The Green Zone

Think about how you feel when you arrive at work.  Is it a calm feeling?  Rushed?  Anxious?  Excited?

Your child has many emotions as he/she enters the school day and progresses through their learning time at school.  Leah Kuypers, an occupational therapist, has developed a way to help children visualize and regulate their emotions, called The Zones.

Mrs. Nies visited our classroom to help us learn about the first Zone - a great zone for our bodies to be in - the Green Zone.  A person in the green zone is in "a calm state of alertness. A person may be described as happy, focused, content, or ready to learn when in the Green Zone.  This is the Zone students predominately need to be in the classroom."

A few of our students demonstrated how our bodies look when we are in the Green Zone:

There is no "wrong" Zone to be in, as all people experience different emotions from day to day.  Knowing and recognizing a person's own emotional Zone can help them to identify how they are feeling.  Students can then learn strategies to move into the Green Zone and be ready for learning.  

Mrs. Nies will be coming to our classroom each Wednesday to teach us more about The Zones.

~Your child will be bringing home a fundraiser packet from Club's Choice today. If you are willing or able, thank you in advance for helping raise funds for our school!