Zones of Regulation

The Zones of Regulation 

Blue Zone: sad, bored, tired, sick

Green Zone: happy, focused, calm, proud

Yellow Zone: worried, frustrated, silly, excited

Red Zone: overjoyed/elated, panicked, angry, terrified

The four zones of regulation are Blue, Green, Yellow, and Red.  These zones help students identify which zone they are in by how they are feeling.  Each zone is identified by a colour which is easy for students to identify.  Zones help regulate students who need support with self-regulation.  This regulation concept can be used at any time of the day, during transitions, or when a student is dis-regulated. 

The book offers many activities and tools that can be introduced to individual students or the entire class.  Many tools can be used to help a student self-regulate and get them back on track in the green zone.  Zones of regulation are highly effective with many students and are used in many schools including my own. 

I would definitely recommend purchasing this book to use with students in your school.  Some activities the zones book offers are:

• Identifying feelings by giving them a color

• Monster feelings match up

• Emotions scavenger hunt

• Emotions sorting game

• Calm-down sandwich

• Behavior bingo

• Practice impulse control with the version of candy land

AmandaL@NU