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Mastering Stress: Coping Skills

Introduce 7th graders to practical coping skills for managing stress, enabling them to apply these strategies in daily life.

Effective stress management is essential for emotional well-being and helps students tackle everyday challenges with confidence.

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5 minutes

Step 1

Introduction and Discussion

5 minutes

Step 2

Interactive Activity

20 minutes

Step 3

Reflective Closing

5 minutes

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Mastering Stress: Coping Skills

Introduce the lesson with a warm greeting. Explain that today we are going to learn about stress and how to manage it with different coping skills.

What is Stress?

Define stress in simple, relatable terms. Ask students if they have ever felt stress and what situations cause it.

Why Manage Stress?

Explain why it's important to manage stress, providing relatable examples such as school or friendships.

Coping Skills

List practical coping skills and techniques such as deep breathing, visualization, and talking to someone trusted.

Interactive Group Activity

Introduce an interactive activity where students discuss and practice these coping skills, possibly showing a short video or demonstration if available.

Reflect and Share

Conclude by summarizing the key points and asking students to share one thing they learned or plan to use when feeling stressed.

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