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This Mindful Self-Management Exercise: Managing Stress activity also includes:
Let it go! As part of the Mindfulness series, pupils learn a technique to manage stress and strong emotions. While doing the deep breathing exercise, they imagine a train of stressful thoughts, take a step back, and let the train pass.
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Instructional Ideas
- Share the series with parents, guardians, and caregivers
- Consider letting class members conduct some of the activities
Classroom Considerations
- The fifth of eight activities in the Mindfulness series, each of which begins with the Breath Awareness activity
Pros
- The train metaphor is very effective in teaching participants how to let go of their stress
- Each exercise in the series includes reflection questions to discuss at the end of the activity
Cons
- None
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