Grade 3 · SEL · Lesson 26

Staying Calm During Stress

Stress is the feeling of being overwhelmed, pressured, or unable to cope with what is being demanded of you. Every person experiences stress — it is a normal response to challenges. What matters is how you respond. Responding to stress with calm, deliberate actions protects your thinking, your relationships, and your ability to solve problems.

What this lesson teaches

1Recognize physical, emotional, and behavioral signals of stress
2Apply calming strategies such as box breathing, 5-4-3-2-1 grounding, body scan, movement, and naming the stress
3Address the cause of stress after calming the feeling

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