STRESS MANAGEMENT Ken Brodzinski Teacher Page>>> By

A. You are a hard working parent with four children. B. Saturday night you hit the four million dollar lottery. What role might stress play in the following situations? Your spouse is sick and cannot work. Both your house and car are in need of repair.

IV. List five sources of stress in your daily schedule and how you handle each. __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________

AH! STRESS YOU CAN’T AVOID IT, BUT YOU CAN HANDLE IT! GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!

TEACHERS PAGE OBJECTIVES: 1. Define stress 2.Understand the types of stress 3. Understand the steps in stress management ACTIVITY: 1. The students will use their journal. 2. The students will apply stress management techniques to their personal life. 3. The students will be asked to apply basic math to one situation. PROCESS: 1.The teacher will click through thirteen slides. 2. Most slides are self-explanatory or answers are given. However, there are two slides which allow the students to apply the stress management techniques to their personal lives. 3. The teacher should preview the lesson prior to presenting it to the class.

Journal Outline I. Some people can handle stress and some cannot. List five reasons for this phenomenon. II. How do you manage your time? School--Family--Friends--Work III. Stress-Math A.____________ B._____________ IV. List five sources of stress in your daily schedule and explain how you handle each.