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Zones of Regulation
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Presented by Barwon Valley School SET
Framework
Framework
What are The ZONES of Regulation ?
What is it?
ZOR are designed to teach self-regulation and emotional control by categorising all the different ways we feel and states of alertness we experience into four concrete zones.
What does it look like?
- The Zones use four colours to help students visually and verbally self-identify how they are functioning in the moment given their emotions and state of alertness
- Students explore a range of tools (sensory supports, calming techniques and thinking strategies) that they can use to regulate what zone they are in and are taught when, why and how to use the tools in their tool boxes.
Whole School Goals
Whole School Goals
To teach the students:
- To identify their feelings and levels of alertness
- Effective regulation tools
- When and how to use tools
- Problem solve positive solutions
- Understand how their behaviours influence others’ thoughts and feelings
And ultimately move towards ………………
- Independent regulation
Zones
Blue Zone
Low state of alertness and energy
Down feelings
May feel:
-sad
-sick
-tired
-bored
Blue Zone
Green Zone
Green Zone
Calm and organised state of alertness
Neutral emotions
May feel:
-happy
-content
-focused
-Ready to Learn
Yellow Zone
Yellow Zone
Heightened state but still has some cognitive control
Energy is up
Emotions elevated
May feel:
-frustration / stress
-anxiety
-excited or silly
-wiggly or agitated
- worried
Red Zone
Red Zone
Very heightened state of alertness
May be in Fight, Fright or Flight mode
Intense emotions
May feel:
-elated
-cross/ angry /enraged
-terror /panic
-devastation
Implementation
The Zones is about regulating what goes on inside – our feeling states.
It is vital to understand ALL THE ZONES ARE OK! There are no good or bad Zones. The Zone we are in is determined by how we feel on the inside, not the behaviour on the outside.
Implementation
Given the internal fluctuations in our feelings and states we experience over the course of a day, it is natural and quite possible that we are going to experience all of the Zones.
Teaching Structure
Teaching Structure
- Learn what each colour stand for
- Learn tools and strategies to use for various zones
- Put posters up in classrooms and around the school with tools for each zone as a visual
Use language on a daily basis to get students familiar with it
Remind students that all the zones are neutral; there are no ”bad” zones!
Give students opportunities to guess zones of others – books, peers etc
Check in about how we effect each others zones
Talk about triggers, what make us have certain feelings
What thoughts are comfortable, what thoughts are uncomfortable?
How does our behaviour affect others?
Comment on students in various zones
How does The ZONES of Regulation Framework fit into the curriculum?
Curriculum
ZONES of Regulation is taught through the Victorian Curriculum in the Learning Area of "Health and Physical Education" and “Personal and Social Capabilities”
Health and Physical Education: Strand: Personal, Social and Community Health
Sub-Strand: Communicating and interacting for health and wellbeing
Level A: Use facial expressions to indicate an emotion and demonstrate preference
Level B: Express their feelings, needs, likes and dislikes
Level C: Explore their feelings and practice expressing their needs, likes and dislikes using simple communication tools
Level D: Identify emotional responses and describe their feelings using pictures and/or words
Level Foundation: Identify and describe emotional responses people may experience in different situations
Level 1-2: Identify and practise emotional responses that account for own and others’ feelings
Personal and Social Capabilities: Strand: Self-Awareness and Management
Sub-Strand: Recognition and expression of emotions
Level A: React to people and express emotions
Level B: Respond to people or events and demonstrate a range of emotions
Level C: Name emotions shown by self and match these emotions to familiar events or experiences
Level D: Name a range of emotions and describe how these are expressed or shown
Level Foundation: Develop a vocabulary and practise the expression of emotions to describe how they feel in different familiar situations
Level 1-2: Extend their vocabulary through which to recognise and describe emotions and when, how and with whom it is appropriate to share emotions