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Coping Skills Garden

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Lesson Plan

Coping Skills Garden

Coping Skills

In this lesson, students will learn about coping skills by creating a 'Coping Skills Garden'. This hands-on activity will help students identify and practice strategies to manage their emotions effectively. By engaging in this project, students will develop a better understanding of how to handle stress and emotions, which is crucial for their emotional well-being and social development.

Audience

3rd Grade Girls

Time

20 min

Approach

Project-Based Learning, Active Learning

Materials

Construction paper, Markers, Scissors, Glue, and Printable Coping Skills Flowers

Step 1

Introduction

3 mins

  • Begin by asking students if they know what coping skills are.
  • Explain that coping skills are tools we use to help us feel better when we're upset or stressed.
  • Share a simple example, like taking deep breaths when feeling angry.

Step 2

Activity Setup

2 mins

  • Distribute construction paper, markers, scissors, and glue to each student.
  • Explain that they will be creating a 'Coping Skills Garden' to visualize their coping strategies.

Step 3

Create Coping Skills Garden

10 mins

  • Instruct students to cut out flower shapes from construction paper.
  • Have them write a different coping skill on each flower.
  • Decorate the flowers with markers and stickers.
  • Arrange the flowers on a large sheet of paper to create a garden.
  • Encourage students to think of additional coping skills they use and add them to their garden.

Step 4

Discussion and Sharing

3 mins

  • Invite students to share one coping skill from their garden with the class.
  • Discuss how these skills can be used in different situations.
  • Reinforce the importance of using coping skills to manage emotions.

Step 5

Closure

2 mins

  • Recap the importance of having coping skills.
  • Encourage students to use their garden as a reminder of their strategies.
  • Thank students for participating and remind them that they can add more skills to their garden at any time.
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Worksheet

Printable Coping Skills Flowers

These flower templates contain various coping skills that students can use to manage their emotions. They are designed to be cut out and placed in the 'Coping Skills Garden'.




Take deep breaths







Count to ten







Draw a picture







Talk to a friend







Write in a journal







Go for a walk







Listen to music







Think of a happy place







Squeeze a stress ball







Do a quick exercise




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