Welcome students. Introduce yourself and the purpose: to build a personal toolbox of coping skills for managing stress and anxiety in a new school environment.

Explain why coping skills are important, especially when starting at a new school. Emphasize resilience and peer support.

Review the learning objectives. Ask students to keep these in mind as they go through the lesson.

Define anxiety in simple terms and use ELL supports by pointing to vocabulary list if needed.

Introduce the five skills at a high level before diving into details.

Model deep breathing: inhale for 4, hold 2, exhale for 6. Then guide students through a quick progressive muscle relaxation sequence.

Explain how changing self-talk can shift mood. Lead a 1-minute guided visualization.

Demonstrate simple stretches or walking in place. Encourage students to think of other movements they enjoy.

Explain reading activity: distribute the [Coping Strategies Reading](#coping-strategies-reading) and guide students on how to annotate.

Introduce the main activity. Distribute the [Emotion Regulation Activity Sheet](#emotion-regulation-activity-sheet). Show an example toolbox and model drawing.

Guide the debrief. Hand out index cards and prompt students to write their reminder phrase. Offer positive feedback.