Coping with Challenges
Stress is normal – everyone experiences stress.
It is helpful to identify how you react to stress because then you will know the early warning signs and can take steps to manage stress.
It is helpful to identify how you react to stress because then you will know the early warning signs and can take steps to manage stress.
- What are different signs of stress?
- Brainstorm causes of stress for young people.
Group the different causes of stress under different headings like: family, peers, school, community/society.
Think about the things you do to calm down when you feel stressed or overwhelmed. Make a list of your strategies. Some ideas are listed below.
Make your own list of strategies to deal with stress.
Here are some activities to spark you into action and take your mind off any stresses you have.
Brain Strain
Table Game 1 – Word Target
Time: 8 minutes
Try to create as many words as you can. They must be at least 3 letters long, the cannot be proper nouns, and each word you find must include the letter in the middle square.
Here are some activities to spark you into action and take your mind off any stresses you have.
Brain Strain
Table Game 1 – Word Target
Time: 8 minutes
Try to create as many words as you can. They must be at least 3 letters long, the cannot be proper nouns, and each word you find must include the letter in the middle square.
Brain Strain 2
Time: 8 minutes
Examples:
a) CCCCCCC = Seven seas
b) LE/VEL = Split level
1)
GIVE GET
GIVE GET
GIVE GET
GIVE GET
2) ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTVWXYZ
3)
T
O
W
N
4)
LU CKY
5)
HE'S/HIMSELF
6)
BLO C USE
7)
AID <-
AID
AID
8)
GROUND
FEET FEET
FEET FEET
FEET FEET
9) ECNALG
10) R/E/A/D/I/N/G
Time: 8 minutes
Examples:
a) CCCCCCC = Seven seas
b) LE/VEL = Split level
1)
GIVE GET
GIVE GET
GIVE GET
GIVE GET
2) ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTVWXYZ
3)
T
O
W
N
4)
LU CKY
5)
HE'S/HIMSELF
6)
BLO C USE
7)
AID <-
AID
AID
8)
GROUND
FEET FEET
FEET FEET
FEET FEET
9) ECNALG
10) R/E/A/D/I/N/G