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Mastering Stress: Strategies for Success

Hollie Overholt

Tier 1
For Schools

Lesson Plan

Mastering Stress: Strategies for Success

Identify stressors and coping mechanisms

This lesson focuses on understanding the causes of anxiety and stress among high school students, with an emphasis on identifying personal stressors and effective coping mechanisms. Students will watch a video on stress management strategies, engage in group discussions to share experiences, and practice stress-reduction techniques. This lesson is crucial as it equips students with practical tools to manage stress, enhancing their overall well-being and academic performance.

Audience

11th Grade Students

Time

1 hour

Approach

Identify stressors and coping mechanisms

Materials

Video: Stress Management Strategies, Discussion Questions, Worksheet: Identifying Personal Stressors, and Exit Ticket: Stress Management Reflection

Step 1

Introduction

10 mins

  • Begin with a brief discussion on what stress and anxiety are.
  • Ask students to share any personal experiences with stress.
  • Introduce the lesson's objective: to identify personal stressors and learn coping mechanisms.

Step 2

Video Viewing

5 mins

  • Show the video Stress Management Strategies.
  • Ask students to note down any strategies they find interesting or new.

Step 3

Group Discussion

15 mins

  • Divide students into small groups.
  • Provide discussion questions to guide their conversation about personal stressors and coping mechanisms.
  • Encourage students to share their thoughts and listen to others.

Step 4

Worksheet Activity

15 mins

  • Distribute the worksheet on identifying personal stressors.
  • Ask students to fill out the worksheet individually, reflecting on their own stressors and current coping strategies.
  • Facilitate a brief class discussion on common stressors and effective coping mechanisms.

Step 5

Closure and Reflection

10 mins

  • Recap the key points discussed in the lesson.
  • Distribute the exit ticket for students to reflect on what they learned and how they plan to apply these strategies.
  • Collect exit tickets as students leave.
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Discussion

Discussion Questions: Stress Management

These questions are designed to facilitate a group discussion on personal stressors and coping mechanisms among students.

What are some common stressors you experience as a high school student?

Encourage students to think about academic, social, and personal stressors.







Which stress management strategies from the video do you find most useful? Why?

Guide students to discuss the practicality and applicability of the strategies.







How do you currently cope with stress, and what changes might you consider making?

Prompt students to reflect on their current coping mechanisms and potential improvements.







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Worksheet

Worksheet: Identifying Personal Stressors

This worksheet helps students identify their personal stressors and evaluate their current coping mechanisms.

List three personal stressors you experience regularly.

Consider stressors from school, home, or social life.







Describe one coping mechanism you currently use for each stressor.

Think about what you do to manage stress in these situations.







Identify one new strategy from the video that you would like to try.

Reflect on the strategies discussed in the video.







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Quiz

Exit Ticket: Stress Management Reflection

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