Self-Regulation is a key to success in school. It is the best predictor for academic success. The work we do every day in Kindergarten (e.g., playing, role-playing, sharing) is key in developing your child's self-regulation.
One important piece of self-regulation is learning the different 'zones'. The children have been learning the following four zones: blue, green, yellow and red. They have been learning how to identify different emotions connected to these zones.
The children are learning that no zone is a 'bad' zone. All the zones are normal states for children and adults. The green zone is the optimal zone for learning. We are learning how to identify what zone we are in.
We will learn how to get ourselves back to green when we are in yellow or nearing red.
Talk to your child about the different zones. Help your child by naming emotions. Look into a mirror with your child and make different faces for different emotions. Ask your child to name your feelings. Help your child by talking about good strategies when feeling sad, angry, or frustrated.
Need more information? Please talk to Mrs. Thomas.
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