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Coping Skills Challenge

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Lesson Plan

Coping Skills Challenge

Teach coping skills

This lesson introduces students to coping skills through a fun and interactive game. Students will engage in a quick-paced activity that encourages them to think about and apply different coping strategies. This lesson is important as it helps students develop essential skills for managing emotions and stress, which are crucial for their social and emotional well-being.

Audience

Grades 6-8 with SEL difficulties

Time

20 mins

Approach

Game-Based Learning, Active Learning

Materials

Printable Coping Skills Cards, and Exit Ticket

Step 1

Introduction

3 mins

  • Briefly explain the importance of coping skills in managing emotions and stress.
  • Introduce the activity as a fun way to learn and practice these skills.

Step 2

Coping Skills Game

12 mins

  • Distribute the printable coping skills cards to each student.
  • Explain the rules: Students will take turns drawing a card and acting out or explaining the coping skill on the card.
  • Introduce a point system: Students earn points for creativity and correct identification of skills. The student or team with the most points at the end wins a small prize or recognition.
  • Encourage students to think of situations where they might use each skill.
  • Facilitate the game, ensuring all students participate and understand the skills.

Step 3

Discussion

3 mins

  • Lead a brief discussion on which coping skills students found most useful or interesting.
  • Ask students to share any personal experiences where they used similar skills.

Step 4

Exit Ticket

2 mins

  • Distribute the exit ticket to each student.
  • Ask students to write down one coping skill they learned and how they plan to use it in the future.
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Worksheet

Printable Coping Skills Cards

These cards contain different coping skills for students to act out or discuss during the game.




Deep Breathing







Counting to Ten







Taking a Walk







Listening to Music







Talking to a Friend







Drawing or Coloring







Writing in a Journal







Playing a Sport







Meditation







Positive Self-Talk




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Quiz

Exit Ticket

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