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Coping Skills Adventure

Lesson Plan

Coping Skills Adventure

Learn and utilize coping skills

This lesson is designed to help a 20-year-old intellectually disabled student learn and utilize coping skills to manage emotions and understand the causes of their upset feelings. Through a combination of video, interactive activities, and discussions, the student will engage in a supportive learning environment that encourages self-awareness and emotional regulation. This lesson is important as it empowers the student with practical strategies to handle emotional challenges, promoting mental well-being and resilience.

Audience

20-year-old intellectually disabled student

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Game-Based Learning, Active Learning, Collaborative Learning, Blended Learning

Materials

Video: Why Getting Help Early is Important for Mental Health, Coping Skills Worksheet, Emotion Exploration Discussion Questions, and Printable Coping Strategy Cards

Step 1

Introduction

5 mins

  • Begin by welcoming the student and explaining the purpose of the lesson: to learn how to manage emotions and understand why we feel upset.
  • Introduce the video Why Getting Help Early is Important for Mental Health and explain that it will provide insights into the importance of understanding and managing emotions.

Step 2

Video Viewing

5 mins

  • Watch the video together with the student.
  • Pause at key moments to discuss any questions or thoughts the student might have.

Step 3

Coping Skills Activity

10 mins

  • Introduce a simple game where the student picks a card from the "Printable Coping Strategy Cards" and acts out or discusses how they would use that strategy in a real-life situation.
  • Encourage the student to think about how each strategy could help them feel better when upset.

Step 4

Worksheet Completion

5 mins

  • Provide the "Coping Skills Worksheet" and guide the student through filling it out.
  • Focus on identifying emotions and linking them to potential coping strategies.

Step 5

Discussion and Reflection

5 mins

  • Use the "Emotion Exploration Discussion Questions" to facilitate a conversation about what the student learned.
  • Encourage the student to share any new insights or strategies they found helpful.

Step 6

Closure

5 mins

  • Summarize the key points of the lesson.
  • Reinforce the importance of using coping skills and understanding emotions.
  • Encourage the student to practice these skills in their daily life.
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Discussion

Emotion Exploration Discussion

A guided discussion to help the student reflect on their emotions and the coping strategies learned during the lesson.

What is one new thing you learned about managing emotions today?

Encourage the student to think about the video and activities. Highlight any specific coping strategies they found interesting.







Can you think of a time when you felt upset? What coping strategy could you use?

Help the student recall a past experience and discuss how a coping strategy could have been applied.







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Worksheet

Coping Skills Worksheet

A worksheet designed to help the student identify emotions and link them to appropriate coping strategies.

List three emotions you often feel.

Think about times when you felt happy, sad, or angry.







Choose a coping strategy from the cards and explain how it can help with one of these emotions.

Consider how the strategy can change your feelings or actions.







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Worksheet

Printable Coping Strategy Cards

Cards with different coping strategies for the student to explore and practice.




Take deep breaths







Count to ten







Talk to a friend







Write in a journal







Go for a walk







Listen to music







Draw or color







Use positive self-talk




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