Lesson Plan

Stress Survival Plan

Students will identify personal stressors, explore and practice multiple coping strategies, create a stress management toolkit, and share insights to build emotional resilience.

Adolescents experience mounting academic and social pressures. Equipping 8th graders with hands-on stress-management tools fosters real-time coping, reduces anxiety, and promotes long-term well-being.

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Gather Materials & Review Resources

15 minutes

Step 1

1. Introduction & Stress Overview

10 minutes

Step 2

2. Stress SOS Strategy Brainstorm

15 minutes

Step 3

3. DIY Stress Ball Creation

15 minutes

Step 4

4. Stress Reflection Journaling

10 minutes

Step 5

5. Coping Strategy Share & Wrap-Up

10 minutes

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Stress SOS: Your Stress Survival Kit

What Is Stress?

Common Adolescent Stressors

Why Coping Strategies Matter

Session Overview

Strategy Brainstorm

DIY Stress Ball

Reflection Journal

Coping Strategy Share

Takeaways & Next Steps

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Journal

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Discussion

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The Stress Survival Kit

Megan MacDougall

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