Classroom Lesson Briseida Chavez 1

Managing Stress
Ms. Chavez
Classroom expectations
Practice active listening

No side conversations
Focus on presentation
Putting away iPads
One “Mic”
Take space, make space
Any others?
Pre-test
ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors
M 1. Belief in development of whole self, including a

healthy balance of mental, social/emotional, and
physical well-being.
B-SMS 7. Effective coping skills
Learning objectives
After this lesson, students will be able to:

1. Identify their personal warning signs by learning about
common symptoms of stress.
2. Develop a stress management toolkit by learning about
healthy coping strategies.
Agenda
1. Warm-Up: Breathing Exercise

2. What is stress?
3. What does stress look like?
4. Coping Strategies
5. Build your Stress Management Toolkit
6. Review and Closing
Warm-up: breathing exercise
What is stress?
Stress is a feeling of Situations that can cause stress can include:

worry or tension Life changes
caused by a difficult Ex: Switching to a new school
situation. Feeling pressured
Ex: Presenting in class
Challenges
Ex: Arguing with a friend
Think-pair-share
What is something that

causes you to stress?
What does stress look like?
When we feel stressed, our bodies give us warning signs to

let us know that we may be feeling overwhelmed, worried, or
tense.
This may affect our mental, emotional, and/or physical well-
being.
Important: Stress looks different for everyone!
What does stress look like?
How it Affects our How it Affects our How it Affects our

Mental Health Social/Emotional Well- Physical Health
Worrying Being Feeling tired
Negativity Loss of confidence Difficulty sleeping
Difficulty Concentrating Irritability Loss of appetite or eating
Feeling anxious Losing interest in things we more than usual
Finding it difficult to make used to enjoy doing Headaches
decisions Wanting to withdraw from Body aches
people Sweating
Any questions?
Discussion question
Think of a time you felt

stressed.
What warning signs did

your body give you?
COPING STRATEGIES
What is a coping strategy? Healthy vs. Unhealthy Coping Strategies

A coping strategy is what we do Healthy coping strategies help us deal with
to make us feel better when stress in a healthy and helpful way.
dealing with a negative feeling or Unhealthy coping strategies are poor
situation, like feeling stressed. choices we make that might make us feel
better in the moment but, in the long run,
negatively affect us or make the situation
worse.
Unhealthy coping strategies
Not eating/binge eating

Avoiding the problem
Isolating from friends and
family
Using drugs or alcohol
Self-Harm
Skipping class/school
Healthy coping strategies
Mental Health Social/Emotional Physical Health

Meditation Well-Being Get enough sleep
Breathing Exercises Talk to someone you trust Eat nutritious foods
Journaling Spend time with people who Spend time outdoors
Take mental breaks make you happy
Move your body:
Grounding Exercises - Ex: Express yourself through art
Take a walk
5-4-3-2-1 Technique Practice positive self-
Stretch
talk/affirmations
Practice Gratitude Play a sport
Healthy coping strategies
Why is it important to have healthy coping

strategies?
Helps prevent us from using coping skills that might put our well-being at risk
Able to learn new skills!
Helps us to manage difficult situations and feelings
Helps us focus on things that are important to us!
School
Interests
Goals
Any questions?
Build your stress
management toolkit
REVIEW
1. wHAT IS STRESS?
REVIEW
1. wHAT IS STRESS?
Stress is a feeling of worry or tension caused by a difficult
situation.
REVIEW
2.When we’re feeling stressed, what

warning signs might our bodies give us?
REVIEW
2.When we’re feeling stressed, what

warning signs might our bodies give us?
Difficulty concentrating, feeling anxious, loss of confidence,
wanting to withdraw from people, difficulty sleeping,
sweating, etc.,
Review
3. What are examples of unhealthy coping

strategies?
Review
3. What are examples of unhealthy coping

strategies?
Not eating/binge eating, avoiding the problem, isolating
from friends and family, using drugs or alcohol, self-harming,
skipping class/school, etc.,
REVIEW
4. What are examples of healthy coping

strategies?
REVIEW
4. What are examples of healthy coping

strategies?
Meditating, journaling, talking to someone you trust, spending time
with people who make you feel happy, spending time outdoors,
getting enough sleep, etc.,
Any questions?
Post-test
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Managing Stress

Practice active listening

M 1. Belief in development of whole self, including a

After this lesson, students will be able to:

1. Warm-Up: Breathing Exercise

Stress is a feeling of Situations that can cause stress can include:

What is something that

When we feel stressed, our bodies give us warning signs to

How it Affects our How it Affects our How it Affects our

Think of a time you felt

What warning signs did

What is a coping strategy? Healthy vs. Unhealthy Coping Strategies

Not eating/binge eating

Mental Health Social/Emotional Physical Health

Why is it important to have healthy coping

2.When we’re feeling stressed, what

2.When we’re feeling stressed, what

3. What are examples of unhealthy coping

3. What are examples of unhealthy coping

4. What are examples of healthy coping

4. What are examples of healthy coping

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