Lesson Plan Briseida Chavez

Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan for Managing Stress (lesson title)
School Counselor: Briseida Chavez

Target Audience: 7th & 8th
Mindsets & Behaviors: ● M 1. Belief in development of whole self, including a healthy
(limit of three) balance of mental, social/emotional and physical well-being.
● B-SMS 7. Effective coping skills
Lesson 1 Of 1
Learning Objective(s)/Competency
Students will:
1. Identify their personal warning signs by learning about common
symptoms of stress.
Students will:
2. Develop a stress management toolkit by learning about healthy
coping strategies.
Materials:
● Classroom Lesson Slides: Managing Stress (Canva)
● Worksheet: Stress Management Toolkit
● Pre & Post Assessment
● Computer
Procedure: Describe how you will:
Introduce: Slide 1: Title Page: Managing Stress
● I will begin the lesson by briefly introducing myself as a school
counseling intern and the support I provide for Corvallis students.
This may be the first time meeting some students.
● I will introduce the lesson topic of “Stress Management.” I will
explain that this topic was selected because it was one of the
main areas students expressed needing support within our needs
assessment that we conducted at the beginning of the academic
year.
Slide 2: Classroom Expectations

● Practice active listening
○ What does that look like? No side conversations, eyes on
presentation (don’t want to miss any important
information!), and putting away iPads when it’s not
needed.
● One “Mic”
○ If we want to share, we will raise our hands.
○ No talking over one another.
● Take space, make space.

○ This is a safe space! Challenge yourself to participate. We
want to hear your wonderful ideas!
○ If you’ve already participated, that’s amazing! Now, we
can give our classmates a chance to share, too!
Slide 3: Pre-Test
● Ask students to take out their iPads
● I will have login and password instructions on the board for folks
who don’t know how to log into their NLMUSD accounts.
● I will tell students that It’s okay if they don’t know the answer to a
question and just to try their best. This is not graded. I just want
to understand what they already know and where we can
improve. That’s why I’m giving this lesson today, so we can
continue learning!
Slide 4: ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors

● I will introduce ASCA mindsets and behaviors by explaining the
attitudes and skills we want to focus on today.
● M 1. Belief in development of whole self, including a healthy
balance of mental, social/emotional and physical well-being.
● B-SMS 7. Effective coping skills
Slide 5: Learning Objectives

● I will discuss that after this lesson, students will be able to:
a. Identify their personal warning signs by learning about
common symptoms of stress.
b. Develop a stress management toolkit by learning about
healthy coping strategies.
Slide 6: Agenda
● I will provide an overview of our agenda:
○ Breathing Exercise Warm-Up
○ What is stress?
○ What does stress look like?
○ Coping Strategies
○ Building your Stress Management Toolkit
○ Review and Closing
Teach Content: Slide 7: Breathing Exercise Warm-Up
● Remind students that it’s okay to feel a little silly.
Slide 8: What is stress?

● I will ask students to raise their hand if they’ve heard about stress
before and call on a couple to share what they think stress is.
● I will then define stress: Stress is a feeling of worry or tension
caused by a difficult situation.
● Situations that can cause stress can include:
○ Life changes - switching schools or moving into a new
home
○ Feeling pressured - having a busy schedule or having to do
a classroom presentation
○ Challenges - getting into an argument with a friend or not
being able to raise up your grade in a class
Slide 9: Think-Pair-Share
○ Share with your partner, what is something that causes
you stress?
○ Share whatever you feel comfortable sharing
○ I will ask students if anyone wants to share what they
discussed.
Slides 10 + 11: What does stress look like?

● When stressed, our bodies give us warning signs to let us know
that we feel overwhelmed, worried, or tense.
● This may affect our mental, emotional, and/or physical
well-being.
● Important: Stress looks different for everyone!
● I will review common symptoms and ask if they can think of any
others.
Slide 12: Check for understanding and ask if they have any questions.
Slide 13: Discussion Question:

● Think of a time you felt stressed. What warning sign did your
body give you?
● Ask students to share out loud
Slide 14-17: Coping Strategies
● What is a coping strategy?
○ A coping strategy is what we do to make us feel better
when dealing with a negative feeling or situation, like
feeling stressed.
● Healthy vs. unhealthy coping skills
○ Healthy coping strategies help us deal with stress in a
healthy and helpful way.
○ Unhealthy coping strategies are poor choices we make
that might make us feel better in the moment but, in the
long run, negatively affect us or make the situation worse.
● Examples of unhealthy coping strategies
○ Not eating/binge eating
○ Avoiding the problem
○ Isolating from friends and family
○ Using drugs or alcohol
○ Self-Harm
○ Skipping class/school
● Healthy Coping Strategies
● Mental
○ Meditation
○ Breathing Exercises - like the one we did earlier!
○ Journaling
○ Coloring
○ Grounding exercises
■ Example: 5-4-3-2-1 Technique
● Social/Emotional
○ Talk to someone you trust
○ Spend time with people who make you feel happy
○ Practice positive self-talk/affirmations
○ Practice gratitude - “Today, I am grateful for…”
○ Express your emotions through art
● Physical
○ Get enough sleep
○ Eat nutritious foods
○ Move your body
○ Spend time outdoors
● Healthy Coping Strategies
○ Why is it important to have healthy coping strategies?
■ Helps prevent us from using coping skills that
might put our well-being at risk
■ Able to learn new skills!
■ Helps us to manage difficult situations and feelings
■ Helps us focus on things that are important to us!
● School
● Interests
● Goals
Slide 18: Check for understanding and ask if they have any questions.
Practice Content: Slide 19: Build your Stress Management Toolkit

● Review worksheet
● Ask students to write down or draw at least two things per
section
● We will work through each section together
○ Section 1: I feel stressed when…
■ Have a couple of students share
○ Section 2: My personal warning signs are…
○ Section 3: When I am feeling stressed, I can use the
following healthy coping strategies:
○ Section 4: Review resources at the bottom of the
worksheet
● As students are filling out the worksheet, I will make sure to walk
around to make myself accessible in case they have any
questions.
Summarize: Slide 20-27: Review

● I will have students answer the question before the answer slides
in
○ What is stress?
○ When we’re feeling stressed, what warning signs might
our bodies give us?
○ What are examples of unhealthy coping strategies?
○ What are examples of healthy coping strategies?
Slide 28: Before going to the post-test, check for understanding and ask if
they have any questions.
Close: Slide 17: Post-Test

● Again, I will remind students to try their best to answer the
questions.
Data Collection Plan – For multiple lessons in a unit, this section only need be completed once
Participation Data:
Anticipated number ● 30 Students (combination of 7th & 8th graders)
of students:
Planned length of ● 54 Minutes, only 1 lesson
lesson(s):

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Lesson Plan for Managing Stress (lesson title)

School Counselor: Briseida Chavez

Slide 2: Classroom Expectations

● Take space, make space.

Slide 4: ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors

Slide 5: Learning Objectives

Slide 8: What is stress?

Slides 10 + 11: What does stress look like?

Slide 13: Discussion Question:

Practice Content: Slide 19: Build your Stress Management Toolkit

Summarize: Slide 20-27: Review

Close: Slide 17: Post-Test

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