LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Identify a range of potential health issues associated with too much stress; describe healthy ways to manage stress.

HEALTH ED STANDARDS

NHES 1: Comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention.

CASEL: Self awareness, self-management

KEY VOCAB

depression

erode

nausea

Lesson Plan: Your Body on Stress

Read on to understand how stress affects you and learn techniques to keep it under control.

PREPARING TO READ

Before you read the article “Your Body on Stress,” ask your students the following pre-reading question:

How can stress affect your mind, body, and mood?

READING AND DISCUSSION

  • Have your students read the article “Your Body on Stress”; read the article out loud to them; or have students partner-read the article out loud.
  • After they’ve read the article, revisit the pre-reading question. Have their answers changed?

BUILDING COMPREHENSION

Check students’ comprehension of and engagement with the story with the following assessment tools:

  • Comprehension Quiz

EXPANDING SEL OPPORTUNITIES

Continue the learning journey with the following writing prompt:

In THE UPS AND DOWNS OF STRESS, students will use the prompts in the skills sheet to write a one- to two-page journal entry. The first part of the journal entry should be about a time when a small amount of stress affected them positively—for example, by helping them stay focused and study for an important test. The second part should be about a time when stress affected them negatively, and how they might try to manage their stress more effectively next time.

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