Stress management and coping
Calm classroom
Practising strategies to develop a sense of calm can help to reinforce self-regulation and attention skills, and when practised as a class may assist with classroom management. Calm classrooms are good for all and especially important for students who need a predictable and steady environment to be successful.
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Calming spaces/havens
Division: Primary / Junior / Intermediate
Purpose: To provide a calming space in the classroom for students to manage difficult feelings
End of day
Division: Primary / Junior / Intermediate
Purpose: To help students focus their attention, calm feelings of anxiety, and manage stress
Inspiration from Scripture
Division: Intermediate
Purpose: To provide an opportunity to note what makes something inspiring and how different people can be inspired in different ways
Snowstorm in a bag
Division: Primary / Junior
Purpose: To encourage students to engage in deep breathing using a fun technique
Stress buster bulletin board
Division: Junior / Intermediate
Purpose: To encourage support seeking, which is an important skill for personal resiliency
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