What I like about 'The Zones of Regulation'
Students in the JK/SK class that I am part of are learning about Zones of Regulation. For those of you who may not know about the Zones of Regulation , it is a curriculum created by Leah Kuypers, which helps kids learn how to independently regulate and manage their emotions. What I especially like about this curriculum is that it provides students with clear and concrete visuals to identify and understand how they are feeling. The visuals are divided into four different zones of regulation with each zone comprising of different emotions and states of alertness. The four zones of regulation are categorized as follows: The Red Zone is used to describe as an extremely elevated state of alertness and intense emotions. An individual in this zone may feel angry, enraged, or devastated. The Yellow Zone is used to describe an elevated state of alertness and elevated emotions. An individual in this zone has more control over their emotion...