This document provides an overview of Zones of Regulation, a cognitive-behavioral curriculum designed to help students learn self-regulation skills. It discusses how self-regulation develops in students from infancy through elementary school. The Zones of Regulation framework teaches students to recognize their feelings and how their behavior affects others by identifying four zones (blue, green, yellow, red) corresponding to different emotional states. The document outlines how schools can implement this approach school-wide with staff training, student lessons, and tiered supports. It emphasizes that teaching self-regulation benefits all students and promotes future success.
2. Hello!
I am Dr. Mike Trimmell
▧ Principal, Laurel Magnet School
▧ Adjunct Professor, CSULB, Department
of Educational Leadership
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You can find me at:
mtrimmell@bousd.us
3. Hello!
I am Sonia Kadakia
▧ BOUSD District Behavior Specialist
▧ District Speech & Language Pathologist
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You can find me at:
skadakia@bousd.us
7. ““Self-regulation is the ability to manage your emotions
and behavior in accordance with the demands of the
situation. It includes being able to resist highly
emotional reactions to upsetting stimuli, to calm yourself
down when you get upset, to adjust to a change in
expectations and to handle frustration without an
outburst” ~Child Mind Institute
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8. Examples of Self-Regulation
Resisting
▧ Emotional
Outbursts
▧ Distractions
▧ The need for
Instant
Gratification
Controlling
▧ Impulses
▧ Feelings of
Worry,
Self-Doubt, or
Anxiety
Transitioning
▧ From Task to
Another
▧ From One
Location to
Another
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9. Development of Self-Regulation
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Metacognitive Strategies
(2nd Grade & Onward)
Self-awareness of
needs.
Ability to reflect
Regulate emotions
Perspective taking
Understand social
conventions
Behavior Strategies
(Infant to 3 years)
Motor actions
Sensory exploration
Express emotions
Language Strategies
(Preschool to 2nd Grade)
Words and symbols
Organize actions
Identify emotions
Label emotions
10. What Are Your
Takeaways Thus Far?
New information: How will you apply it?
Review Information: What’s next for you?
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12. ““In some cases, social skills may
even be better predictors of
future successes than academic
ones”
~Dr. Damon Jones, Penn State Child Study Center
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13. ▧ A cognitive behavior based curriculum
▧ Designed to help children learn how to
regulate their emotions independently
▧ Teaches students to recognize and identify
their feelings
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What is Zones of Regulation?
14. What is Zones of Regulation?
▧ Teaches students to learn how their
behavior affects those around them
▧ Equips students with the tools they need to
regulate their actions
▧ Allows students increased control and
problem solving abilities
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15. What it IS...
▧ A student driven
self-regulation tool
▧ A thinking framework
▧ A way to nurture
development of
social-emotional skills
▧ A way to create
consistent language
across all settings
The Zones Framework
What it IS
NOT...
▧ Teacher driven
▧ A discipline model
▧ A reactive behavior
approach
▧ A way to shame
negative behavior
▧ Punitive in nature
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25. Sensory Tools
▧ Fidget tools
▧ Therapy Ball,
Swivel Chair
▧ Stretch Bands
▧ Listen to music
▧ Chew on
crunchy food
▧ Calming scents
▧ Proprioceptive
input
Calming Techniques
▧ Deep Breaths
▧ Count to 10
▧ Calming
sequences
▧ Have a drink of
water or snack
▧ Take a break
Thinking tools
▧ Big vs. Small
problem
▧ Inner Coach vs.
Inner critic
▧ Flexible thinking
vs. Rigid
thinking
▧ ZigZag- change
in routine
▧ Talk to someone
Find a Tool
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Emotional Regulation
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Training
▧ Staff
○ Whole Staff Meeting
■ Understanding the Framework
■ Overview of Student Presentation
▧ Student
○ School-wide Assembly (2-6)
○ Role Play https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E59d7mrfFC0
▧ Parent/Guardian/Caregiver
○ Parents in Action
○ School Site Council
○ ELAC
○ PTA
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Supports & Follow-Up
▧ Providing Materials & Resources
▧ Prep Time
▧ Determining How to Implement Lessons
▧ Development of Activities
▧ Inclusion as Part of Restorative Practices
▧ PBIS Team Discusses Tier 2 & Tier 3
student interventions (Data Collection)
▧ Link Resources to Website
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Next Steps
▧ Student PD
○ 2-4: Repeat of Zones presentation
○ 5-6: Focus developing toolbox of
coping strategies
▧ Staff Support
○ Consultation with Implementation
Team (Staff Meeting, PLC Time, By
Appointment
▧ Staff survey for feedback
▧ Exit survey for 6th graders
32. Who is on your team?
What Training Opportunities Are
There?
What Supports Do You Need to
Provide?
Brainstorm
Turn to a partner and share
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Resources
▧ Kuypers, L. (2011). The Zones of Regulation: A Curriculum Designed to
Foster Self-Regulation and Emotional Control. San Jose, CA: Think Social
Publishing, Inc.
▧ https://www.zonesofregulation.com/teaching-tools.htm
▧ http://makesociallearningstick.com/uploads/3/4/7/2/34723372/es_lk_emotional
_regulation.pdf
▧ https://www.weareteachers.com/zones-of-regulation-activities/
▧ https://www.socialthinking.com/eLearning/Webinar-Size-of-Problem
▧ Incredible 5 Point Scale: Understanding Social Interactions and Controlling
their Emotional Responses by Kari Dunn Buron (Author), Mitzi Curtis
(Author)
▧ L. Kuypers Facebook Group page
▧ Teacher Pay Teachers
▧ Pinterest
