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title: "Zones of Regulation Toolbox"
url: "https://www.greet.bham.sch.uk/children/zones-of-regulation-toolbox"
school: "Greet Primary School"
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# Zones of Regulation Toolbox

## **Zones of Regulation**

From time to time, all of us (including adults) find it hard to manage strong feelings such as worry, anger, fear or tiredness, and this stops us from getting on with our day effectively.  The Zones of Regulation teaches us strategies to help us cope with these feelings so we can get back to feeling calm and ready to learn. These coping strategies are called 'self-regulation'.

At Greet Primary we use the Zones of Regulation across the whole school. We want to teach all of our children good coping strategies so you can help yourself when you experience anxiety, stress or anger.

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### What are the different Zones?

**Blue Zone:** low level of arousal; not ready to learn; feels sad, sick, tired, bored, moving slowly.

**Green Zone:** calm state of alertness; optimal level to learn; feels happy, calm, feeling okay, focused.

**Yellow Zone:** hightened state of alertness; elevated emotions; has some control; feels frustrated, worried, silly/wiggly, excited, loss of some control.

**Red Zone:** heightened state of alertness and intense emotions; not at an optimal level for learning; out of control; feels mad/angry, yelling/hitting, elated, out of control.

Everyone experiences all of the zones. The Red and Yellow Zones are not 'bad' or 'naughty' Zones. All of the Zones are expected at one time or another.   All feelings are ok, it is how we manage and respond to them that is important.

### Children

- [Is something worrying you?](https://www.greet.bham.sch.uk/children/is-something-worrying-you)
- [Zones of Regulation Toolbox](https://www.greet.bham.sch.uk/children/zones-of-regulation-toolbox)
- [50 Books Reading Challenge](https://www.greet.bham.sch.uk/children/50-books-reading-challenge)
- [Websites that support learning](https://www.greet.bham.sch.uk/children/websites-that-support-learning)
- [Office 365](https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/authorize?client_id=4765445b-32c6-49b0-83e6-1d93765276ca&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.office.com%2Flandingv2&response_type=code%20id_token&scope=)
- NGRT Codes
- [Pupil Big Listen](https://www.greet.bham.sch.uk/children/pupil-big-listen)

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Percy Road
Sparkhill
Birmingham
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