Follero, Arleth T.

June 05, 2018

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Topic: Stress Management

I. Lesson Objectives

At the end of this lesson, the students will be able to

a. identify the sources or causes of their stress,
b. value the importance of identifying stressors in determining ways to cope with stress,
c. list personal ways of managing stress to live a healthy life

II. Lesson Content

Materials
Manila Paper, Marker, Short Bond Paper, and Coloring Materials

Sources
DepEd. (2016). Personal Development: Teacher's Guide. Quezon City: Sunshine Interlinks
Publishing House, Inc. .

Siemion, G. (n.d.). Top 10 Stress Busters. Retrieved June 2018, from honolulu.hawaii.edu:
https://www.honolulu.hawaii.edu/facdev/guidebk/teachtip/top10stress.htm

III. Procedure
A. Preliminary Activity: 4 Pics 1 Word

Four pictures that describe stress will be shown to the students. Then, the students will guess
what the pictures represent.
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B. Activity: Spell S.T.R.E.S.S.

The class will be divided into 5 groups. Each group will be asked to use the word “STRESS” as an
acronym in identifying their stressors as a student. They will write it on a manila paper and present it in
front of the class. Students will be given 10 minutes to do the activity and each group will have 3
minutes to present their work. Before the activity starts, the following rubrics will be discussed to the
students.

Rubrics for Group Activity

EXCEPTIONAL ADMIRABLE ACCEPTABLE ATTEMPTED

4 POINTS 3 POINTS 2 POINTS 1 POINT
Ideas presented are Ideas presented are Ideas presented are
Ideas are nonrealistic
realistic and mostly realistic and somewhat realistic
and inaccurate;
CONTENT accurate; clear accurate; good and accurate; fair
presentation is off
understanding of the understanding of the understanding of the
topic
topic topic topic
Ideas lacked
Ideas were very Ideas were fairly Ideas were not organization and
organized; well organized; had clearly organized; order; had little
ORGANIZATION
prepared and easy to evidence of minimal signs of evidence of
follow preparation preparation preparation and
difficult to follow
Most members
Members accept
accept ideas from
ideas from others; Unwilling to Group does not work
others without
COOPERATION able to compromise; compromise; few together; one person
negative comments;
all members members contribute does all the work
some members
contribute
contribute
Unsure of
Shows some
Shows confidence; responsibility;
confidence; presents Lacks information;
informative; engages somewhat
PRESENTATION some information; audience bored;
audience; speaks informative; engages
engages audience; mumbles
loudly and clearly audience
can be heard
intermittently

C. Analysis

1. Do most of your classmates have similar stressors as you have? How does it make you feel?
2. Based on the presentations, what are the common stressors that you face as students?
3. How does knowing our stressors can help us in managing our stress?
4. Do you think we can live a stress-free life? Why?
5. What can you do to cope with stress?
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D. Abstraction

We all have certain things, situations, or people that cause us to be stressed. When you begin to
identify your stressors, you can become skilled at preventing negative consequences. For example, if
cramming causes you to be stressed, you can do something to avoid it such as prioritizing your tasks and
managing your time wisely to finish your requirements beforehand. However, there are stressors that
we have no control of such as conflict between parents and being misunderstood by a friend. Thus, we
can conclude that stress is part of our life. We may be able to reduce our stressors, but we can still be
stressed from time to time.

Knowing how to deal with stress is important because the longer you avoid dealing with the
stress factors, the more the stress will build up. Prolonged stress can be devastating; burnout,
breakdown, and depression are some of the potential results of long-term, unmanaged stress. By
wearing a mask, you may expect to hide stress caused by problems in your personal life and not let
them influence your performance in school. This will probably not work. The more you try to hold your
emotions in, the greater the pressure build-up will be. Relaxation is the key in managing stress but most
people must train themselves to relax when the pressure is on.

Some coping strategies that can make you relax when stressed are the following:
 Stop for a moment and take a few deep breaths.
 Do a relaxing exercise. Swing your hands at your sides and stretch.
 Take a “power nap.” Lie down and totally relax for a few minutes.
 Find time to do the things you enjoy.
 Leave your study area for a while to take a brisk walk.
 Find a quiet place to read a magazine or novel during break or at lunch.
 If possible, look or imagine some peaceful images such as forests, beaches, etc. These images
can initiate a relaxation response.

E. Application: Stress Busters

Students will be asked to list their personal top 10 ways of managing stress or stress busters. The
list may include strategies that they want to try to apply when they are stressed or techniques that are
already proven to be effective for them. Students will write it in a short bond paper which they can
decorate to make it more pleasing and inspiring.

IV. Evaluation: Sentence Completion

In a piece of paper, students will complete the following sentences based on what they learned
during the discussion.
1. My primary sources of stress are _______________________________________________.
2. After knowing my stressors, I realized that ________________________________________.
3. I believe that I can cope with stress by ___________________________________________.