Physical Self Care
Kids need about ____ hours of sleep each night to function to keep a strong immune system, manage stress, and strengthen their ability to focus.
What is 9-12 hours?
A person wanting to decrease stress and calm their mind, while managing emotions can do either of these two activities on a regular basis.
What are breathing deeply and Meditation or mindfulness?
Give one example of how what you prefer others to for you when you are feeling stressed?
What is listen, find a trusted adult, help them find a solution, provide empathy?
Something I can do to socialize is
Spend time with family or friends.
Name a non-screen related stress relieving activity that someone can do to during breaktime or after school to give their mind and body a break
What is:
Go for a walk or walk the dog,
Do a physical activity (ride bike, exercise, kick/shoot the ball around)
Do play a family/friend activity (board game, cook/bake, talk to a family member,
Do something to be active or lift your spirits play music, dance, write a story/poem/song...
Name one consequence of not getting enough sleep.
What is its harder for you to learn, listen, concentrate and solve problems. Leads to cranky, aggressive, or inappropriate behavior such as yelling at others or being impatient?
When our brain feels stress or anxiety or unsafe the nervous system is activated and we may react by doing one of these three responses.
What is Fight, Flight, or Freeze?
aka-fight, run, or feel unable to do anything
Name one positive activity that you can do with a friend for good self-care
What is play a game, go for a walk, laugh, watch a funny movie online together, listen to music together, zoom dance party, go shoot baskets, kick the ball around, ride bikes …?
What is a support system?
a network of people who provide an individual with something practical or emotional.
After sitting online in class for a long time, 3 things I can do to destress
What is chair yoga, deep breathing, mindfulness, get up and walk around, Fidgets, stress balls, talk to a family member, stretch, draw
Name one way to get better sleep.
What is eat healthy, exercise, create a habit, do mindfulness, muscle relaxation, turn off your phone, turn off electronic devices 1-2 hours before bedtime?
A state of active, open attention on the present (thoughts, feelings, body sensations, things going on around us)
What is mindfulness?
True or False: Self care is something that you only do when you are stressed out
What is false?
Gratitude is...
What is something you have gratitude for
Recognition and enjoyment of the good qualities of someone or something.
One thing that students do that make class lessons take longer, frustrate teachers, and make it more difficult to do more fun and engaging activities in class
What is talk on phone, play video games, have their cameras off, talking to someone else in the room?
How much exercise does a 10 YO need a day?
What is about 60 minutes per day
Describe something physical you can do to reduce stress in the body
take a walk
exercise
go to the park
yoga
True or false, Self care is easy.
False
1. You can name an important person in your friend’s life and identify a positive quality that the person has.
2. You and your friend are playful with each other.
3. You think your friend has good ideas.
4. You’d like to become more like your friend, at least in some ways.
5. Even when you disagree, you can acknowledge your friend makes sensible points.
6. You think about each other when you’re not physically together.
7. You see your friend as trustworthy.
What are signs of a healthy relationship?
Students who are having a difficult time focusing in class can
What is Write down what teacher is saying, stand while in class, hold a fidget, move during breaks, find a sunny place to sit, drink water
What are same ways your body tells you it is feeling stress?
What is the name of the system that regulates our fear response?
What is the Nervous System?
Name 2 trusted adults that are helpful when you are feeling overwhelmed.
What are parent, teacher, counselor, principal, coach, grand parent, church leader, aunty/uncle, security …?
Talking to someone about what you are thinking and feeling is
What is communication?
When staring at a computer screen for long periods of time, the 20-20-20 rule helps relieve fatigue. What is the 20-20-20 rule?
What is every 20 minutes look at something 20 feet (7 meters) away for 20 seconds and blink often to keep eyes moist?