Classroom Teacher: ______________________________ Resource Teacher: ____________________________________

Co-Teaching Lesson Plan

Subject: You and Your World: Self-Regulation (Zones of Regulation)

Grade level: Elementary (grade 1 in mind but could be adapted to various grade levels)

All resources are from the Zones of Regulation program purchased by school.

Lesson Co-teaching Time Classroom Teacher Resource Teacher Considerations

Approach (may include adaptations,
(can select more differentiation,
than one) accommodations, and
student-specific needs)
Beginning: <INPUT 10 mins Have a group discussion on the EST-R will be circulating the *Make any necessary
(Review) TYPE=\One four different zones of classroom, observing and accommodations
Teach, One regulation and ask students to encouraging whole body depending on the needs of
Support listening and participation. your students.
provide 1-2 examples of what
an individual might feel like in
each zone. This will be a review
from the previous lesson.

Introduce today’s lesson:

Today we will be learning about
different ways to calm our
bodies and minds when we feel
like we are in the yellow zone
or maybe in the red zone.

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Middle: <INPUT 15 mins Model and then have student Model and then have student *Make any necessary
(Introduction TYPE=\Paralle practice two different breathing practice two different accommodations
to breathing l techniques to help self- breathing techniques to help depending on the needs of
strategies) regulate. self-regulate. your students.

-Split class into #1. Lazy 8 breathing #1. Lazy 8 breathing

2 heterogeneous
groups

#2. The 6 sides of breathing #2. The 6 sides of breathing

- Have students practice as a - Have students practice as

whole group and with a
partner.
- Have copies of each
technique for each student.
a whole group and with a
partner.
- Have copies of each
technique for each
student.

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End: <INPUT 20 mins While still in two
(may include: TYPE=\Paralle heterogeneous groups remind
Closing, l students of previous self-
Assessments, <INPUT regulation strategies that
Extension of TYPE=\Team have been taught. Fidget box,
the Lesson) calming corner, breathing
techniques, etc. Create a list
on a chart paper.
Explain to students that they
will be creating their own
tool boxes by filling in
strategies they think would
work for them using the tools
for my zones activity sheet.
Team:
Circulate and monitor
student progress while
students complete activity.
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While still in two *Make any necessary
heterogeneous groups accommodations
remind students of depending on the needs of
previous self-regulation your students.
strategies that have been
taught. Fidget box, calming
corner, breathing
techniques, etc. Create a
list on a chart paper.
Explain to students that
they will be creating their
own tool boxes by filling in
strategies they think would
work for them using the
tools for my zones activity
sheet.
Team:
Circulate and monitor
student progress while
students complete activity.
© Murawski, 2007