Building Resilience: Coping Skills Workshop

Victoria Claas

Tier 1

Lesson Plan

Building Resilience: Coping Skills Workshop

Learn and practice coping strategies

In this workshop, students will explore different coping strategies through role-playing scenarios. They will learn to identify stressful situations and practice strategies to manage them effectively, boosting their emotional resilience. This lesson is important as it equips students with essential skills to handle stress and challenges, promoting emotional well-being and resilience.

Audience

Students in Grade 3

Time

35 minutes

Approach

Learn and practice coping strategies

Materials

Role-Playing Scenarios Discussion, Coping Strategies Worksheet, and Pens and Paper

Step 1

Introduction to Coping Strategies

5 minutes

Begin with a simple explanation of what coping strategies are and why they are important.
Ask students to share any coping strategies they already use, using simple language and examples.

Step 2

Role-Playing Scenarios

20 minutes

Divide students into small groups and assign each group a role-playing scenario from the provided list.
Instruct students to act out the scenario and practice different coping strategies.
Encourage creativity and discussion within groups to explore various approaches, ensuring scenarios are relatable to their age.

Step 3

Group Discussion and Reflection

5 minutes

Bring the class back together and discuss the different strategies used in the scenarios.
Ask students to reflect on which strategies they found most effective and why, using simple language.

Step 4

Conclusion and Takeaway

5 minutes

Summarize the key points of the lesson.
Encourage students to write down one new coping strategy they learned and plan to use in the future.

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Discussion

Role-Playing Scenarios Discussion

This discussion will guide students through role-playing scenarios to practice coping strategies.

What coping strategies did you use in your scenario?

Encourage students to share their experiences and discuss the effectiveness of different strategies.

How did it feel to use these strategies in a stressful situation?

Guide students to reflect on their emotional responses and the impact of the strategies.

Which strategy do you think was the most effective and why?

Facilitate a discussion on the pros and cons of different strategies and their applicability in real-life situations.

Worksheet

Coping Strategies Worksheet

This worksheet will help students identify and reflect on different coping strategies they can use in stressful situations.

List three coping strategies you already use.

Describe a stressful situation and how you might use a new coping strategy to handle it.

Think about a recent challenge you faced and how you could apply a new strategy.

Reflect on a time when a coping strategy helped you. What was the outcome?

Consider how the strategy impacted your feelings and actions.