Primer Lesson Materials
TIME: 10 minutes
TEACHER PREP:
TEACHER PREP:
- Print and distribute (or electronically share) the Taking Stock worksheet.
- To understand what you will be modeling in the section “The Brain Science of Stress,” it is optional to watch this two-and-a-half-minute video of Dr. Daniel Siegel explaining his hand model of the brain.
WHAT STUDENTS NEED: A Taking Stock worksheet and a writing utensil
OBJECTIVES:
OBJECTIVES:
- Teachers will explicitly acknowledge the problem of stress and anxiety, and they will commit to providing a solution through Upstream.
- Students will understand the brain science of stress.
- Students will “take stock” of their stress responses and stressors in order to understand their stress patterns.
8 Lessons