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The Hope to Cope: Coping Skills

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Making decisions can be stressful, even for sixth graders. And even students this young have developed coping skills, some positive and some negative, to help them deal with stress. Class members are asked to identify several of their coping skills and reflect on the number of positive and negative skills they employ.

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Concepts
casel, social-emotional learning, coping skills, problem solving strategies, problem solving techniques, making decisions, responsible decision-making, perseverance, integrity, compassion, tolerance, call it courage, respect, -ell words
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Additional Tags
social studies
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Instructional Ideas
  • At the end of the activity, have class members brainstorm positive ways of coping with stress and post the list in the classroom
Classroom Considerations
  • The lesson is designed to be conducted by the school counseling staff with the support of the classroom teacher
  • Requires individual copies of the Steps for Reacting to Stress handout and several index cards for each class member
Pros
  • The activity provides time for individuals to examine and reflect on the effectiveness of their coping skills
Cons
  • No coping strategies, besides the ones class members suggest, are provided