1. Stress Management and Coping Skills
SUMMER BRIDGE Guidance

2. Expectations for Class Guidance
Be Honest
Be Respectful
Be Yourself
Participate and Have Fun!

3. WHAT IS
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4. Give examples of what causes fourth graders stress…
At School
At Home
With Friends
With Family

5. What are Kids Most Stressed About?
The top five things kids said they worried about were: Grades, school, and homework: 36% Family: 32% Friends: 21% Brother and Sisters: 20% Mean or annoying people: 20%

6. Can cause…
Upset Stomach, Headaches or other Pain Trouble Sleeping Difficulties Focusing in School Mood Swings – Sad, Lonely, Angry, Worried

7. How to Handle Stress…. talk to trusted adult or friend
name your feeling - "I am so angry!"
Do breathing exercises
listen to music
write in a journal
play with a pet
go for a walk or a bike ride
do something fun
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8. Be positive – most stress is temporary.
Calm down
Solve the problem (make a plan)
It will get better!

9. Fill in each column of the BINGO sheet with a number in the range indicated
Mrs. Furr will draw the numbers. If your number is called, you will turn and talk with a neighbor with the answer to the question. Then color in the block or place an X in the square.
The first person with 5 in a row (diagonal, horizontal or vertical) calls out BINGO and wins!