Coping Skills

Lesson Plan - Get It!

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The first step in dealing with stress is being honest with yourself about how situations really make you feel.

So answer the following questions as honestly as you can.

• How do you feel when you have a million things to do for school and home?
• How do you feel when you hear a suspicious sound, especially at home alone?
• How do you feel before you are in a performance or a game?
• How do you feel if classmates or people, who you thought were your friends, snub you?

These are all common triggers of stress.

• What is stress?

Read or listen to this information on Stress. As you do, take notes.

Stress is part of life; it affects every single one of us.

Some people have more stress than others, and some manage stress better than others. Too much stress can affect your mood, relationships, and school performance.

Identifying signs of stress, how it affects you, and what you can do about it is important.

Watch the video below about how some teens deal with stress.

Think about the following questions. If possible, discuss them with a friend or sibling.

• How can stress be both bad and good?
• What do you see as the biggest stressors for kids your age?

• What have been big stressors for you?
• Can you remember how you felt at the time?
• What were you thinking? What was your body doing?

When you are ready, continue to the Got It? section to learn some coping skills.