What Zone Should I Be In?
Coping Skills
Behaviors
Emotions
Guess Which Zone
100
P.E. Class during a sport activity
100
Tommy is very frustrated when his video game kept freezing and feels himself starting to be in the yellow zone. What could Tommy do to go back to the green zone?
Problem Solving!
Instead of getting angry, Tommy could think of a list of things to try to make his video game work again like restarting the system or asking an adult for help.
100
throwing objects
100
Bored
100
200
Getting ready for bed
200
Jamal is so tired from staying up late that he starts to fall asleep in class. Jamal's teacher takes away a point from his behavior chart because he is sleeping. What could Jamal do to help him stay out of the blue zone during class?
Jamal can ask his parents to help him start going to bed earlier.
Ask the teacher if he can have a 5 minute break when its okay to do so to stretch and walk around.
Jamal can ask to have some water and a snack for extra energy.
200
being silly and jumping around
200
Angry
200
300
Walking in line to go back to class from specials
300
Brianna's mom takes her to a baby shower where she doesn't know anybody. Everybody keeps asking her questions about her school and what she likes to do. Brianna is uncomfortable, nervous, and wants to hide behind her mom. Brianna then starts yelling and crying at her mom that she wants to leave. What could help her get back to the yellow and green zones?
Take deep breaths
Camly tell her mom she feels nervous
Ask her mom to let people know she feels shy
300
crying because you miss your friend
300
Hyper
300
400
Playing on the playground with my friends
400
Lily is in the middle of class and has a really bad headache and tummy ache. During recess her friends act silly and hyper and Lily yells at the to stop. What could Lily do to stay out of the red zone while she's feeling sick and in the blue zone?
Lily could tell her friends she isn't feeling well and wants to sit alone.
Lily could tell her teacher she isn't feeling well and would like to see the school nurse.
Lily could ask to lay her head down somewhere quiet until school is out or she feels better
400
sitting quietly and enjoying a good book
400
Sick
400
500
Eating Dinner with my family
500
Marcus is playing his favorite video game after school. His father comes in the room and tells him to get off the video game and come to dinner. Marcus is almost to the end and is winning and tells his dad "No not now!" in a rude tone. Marcus' dad then unplugs his game system and Marcus stomps and yells off to his room where he spends the rest of the evening angry. Would could Marcus have done differently to stay out of the red zone and avoid getting in trouble?
Marcus could have politely said, "Hey dad? Could i have a few more minutes to finish this game and then come eat dinner, please?"
Marcus could have paused his game, gone to eaten his dinner, and then resumed playing another day.
Marcus could have thought about the next day when he could play again, thought about respecting rules to keep from getting in trouble, and made the decision to turn off the game and play again the next day.
500
whining because your adult won't take you to McDonalds
500
Lonely
500
