Entering middle school is stressful for many students. They suddenly have six teachers instead of only one or two. They are suddenly surrounded by a huge group of kids (there are over 600 sixth-graders in the school I'm coming from) they have to handle class-changes, lockers, more homework, letter-grades rather than standards-based number grades. Many students join after-school clubs, or are involved in sports teams, music lessons, dance class, or faith-based classes. They're also starting to deal with pressure to fit it, changes in peer groups and relationships, and changing hormones. It's a lot to handle, and it's easy to see how this could quickly overwhelm the most confident of 6th grader.
Fortunately, the 6th grade health curriculum addresses stress right off the bat and gives students strategies to manage their stress. Below you will find a 6th grade health lesson that integrates technology to teach students the causes and effects of stress and how they can become empowered and not let stress overwhelm them. Lesson Details
Topic: Mental/Emotional Health
Grade Level: Sixth Grade Student-friendly Objective:
Group Activity
Using what they learned from the class discussions and teacher presentations, the students will work together in groups to help their classmates come up with productive ways to deal with stressors using the C.O.P.E. strategy. Students will usePadlet for this activity.
Individual Activity
Now that the students have collaborated to come up with solutions to their classmates' stressors, have them reflect again on what stressors are currently affecting them. Using what they learned about stress in health class, the students should write a letter to themselves using Lettrs.com. The students should use the "Got Butterflies" Game and the Tools to Deal with Stress article to help them with this task.
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Charles Elliott
6/17/2015 06:37:15 am
I have been very impressed by every lesson you have created/shared for this course. You do a great job of making topics relevant and engaging for your students. I commend you on your ability to seamlessly integrate technology into your lessons. Wake County is losing out by not having you in their system; I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors in the Middle East! I am sure you will do an excellent job helping them realize the benefits of allowing technology to be integrated into the classroom setting.
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Al McArthur
6/17/2015 06:56:21 am
Great Lesson! I love Poll Everywhere. In this lesson it opens up a great opportunity to have a class discussion focusing on what a few of the student's wrote. I've never used lettrs.com, but I love it so far. What an motivating way to get student's to write.
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Eric Grant
6/17/2015 11:36:30 am
The Lettrs.com is a new one for me and I see that as a really great tool to use for all curricula. Also, love the integration of Padlet and Polleverywhere. One thing you can do with polleverywhere is have it display as a Wordle (we just did this today with teachers), and this way you can see which are the most common stressors. Nice lesson.
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Matt Bissette
6/18/2015 01:30:18 am
This is just a fantastic lesson. Health, much like Language Arts, is a content area that can be modified to be relevant for nearly every student, and you have done a great job of that here. The tools that you have are utilized perfectly and really serve to make the lesson come alive!
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Sallie Wooten
6/18/2015 10:37:04 am
Oh my goodness that meme is hysterical. I think your lesson is awesome and it addresses a topic that I think is often over looked. I can see myself integrating many of these strategies/technologies in to my own counseling lessons.
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6/25/2015 09:51:14 am
You are an amazing writer!! and I've read every one of your blog post!!!!! can i be you!!!! from a student
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