Free Zones of Regulation Charts

The Zones of Regulation is a widely used framework in classrooms and therapy settings that helps kids recognize their emotions and learn strategies for managing them. The approach groups emotions into four color-coded zones, each representing a different state of alertness or feeling:

Blue = sad, bored, tired
Green = focused, happy, content
Yellow = stressed, excited, worried
Red = angry, terrified, panicked

Learn more: Zones of Regulation Activities

If you’re using the Zones of Regulation in your classroom, having a visual to remind students and reference during instruction is important. Download, laminate, and post our Zones of Regulation charts to use throughout the school year. Just click the button below to get the free download.

What’s in the Zones of Regulation charts download?

The Zones of Regulation charts provide a visual aid for students that helps them regulate their emotions.

I Am in the … Zone

Use this chart to help students identify the zone they’re in based on the feelings they’re experiencing, and then choose a way they can respond.

Emotion Gauge

This chart is a good visual to use to talk about how we can move from one zone to another. Students can move a clothespin with their name on it to a different color to reflect which zone they are in.