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Miscellaneous
Relaxation Exercises
The Triangle
Reactions to Stress
100

Demonstrate the following feeling with your face and body: Angry.

Frown on face, furrowed eye brows, tense shoulders and fists, etc.

100

Give one example of a relaxation exercise (it could be one you learned in or outside of group).

Belly Breathing, Muscle Relaxation (Lemon, Cat, Turtle, Elephant, etc.), Drawing/Coloring, Journaling, Imagining Your Calm Place
100

True or False: What we think about a situation impacts how we feel and what we do.

True

100

True or False: There is only one normal way to react to stress.

False - we all react in different ways to stress. All of these different ways are normal!

200

Name one Inner Strength and one Outer Support that you have.

Examples of an Inner Strength: Kind, Good friend, Funny, Smart, Hardworking, Resilient. Examples of an Outer Support: Parents, Siblings, Teachers, School counselors, Friends

200

As a team, demonstrate the Lemon and the Turtle relaxation exercises.

Lemon: Squeeze your hands into fists like you are squeezing lemons! Then let your hands and arms relax completely. Turtle: Squeeze your shoulders up to your ears and scrunch your head down like you are hiding in your turtle shell. Then relax completely.

200

What are the three points of the triangle we learned about in this group?

Thoughts, Feelings, Actions

200

Name two examples of how you might feel in your body when you feel worried or stressed.

Examples: Heart beats fast, Headache, Sweaty hands, Tense muscles, Shaky/weak muscles, Jumbled thoughts, Hot face, Butterflies in stomach or sick to stomach, Cry, Fast breathing

300

Why is it helpful to talk about difficult things we have been through?

Because the more we talk about difficult things we have been through, the easier it will get and the less it will bother us.

300

True or False: When doing Belly Breathing, your belly should go up/out when you breathe in and down/in when you breathe out.

True

300

Name two thoughts you might have on your SuperThinkers card.

Examples of helpful thoughts: I can do this! I am a good friend. I can use Belly Breathing to calm down.

300

Name three things that Sherman the raccoon experienced after the terrible thing happened.

Examples: He felt angry/sad/scared, he didn't feel hungry, he had stomachaches and headaches, he had trouble sleeping, he got in trouble at school, he had nightmares, and he tried to not think about what happened.
400

What is a Detective Thought you could ask yourself if you have this thought: Everyone hates me.

Examples: It's not true that everyone hates me, because my friends like me. It's not true that everyone hates me, because my family loves me. It's not true that everyone hates me, because my teachers care about me.

400

As a team, guide us through the Elephant muscle relaxation exercise.

Pretend you are lying in a field. A baby elephant is running around and is about to run over you! Tense up your stomach muscles, so that the elephant doesn't hurt you. Stay tense! Now relax completely.

400

Name two Helpful Thoughts for the following situation: You are about to give a class presentation.

Examples: I can do this! If I make a mistake, it's not a big deal. I practiced and I'm ready for my presentation.

400

What helped Sherman the raccoon feel better by the end of the book?

Drawing pictures and talking to a counselor about how he was feeling and about the terrible thing that happened.