Turning Failures into Success
According to kidshealth.org, stress is defined as the feeling when you are worried or uncomfortable about something. This worry in your mind can make your body feel bad. You may feel angry, frustrated, scared or afraid- which can give you a stomachache and headache.
Stress - Lets' talk about it
β’ What message did you get from the video?
β’ Do you think all stress is bad for your health? Why or why not?
β’ Name some situations that have brought healthy stress.
(ex: taking a vacation, graduation, planning a party, holiday season, etc. )
β’ What do you think they felt when they experienced their failures?
(Stress, anxiety, frustration, motivated, determined, etc.)
β’ What are some things you have failed at?
β’ How did that make you feel?
β’ What did you do to overcome the failure?
β’ How could you learn from a failure? (retake test, learn from test corrections, etc.)
β’ What are some stressors that you may be experiencing right now?
β’ How are the stressors making you feel?
β’ What can I do to help ease those feelings?
Let's do something about it
1. Get support β Talk to a trusted adult.
2. Stay calm β Take deep breathes (do breathing exercises such as holding your breathe a couple of seconds and slowly releasing breathe), go for a walk, play with a pet, listen to music, etc.
3. Donβt take it out on yourselfβ Be kind to yourself by taking a nap, doing your favorite activity, adult coloring books/apps or mandalas @ colormandala.com.
4. Try to solve the problem β Figure out what the problem is. If you cant solve all of it, brainstorm and begin by solving a piece of it.
5. Be positive β Most stress is TEMPORARY. It may not seem like it when you are in the middle of a stressful situation, but stress does go away, often when you figure out the problem and start working on how to solve it.
Let student know that these 5 steps arenβt magic and they may have to do some steps more than once, but they do work. If they can stay positive as they make their way through a tough time, theyβll help themselves feel better even faster.
Let's do an activity- Control vs No Control
All you need:
Meal size paper plate.
Construction paper/paper cut-outs of varying sizes and shapes.
Have students think about what their major stressors are and how much these stressors consume their lives.
Have them select the pieces of construction paper and label each piece with a stressor and set it on their plates.
Students share whatβs on their plate.
Have then think of which stressor(s) could be removed or controlled.
Discuss which of the items on their plates they can control? How?
Are there any that they cannot control? If so, have students take them off the plate, rip them up, and throw them in the trash.