, always being right, should statements, emotional reasoning, control fallacies (external or internal), fallacy of change, fallacy of fairness, heaven's reward fallacy
Describe a time where you helped a student calm down using a calming down strategy.
(share)
What is a type of mindset that is often discussed in educational settings and research in the last 5-8 years that helps build resiliency in the brain?
growth mindset
Role Play:
A child is crying because a classmate took her favorite pencil and broke it. How do you apply any of "The Whole Brain Child" strategies?
Role play time!
As a teacher, what are 2 ways in which you can encourage students to self reflect which zone they are currently in and in turn, learn more self-regulation skills?
Scheduling in set times to identify which zone they are in
having children notice their bodies/ behaviors
(and a lot more)
Demonstrate how you can challenge yourself when you have an unhelpful thought (ie. All or nothing: I will NEVER be able to prepare on time for student led conference)
(demonstrate time)
What is the name of the part of the brain that makes large emotions? & the name of the part of the brain that makes logic and good solutions/choices happen?
amygdala (emotions)
prefrontal cortex (making good choices)
In the mid 19 century, resiliency emerged in which industry and refers to flexible qualities of internal components that prevented excessive vibration?
Watchmaking
Name the two authors of "The Whole Brain Child".
Dr. Dan Siegel & Tina Bryson