Stress Unit

-Everyone feels stressed out at times — adults, teens, and kids. But it’s also possible to learn skills to avoid getting too stressed out by handling everyday pressures and problems. These lessons help students learn how to relieve stress with taking time out for things they enjoy, by getting exercise and being active, and by reaching out to others.  This unit also promotes staying calm, and asking for help when you need it.

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• Here is more about this unit:

 

-Unfortunately teen depression is often seen as a normal teenage “phase” of life and consequently, it’s not diagnosed or treated.

 

-This unit stresses that suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem and it leaves devastation for loved ones in its wake, and what to do if a friend is talking about suicide, and more.

 

-The unit uses a “Depression Survey,” PowerPoint slides, and activities to help your students understand and possibly recognize the symptoms of stress and depression.

 

-Students will learn that Clinical Depression is treatable and that help is available!

 

-NEW!★ I just finished an amazing update. There are now all-new photos on the Stress PowerPoint and several worksheets; AND besides the High School Stress lessons, I added the complete Stress Units from each of the 3 Middle/Jr. High School grade levels! (See specifics activities listed below.)

 

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“A very informative and complete unit on delicate subjects. My students learned a lot and were engaged the whole time.”

 

-“Best unit I’ve ever used!”

 

“…The students enjoyed the projects and the interactive nature of the lessons. I will definitely be using it again next year!”

 

-“Huge amount of material for the price. Big time saver!”

 

-“I love this unit and I’m so impressed with the teacher directions and clarity.”

 

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★ALL FUTURE UPDATES FOR LIFE ARE INCLUDED!! All new lessons, activities, and any changes that I create for this resource are FREE!

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• Now you have 4 programs to choose from to use for your Stress Unit:

-There are 3 Middle/Jr. High School sequential Stress programs, and 1 High School Stress program.

-The 3 grade levels of Middle/Jr. High School Stress lessons are sequential within the middle level and do not repeat activities, but be aware there is overlap between the middle and high school level lessons!

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• Here are some of the activities included in the individual Middle/Jr. High School Lessons:

 

-These 3 programs are sequential, so use one program or use all 3!

 

LEVEL 1 MIDDLE/JR. HIGH SCHOOL STRESS:

-What is Stress?
– “Stress Survey”
-”How Stress Affects Your Brain” Video
-Stressors
-“Stress Worksheet”
-”How to Relieve Stress” Video
-TIME OUT, WORK OUT, REACH OUT
-“Relieving Stress Trunks Project”
-Sleep Posters
-25 Scary and Surprising Effects of Sleep Deprivation”
-“Sleep Project Homework”

-Finish Sleep Posters
-Five Stress Relieving Activities! Aerobics, Deep Breathing, Muscle Contraction, Meditation/Visualization, Yoga

 

LEVEL 2 MIDDLE/JR. HIGH SCHOOL STRESS:

-Time Out, Work Out, Reach “Animal Stress Stories”
-“Depression Posters”
-“Traits of Depression Worksheet”
-“Review of Stress, the Importance of Sleep, Resilience, and Depression.”
-Depression and Thoughts of Suicide
-Overcoming Depression and Anxiety
-Life Without You” Worksheet
-Optional: Stress-Buster Coloring Homework

 

LEVEL 3 MIDDLE/JR. HIGH SCHOOL STRESS:

-Creating “Time Out, Work Out, Reach Out Card Game”
-Depression
– Resilience
-“Depression – vs – Clinical Depression
-True story Articles
-”Depression Survey”
-More on Depression
-Bi-Polar Disorder
-Anti-Depressants

-”Depression Around the Room” Activity
-Cutting

-Suicide

-Suicide Risk Factors

-Cutting

-What to Do if Someone You Know Talks of Suicide

-Unit Test Review
-“Stress-Free BINGO”!

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HIGH SCHOOL STRESS:

• This unit includes:

1. 127 pages of step-by-step teacher directions with real student examples of projects!!

2. A 118-slide PowerPoint that walks you through each lesson!

3. 30 documents

4. A Stress Packet that students fill out from the PowerPoint Presentation (and Key)

5. 21 amazing videos

6. Caveman Bulletin Board Templates (“Why My Brain Still Thinks I’m a Caveman!”)

-Stress Unit Assessment Options:
-“Depression/Suicide Parent-Teen Communicator”

 

Day 1 and 2: UNDERSTANDING STRESS

-“Stress Vulnerability Survey”

-Goal setting

-The importance of Sleep

-“Sleep Journal”

-“Sleep Posters Project”

 

Day 3 and 4: RELIEVING STRESS

-What is stress and how to relieve stress

-“Stress Survey”

-How Stress Affects Your Brain

-“Above the Stress Project”

-“45 Stress Relieving Activities”

 

Day 5: MORE ON RELIEVING STRESS

-How Stress Affects Your Body Worksheet

-How to Relieve Stress i 60 Seconds

-Animal Stories Project

 

★BONUS STRESS BUSTING MATERIALS:★

1 + 2. Interactive Relieving Stress Trunks

3. Students Make a “Relieving Stress” Card Game

4. Making Stress Balls

5 + 6. Stress Coloring

7. “Stress Relieving Stations Around the Room”

 

Day 6: DEPRESSION

-Depression Survey

-Clinical Depression and Treatment

-Resilience skills

-True Stories

-Video on Depression

 

Day 7: MORE ON DEPRESSION

-Bi-Polar Disorder

-Anti-Depressants

-“How to Beat Stress and Depression” Scavenger Hunt

 

Day 8: “BLACK DOG” DEPRESSION

-“Traits of Depression Worksheet”

-“I Had a Black Dog, His Name Was Depression” Video

-“Black Dog Poster Project”

 

Day 9: SUICIDE PREVENTION

-Suicide Risk Factors

-Why Teens Cut/Self-Mutilate

-Suicide Prevention Video

-Powerful “Emotions Left After Suicide” Activity

 

Day 10 + 11: STRESS TEST REVIEW

-How to Show You Care if a Friend Talks of Suicide

-“Show You Care Worksheet”

-Stress Test Review and Key

-Stress-Free BINGO Test Review!!

 

Day 12: STRESS TEST

-Stress Test and Key

-“Sleep Homework Project”

-POWERFUL “Stress, Depression and Suicide Parent-Teen Communicator”

 

OPTIONAL Day 13 and 14: VALUES

Full “Values” lesson

-“Values Survey”

Survey discussion, challenge, reflection

-“Values Parent-Teen Communicator Homework

 

21 TOTAL LESSONS WITH STRESS BUSTERS!

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Mrs. S.

Health Education Today, Inc.

Master of Education

National Board Certified Health Teacher

 

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