Stress Management Information for Preteen Students

Stress is becoming more and more common in our students – between assignments, after-school responsibilities, and family obligations it is easy for our students to feel pulled and stretched too thin. With stress in students climbing at an alarming rate, it is so important that we teach our students how to manage their stress.

Use this teaching presentation to teach your students 4 different stress management techniques they can use at school or home! This presentation explains each technique, how to use it, and even leads students through a practice run for each one!

Students will learn how to relieve stress using:

• Guided Imagery
• Progressive Muscle Relaxation
• Self-Soothing Senses
• Positive Affirmations.

This resource is great to incorporate into a self-management lesson during your  Social-Emotional Learning block or as a small-group lesson for students struggling with stress.

Use the drop-down menu to choose between the PDF or Google Slides version.

This resource was created by Jennifer Hall, a teacher in North Carolina and a Teach Starter Collaborator.

This resource has your students practice using the following Instructional Sheets:

teaching resource

Stress Management Toolkit for Kids

Practice stress management techniques with your students with this set of 4 worksheets, which form a stress management toolkit for reference.