The Zones of Regulation Storybook Set: Exploring Feelings and Emotions and Tools to Help Manage Them

Leah Kuypers · Elizabeth Sautter

Mar 2021 · Think Social Publishing, Inc.

About this ebook

Includes read-aloud audio with word highlighting which is accessible on IOS devices.

Join Gabriel and his classmates as they learn about The Zones of Regulation through two storybooks. The first, The Road to Regulation, helps students become more aware of their bodies and feelings and describes the four colored Zones used to think and talk about these feelings. Through a colorful, imaginary adventure to “The Regulation Station,” the second storybook introduces the use of “tools” (or metacognitive strategies) to help students identify ways they can learn to manage their different feelings at school and home. Use this two-storybook set with relatable characters and situations to help children at developmental ages 5-11 learn the easy-to-use framework and the popular regulation curriculum. These storybooks are intended to be used in sequence, alongside related lessons within the curriculum book, The Zones of Regulation.

Special features and supports for interventionists

Both storybooks include these pages following the story:

·  Extend the Learning Section (with guided questions and curriculum references)

·  Vocabulary list of special terms

·  Dos and don’ts

·  Variations: Storybook 1 includes two Activity Sheets; Storybook 2 includes three sample tool cards from the Tools to Try Cards for Kids strategy card deck (these tools are mentioned in the story: Wall Pushes, Bird Breath, Walk It Out)

About the author

Leah Kuypers, MA Ed., OTR/L, is the creator of The Zones of Regulation™, a framework designed to foster self-regulation. She is the author of the book and apps by the same name, as well as co-creator of Navigating The Zones and the Advanced Pack. Leah provides trainings and consultation to districts, professionals, and caregivers on regulation and challenging behavior and conducts workshops on The Zones of Regulation framework to groups around the world. Explore her webinars and trainings on her website, www.zonesofregulation.com. 

Elizabeth Sautter, MA, CCC-SLP, specializes in social and emotional learning, is the co-owner of Communication Works, a private practice in California, and is the founder of Make Social and Emotional Learning Stick! (www.makesociallearningstick.com) where she blogs and shares resources from her books and online parenting course. Elizabeth is the author of Make Social and Emotional Learning Stick!, 2nd edition (2020) and is the co-author of the Whole Body Listening Larry books with Kristen Wilson. She presents around the country and beyond on her work and also is a trainer in The Zones of Regulation collaborative.