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Mrs. Moore's Counseling Connection

Dear Students and Parents,
 
I am so excited to start the 2020-2021 school year for all students (In-Person and Virtual)!  Please feel free to email me if you have any concerns.  I will be available during school hours to return emails and help in any way that I can.
 
If it's an emergency please contact Highlands Community Services at 276-525-0016 or the after hours crisis line at 1-866-589-0269
 
Sincerely,
Mrs. Moore
Here are some things we can do to help kids manage the worries and negative feelings about Coronavirus:
  • Let kids know it’s okay to worry and it’s okay to talk about those worries
  • Limit news and social media exposure
  • Stick to routines and set timers if needed
  • Practice deep breathing strategies
  • Practice creativity and imagination
  • Use a journal to write down feelings and worries

This school year, your child participated in a curriculum called Zones of Regulation. The goal of the curriculum is to teach children about self-regulation and how to strengthen their self-regulation skills.

Zones of Regulation groups all the ways that children feel and act into four “Zones”.  
Blue Zone—when your body is running slowly, such as when you are tired, sick, sad or bored.
Green Zone—when you are ready “good to go.” You feel happy, calm and focused.
Yellow Zone—when you feel your engine running high, such as when you are frustrated, overwhelmed, silly, wiggly, excited, worried, anxious, or surprised.
Red Zone—is when you have “flipped your lid.”  You have extreme feelings such as terror, uncontrolled anger, aggression, or elation.

 

Your child should be able to identify what zone they are in when asked.  Students also learned what tools they can use when they are in certain zones, to help them get back to the green happy zone.  Using the Zones of Regulation in the home could help when your child is struggling with certain feelings and emotions.

Zones of Regulation
 

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*Make sure that the power point is in slide show mode*

*You need at least two players to play this game*

Introduce the different topics teams can choose from:

Act It Out: Teams act out the challenge prompt

True or False: Teams decide whether the statement Is true or false

Sketch It: Teams quickly draw their answer

Imagine If: Teams answer imagine if questions using their imagination and problem solving skills

Risk It: Teams take a risk because the type of question or challenge is not revealed until chosen

*After a team completes their question click the gold star at the bottom right hand corner to return to the challenge board*

(answered questions/challenges will change from white text to blue text on the challenge board so you know it has already been completed)