Zones of Regulation
At Primrose Lane we use Zones of Regulation to ensure we provide children with a consistent approach learning about and managing emotions. We teach the zones to all year groups in a progressive manner to ensure that learning is embedded overtime.
Children learn about each zone with the key message that all zones are ok to feel.
Over the course of the curriculum children will:
- Explore feelings and emotional awareness
- Recognise body signals related to their feelings
- Identify situations and triggers that impact feelings
- Explore a variety of regulation tools
- Pause to problem solve before acting on impulses
Our aim is for every child at Primrose Lane to have their own emotional toolkit that will ensure that they are are able to manage their emotions effectively.
Zones of Regulation at home
The Zones of Regulation are a great way to support your child at home as well as school and provide a shared language that supports our pupils to be able to explain how they are feeling.
Create a check in area
As a family create your own Zones of Regulation check in area at home to support your child to talk about how they are feeling.
Build a “Comfort Corner”
Create a place for kids and other family members to go when they want a break. Choose a space that’s comfortable and quiet, and include items such as stuffed animals, colouring books, fidgets, and books. Practice using your comfort corner a few times together, caregivers can even model by using it themselves.
Try out a “Tool of the Week”
Choose a regulation tool or strategy to try each week as a family. Some examples are journaling, listening to music, going for a nature walk, eating a healthy snack, and screen breaks. Collect your favourite tools in a family Zones Toolbox.
Explore The Zones of Regulation Apps
Use summer screen time as an opportunity to build and reinforce regulation competencies with The Zones. The Original Zones of Regulation App and Exploring Emotions App (available for Apple or Android) are an easy way to keep up skills while having fun!
If you would like more information about the Zones of Regulation speak to your class teacher in the first instance.
