Grade 11 Healthy Active Living Education Additional Supports ...

Positive Mental Health and Stress
Public Profile
Unit #3 Activity #3
Teaching Learning Strategy #6
Student Resource (Assignment)
Stress Management Techniques/Strategies Assignment
Catholic Profile
Unit #5 Activity #5
Teaching Learning Strategy #4
Curriculum Learning Expectations
The student will:
• demonstrate an ability to use stress management techniques
• use appropriate strategies for coping with stress and anxiety (e.g., relaxation,
meditation, exercise, reframing)
Assignment Instructions:
1. Product
a) Develop a class demonstration on one of the assigned stress management
techniques/strategies.
Examples:
-biofeedback
-breathing exercises
-guided imagery
-hypnotherapy
-laughter therapy
-massage
-meditation
-progressive muscular relaxation
-stretching
-Tai Chi
-Yoga
b) In your healthy active living journal, identify when and what strategies you personally
use to cope with daily stress and anxiety.
2. Process
Work on your own to complete the following tasks:
• brainstorm sources of information available to you
• research the assigned stress management technique/strategy
• identify one date on the class calendar when you will present your class
demonstration
• provide an appropriate class demonstration that engages students in the
strategy/technique (e.g., students should not experience hypnotherapy but will
participate in a media presentation on the topic, students should have the opportunity
to make a personal decision whether to experience a hands-on massage)
Grade 11 Healthy Active Living Education (PPL30), Module #2 Positive Mental Health and Stress
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