‘Right now I am in the… zone!’ has been designed to support children and young people with using the Zones of Regulation.

There are two version: one containing ‘because’ to allow the child to explore why they are in that zone, the second one is without ‘because’. 

This resource features The Scribbles Crew, a group of friendly looking emotions characters that can be created by any child. They are just that: scribbles!

How could this resource be used?

• To support emotional regulation.
• To support emotional literacy and identifying zones of regulation.
• To support self-regulation.
• To support a child 1:1.
• To be used as part of a classroom display.

Which statutory PSHE curriculum* objectives does this resource fall into?

*in line with the PSHE Association 2021 Statutory Guidance.

• KS1: H18 – different things they can do to manage big feelings, to help calm themselves down and/or change their mood when they don’t feel good.
• KS2: H20 – how to manage and respond to feelings appropriately and proportionately in different situations.

Scottish Health and Wellbeing Curriculum Outcome: Mental and Emotional Wellbeing – I understand that my feelings and reactions can change depending upon what is happening within and around me. This helps me to understand my own behaviour and the way others behave.