In preparation for Autism Awareness week, Malaysia class have been learning how to identify and manage our emotions using the Zones of Regulation.
Our assembly, ‘Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds’, not only focused on the importance of looking after our bodies by keeping active, but also the importance of taking care of our emotions.
We discussed how it is okay to feel different every day and that, if we are ever feeling down, we can always talk to an adult or a friend to make ourselves feel better.
Can you use the Zones of Regulation to spot how you might be feeling today?
If you are feeling angry, extremely upset or frightened, you are in the red zone.
If you are feeling excited, anxious or giggly, you are in the yellow zone.
If you are feeling calm and ready-to go, you are in the green zone and are ready to learn!
If you are feeling sad, tired or sick, you are in the blue zone.
We used our traffic light poster to help us decide what to do if we are in the red, yellow or blue zone so we can get back into the green zone, ready to learn!

After that, we played a fun game of twister (the Zones of Regulation version!) where we discussed the different zone and a strategy we could use to help us control how we are feeling.