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Quick Coping Skills for Regulation

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Lesson Plan

Quick Coping Skills for Regulation

Teaching coping skills

In this quick, high-impact lesson, students will be introduced to basic coping skills to manage stress and emotions. This lesson is crucial in helping students develop essential self-regulation techniques that they can apply in their daily lives.

Audience

Regulation

Time

10 minutes

Approach

Active Learning

Materials

Video: 'Intro to Coping Mechanisms', Worksheet: 'Coping Skills Practice', Markers or colored pencils, and Printable cards

Step 1

Introduction

1 min

  • Briefly introduce the topic of coping skills and why they are important for managing emotions.
  • Explain that students will watch a short video, participate in an activity, and complete a worksheet.

Step 2

Watch Video

2 mins

Step 3

Discuss Coping Skills

2 mins

  • Have a brief discussion about the coping skills presented in the video.
  • Ask students which coping skills they found most interesting or think they could use.

Step 4

Activity: Coping Skills Match

3 mins

  • Distribute printable cards, each with a different coping skill written on it (e.g., deep breathing, drawing, talking to a friend).
  • Instruct students to match the coping skill cards to scenarios presented by the teacher (e.g., feeling stressed before a test).
  • Discuss why certain coping skills are suitable for specific situations.

Step 5

Worksheet: Coping Skills Practice

2 mins

  • Hand out the 'Coping Skills Practice' worksheet.
  • Allow students a few minutes to complete the worksheet independently, identifying which skills they might use in different scenarios.

Step 6

Closure

1 min

  • Recap the importance of using coping skills daily.
  • Encourage students to practice these skills regularly and share what they've learned with their family and friends.
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Worksheet

Coping Skills Practice

This worksheet helps students think about and plan how they can use different coping skills in various situations.

List three coping skills you learned from the video.








Describe a situation where you might feel stressed or upset.








Which coping skill would you use to help calm down in that situation? Why?








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Worksheet

Coping Skills Cards

These printable cards include various coping skills that can be used in different scenarios. One-sided printing only.




Deep Breathing







Drawing







Talking to a Friend







Going for a Walk







Reading a Book







Listening to Music







Meditation







Journaling







Playing a Game







Exercising




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