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This So Stressed, Now Stress Less lesson plan also includes:
- So Stressed! Now Stress Less! (PowerPoint)
- Unit 1 – Overview: Mental Health/Social Emotional Skills Grade 9
- Student Reference
- Activity
- Graphic Organizer
- Reading Passage
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Carrot, egg, or tea? A parable gets teens thinking about how, when faced with the same adversity, people respond differently. As the lesson progresses, class members learn about how stress is regulated by the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, the three states of the stress response, and how stress impacts emotions. After examining a Stress Reduction Plan, individuals practice one of the stress reduction strategies.
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Concepts
Instructional Ideas
- Remind class members to keep all unit related materials in the Healthy Smart binder
Classroom Considerations
- Resource nine of 25 in the Social-Emotional Health series
- Requires copies of the four-page stress reduction booklet
Pros
- The detailed plan includes step-by-step directions
- Provides learners with specific strategies to reduce stress
Cons
- None