Zones of Regulation Campaign

Dear Pepper Ridge Families,

I hope this message finds you well. We are excited to announce that Pepper Ridge Elementary launched a Zones of Regulation and Toolbox Tools campaign that began on January 7th and will continue through February 7th. During this time, we will be teaching students about the Zones of Regulation, an essential framework for understanding and managing their emotions.

Learning to self-regulate is crucial for our students as it helps them navigate their feelings and reactions effectively. A regulated student is a ready learner, and we will be exploring various tools that can assist them in this process, empowering them to make positive choices in their emotional responses.

Thank you for your continued support and partnership in your child's education. Together, we can help our students thrive.

Warm regards,

Alisa Tueller

Principal

January 7-10 Introduction to Zones of Regulation and Toolbox Tools

January 13-17 Blue Zone Focus

January 21-24 Green Zone Focus

January 27-31 Yellow Zone Focus

February 3-7 Red Zone Focus

Monday, January 13 - WEAR BLUE

Monday, January 21 - WEAR GREEN

Monday, January 27 - WEAR YELLOW

Monday, February 3 - WEAR RED

Feelings are complicated. They come in different sizes, intensities, and levels of energy that are unique within our brains and bodies. To make them easier to talk about, think about, and regulate, The Zones of Regulation organizes our feelings, states of alertness, and energy levels into four colored Zones – Blue, Green, Yellow, and Red.

The simple, common language and visual structure of The Zones of Regulation helps make the complex skill of regulation more concrete for learners and those who support them. We learn to regulate our Zones to meet our goals and task demands, as well as support our overall well-being.

Toolbox Project is a simple and practical metaphor directing children to the experience and awareness of 12 innate Tools that already exist inside them. Opening the door to authentic relationship to self and others, Toolbox Project naturally encourages social equity through empathy, understanding, and 12 skills or practices to navigate the complexities of everyday life.

It’s a research-based, community-tested Kindergarten through sixth grade social and emotional learning (SEL) program that builds and strengthens children’s inherent capacity for resilience, self-mastery and empathy for self and others through its curricula, methods, and strategies.

The power of Toolbox Project resides in the moment-to-moment invitation to the “common language'' and "practices" of Toolbox Project. A strength/asset-based vocabulary shared among children, educators, and parents that gives children their own solutions using the 12 strategies and practices of Toolbox Project.