Zones of Regulation

On Friday, Ms. Wageman (now Mrs. Cate) spent time making zone meters with our class during Guidance. Zones of Regulation is a systematic, cognitive behavior approach used to teach self-regulation by categorizing all the different ways we feel and states of alertness we experience into four concrete zones. The curriculum also provides strategies to teach students to become more aware of, and independent in controlling their emotions and impulses, managing their sensory needs and improving their ability to problem solve conflicts. 

Their zone meter shows which zone they are in, and on the back it provides different tools to help them get back into the green zone. They have had many conversations this year around the idea that different kids need different tools and strategies to help them get from one zone to another. They were taking some time to reflect on what would help them get to the green zone. It also lists the triggers that may take them out of the green zone. Again, these triggers can be different for different kids! This program ties in nicely with the read aloud, Inside Out, we have just finished.