LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Understand the health benefits of managing or reducing stress in your life; identify a range of healthy ways to deal with stress.

HEALTH ED STANDARDS

NHES 7: Practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.

CASEL: Self-management, responsible decision making

KEY VOCAB

meditation

visualization

Lesson Plan: Secret Stress Busters of the Stars

Being a celebrity looks super glamorous. In reality, it can also be super stressful. Read on to learn about some megastars’ strategies for staying chill.

PREPARING TO READ

Before you read the article “Secret Stress Busters of the Stars,” ask your students the following pre-reading questions:

What are the health impacts of stress, and how can you manage stress in your life?

READING AND DISCUSSION

  • Have your students read the article “Secret Stress Busters of the Stars” independently; read the article out loud to them; or have students partner-read the article out loud.
  • After they’ve read the article, revisit the pre-reading questions. Have their answers changed?

BUILDING COMPREHENSION

Check students’ comprehension of and engagement with the story with the following assessment tools:

  • Comprehension Quiz and Vocabulary Review

EXPANDING SEL OPPORTUNITIES

Continue the learning journey with the following extension activity:

Stress busters aren’t just for celebrities! In STRESS BUSTERS FOR ALL, have your class commit to using at least one of the stress busters from the article for a week, noting any health benefits they experience along the way. At the end of the week, they’ll reflect on what they learned about dealing with stress.

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