Zones of Regulation

At Albert Pye and Ravensmere Primary School, we use Zones of Regulation to teach pupils how to identify, understand and manage their emotions. The zones provide a framework for our children to develop self-regulation. Children learn to identify emotions, recognise events that might make them move to a different zone and use the tools they have learnt to help them remain or move to a particular zone to help them regulate how they are feeling.

Our staff at Albert Pye and Ravensmere model the four zones everyday. We teach children that we move throughout these zones numerous times within a day and that is okay. 

What are the zones?

Blue Zone - The Blue Zone describes low states of alertness and down feelings, such as when a person feels sad, tired, sick, hurt, lonely, or bored. Our energy is low and our body is moving slowly when we are in the Blue Zone.

Green Zone - The Green Zone describes a calm, alert state. We may be feeling happy, focused, content, peaceful, or calm in the Green Zone. This is the optimal state for our childen to learn in. 

Yellow Zone - The Yellow Zone describes when our energy is higher, and our internal state starts to elevate. Our emotions get a little stronger. We may be experiencing stress, frustration, anxiety, excitement, silliness, confusion, nervousness, be overwhelmed, or have the wiggles, when in the Yellow Zone.

Red Zone - The Red Zone describes a state of extremely high energy and very overwhelming feelings. We may be in an extremely heightened state of alertness, potentially triggering our fight, flight, freeze or flee protective response. We may feel elated, euphoric, anger, rage, devastated, out of control, panicked, or terrified when in the Red Zone.