Zones
Name the 4 Zone Colors.
What is Blue, Green, Yellow, and Red.
A trigger is...
What is something that overwhelms you or makes you start to lose control.
On a scale of 1-5. Which number shows that you are Out of Control.
What is a 5.
Name the 3 sizes of a problem.
What is Small, Medium, or Large/Big.
Situation: You break your arm in gym class. Name the zone you would be in.
What is Yellow or Red zone.
What is one example of being in the blue zone.
Sad, sick, tired, bored, moving slowly.
Toolbox means...
A collection of calming and alerting strategies a student can pull from depending on the present need.
Before you can learn how to stay calm or self-regulate, you need to be able to identify situations that overwhelm you (triggers). Name 2 triggers for you or someone in your team.
Answers Vary
This size of problem does NOT include danger, can be solved by yourself, and can be solved quickly (within minutes). Most people ignore this size problem.
What is a Small problem.
Situation: All of your colored pencils keep breaking in art class. Name the zone you are in. Name the size of the problem.
What is: Zone- yellow Size of Problem- Small
This zone includes an increased state of alertness where your body and brain are moving quickly and you are starting to get out of control.
What is the YELLOW zone.
Self-Regulation is...
What is "taking control or managing your behaviors".
When you are calm, your body should be _____________ and your breathing should be _______________. Must answer both correctly for points.
What is relaxed body and slow/calm breathing.
Describe a medium problem. Include: -safety/danger level -how many people involved -how long it takes to solve
What is - safety: not very dangerous - usually need an adult to help - usually takes about 30 min. to an hour to solve
Situation: You experience an tornado at school. Name the zone you are in. Name the size of the problem.
What is: Zone- Yellow or Red (not blue) Size of Problem- Large/Big
Name 3 feelings in the GREEN zone
Answers vary: What is good, calm, appreciated, proud, thankful, happy, good listener, ready to learn, focused, okay, relaxed, content.
Define Expected vs. Unexpected behaviors.
What is: Expected: Behaviors that you would expect or are okay in that situation. Unexpected: Behaviors that are not expected or not okay in the situation.
When you are at a 5, your body feels like: ____________ and ____________________. Your breathing is __________________. *(Must answer all 3.)
Answers Vary: Your body can be exploding, threatening words, crying, rapid heart beats, clenched fists, cold sweat, stomach hurts, head hurts, body is lashing out (kicking, hitting, swinging, etc.) Your breathing is rapid, fast, hold your breath, short breath, etc.
Describe a large problem. Include: -safety/danger level -how many people involved -how long it takes to solve
What is - safety: very dangerous and can include serious injury or death - usually affects many people and may need a group of people to solve the problem - Can last months or years
Situation: You are waiting in line in the cafeteria. Someone walks in front of you (butts in line). Name the zone you are in. Name the size of the problem. Name the size of the reaction to the problem.
What is: Zone- yellow Size of the problem- small Size of reaction- small
Name 5 feelings in the RED zone.
Answers Vary: What is Mean, Mad, Yelling, Angry, Aggressive, Terrified, Out of Control, Elated.
Stop, Opt and Go means?
What is:
A concept used to aid students in controlling impulses and problem solving better solutions.
This phrase is paired with a stoplight to provide additional cues for students.
Tell us how your body feels at each level (1-5). You must share 1 feeling for each level.
Answers vary: 5-threatening, hot, throwing things, screaming, clenched fists 4- Crying, yelling, swearing, 3- Rapid breathing, cold sweat, headache, loud voice 2- Teeth clenched, nervous laugh, growling, heart beating fast 1- Relaxed body, calm voice, slow breathing, happy feeling
Name a Small problem, Medium problem, and a Large problem.
Answers vary: Small- broke a pencil, left something at home, you lose in a game Medium- you drop your phone and the screen cracks, you hurt your hand playing basketball Large- natural disaster, parents getting a divorce
Situation: In the school bathroom, you see a couple of student bullying another student. Name the zone you would be in. Name the size of the problem. Name a calm down strategy to dealing with the problem.
What is: Zone- yellow or red Size of Problem- medium Calm down strategy- take deep breaths, walk away, positive self-talk, etc.