RESOURCES & IDEAS TO SUPPORT DISTANCE LEARNING & In-Person Learning dURING cOVID-19
Navigating the challenges of social distancing, proactive ideas for supporting your kids, and taking care of yourself during these uncertain times
This swift and significant change to how we live our lives has brought out all the feelings. Our intention at The Zones of Regulation is to help support our teachers, practitioners, care-givers, and most importantly, our learners during these unprecedented events. We want to share what we are doing on our end to help you adjust to the changing landscape of everyday living and learning. Below you will find information on Resources and Zones Actions that we are taking at this time.
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tools to try cards for kidsCreated by: Leah Kuypers and Elizabeth Sautter
The NEW Tools To Try for Kids Cards is a great resource to check out. The tools on these cards are easy for teachers to implement both virtually and in the classroom and can help provide some structure to exploring a "tool of the week" or just give you some new ideas/inspiration. Tools to Try Cards for Kids includes 51 4”x 6” tool cards. It is an easy, user-friendly way to introduce over 50 regulation strategies to kids ages 5–10 and empower them to make choices toward figuring out what tools work best for them. Click Here for more information and to purchase! |
Examples for Distance & In-Person Learning
Sort the lavalings (Emotional Charactors) activity
Brought to you by The Zones Team and MightierZones of Regulation teams up with Mightier to bring kids an activity to explore emotions by sorting the Mightier Lavalings into the 4 colored Zones. To learn more about Mightier and there biofeedback games to support self-regulation, visit www.mightier.com
*Leah Kuypers has served as an advisor to Mightier since the early stages of their development. |
Click on the image to to download the activity
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how to create a zones check-in for home
Have you been learning about The Zones of Regulation? The Zones of Regulation can help us think and talk about how we are feeling and know that all the Zones are OK! Follow these easy steps to make your own Zones check-in for everyone to use in your home.
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LIVE RECORDED Q&A SESSION on Distance Learning
The Zones of Regulation® and Make Social Learning Stick® teamed up to bring you resourceful ideas for you and your learners. This one hour session is presented by Leah Kuypers, Elizabeth Sautter, and Emily Walz. These presenters will discuss their ideas and share resources with you during COVID-19 and distance learning.
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Distance Learning Resources and Ideas Handout
Click the document to check out the Resources & Ideas to Support Distance Learning Handout. In this handout you will find ideas for supporting your learners at home, free and discounted resources available, and links to resources discussed in the Q&A session.
This resource are brought to you by The Zones of Regulation® and Make Social Learning Stick®
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ZONES IN THE TIME OF cOVID -19
by: Emily Walz
Zones Schoolwide Specialist and Content Contributor We appreciate Emily's willingness to share with us her experience during this difficult time. Click the image to the right to read: A mother's account of her husband's illness and the regulation skills she and her kids used to help them stay afloat.
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Navigating the new normal: Q & A- Article from Noggin
This article by the Nickelodeon channel "noggin" is a great resource for parents and caregivers navigating the emotional experience of quarantine with their children. It highlights The Zones of Regulation as a strategy for identifying emotions, discusses strategies for dealing with stress, self-care, working and parenting, socialization, and screen-time.
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Live Streaming Webinars - Join Remotely
Whether you are new to the Zones or want to understand it on a deeper level, these webinars are ideal for you. Our live web-based trainings are offered to accommodate you to receive Zones training on your own or as a group. We have three different Zones webinars for you to choose from. Please click on the image to find out more!
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Downloadable handouts
We have three widely-used reproducibles available now for download on our site. Click here find out more and to visit the page to download. These reproducibles are available in Spanish, French, and English and are to be used in conjunction with The Zones of Regulation book.
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The Zones Book Nook
Our Zones Book Nook is a list of books recommended by both our staff and The Zones community on Social Media. These books can be used to teach and reinforce The Zones of Regulation concepts as well as many other topics that come up in Social Emotional Learning. This list is ever-growing as we get more recommendations so check back in if it has been awhile.
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