Stress
What is Stress?
The feeling of being overwhelmed or unable to cope with mental or emotional pressure
What is Worry?
A form of thinking about the future, defined as thinking about future events in a way that leaves you feeling anxious.
What is Time Management?
The process of organizing and planning how to divide your time between different activities.
What is Organization?
An efficient and orderly approach to tasks; to be neat, clean, to have everything in order.
How long is our lunch period?
22 minutes
What words did we associate with "Stress" on our graffiti wall?
-Anxiety
-Fear/Scared
-Anger/Sadness
-Lost
-Depression
-Worry
-Biting Nails
What are some words we associated "Worry"?
-Stress
-Fear/Scared
-Pacing around the room
-Biting nails
-Crying
-Heart Racing
What is the EASIEST TIP you can incorporate to have better time management?
SET AN ALARM
What is the EASIEST TOOL you can use to keep everything organized in terms of schoolwork?
An agenda/notebook
What floor are all the 6th grade classes on?
New middle school building, upstairs
True or False: Stress affects everyone the same
FALSE: stress is not a "one size fits all" concept, there is a slight difference on how it may affect you from another person
True or False: People that worry always bite their nails
FALSE: not always, but it is a nervous habit
What are other ways you can incorporate better time management skills into your routine that we talked about?
-Setting goals and times for when these goals should be done by is a helpful for homework
-work on one thing at a time
-study in smaller time limits (ex. 15 minute increments)
-Go to bed earlier so you can get more sleep at night
-Use your study hall time at school- for homework and reading
What are others ways you can be organized at school?
-Write down all due dates for projects, papers, reading assignments, etc
-Keep ALL homework in one place, maybe separate by folder or by class
-Check your notebook or agenda three times a day to make sure you have everything written down by the end of the day
How many periods are in a full day of Middle School?
9 Periods
What are some ways we talked about last time we met that can help get rid of stress?
-Talk to someone
-Fidget toys
-Deep breaths and walk away
-Eat Better/Sleep Better
-relaxing yoga
-exercise
What are some ways that can help get rid of constant worries?
-WORRY ENVELOPES WE MADE
-Write in a journal
-Fidget toys
-Talk to someone
-Exercise
-Deep breaths and clear your mind
True or False: In 6th grade, you have 2-3 minutes in between each class change/period
TRUE
True or False: Keeping your room clean will help you find things easily
TRUE
What are some examples of cycle classes you can take?
Drawing , robotics, and dance
BONUS: Testing your memory skills! What did you all say was your biggest stress/fear when going into the middle school (2 right answers)
-Bullies
-Homework (workload)
BONUS: Give 2 examples of a time when you were worried
responses my vary
BONUS: How many hours of sleep does a 6th grader need each night to be considered "well-rested" and have enough energy for the next day?
9-12 hours: INSANE I KNOW
BONUS: How many days does it take to form a good habit?
-21 Days
Bonus: What is your new mascot?
Bears