Respectful Relationships

Year 4 - RRRR

In year 4, students have been learning about stress management.

Why is it important?

 

Stress is a normal part of life, especially as children get older. Children who cope better with life’s stressors develop good mental health and wellbeing. Assisting students recognise their personal signs and symptoms of stress to develop strategies that will help them to deal with those effectively, will help them cope with challenges in the future.

 

What have you been learning about in RRRR?

  • Activities
  • Conversations
  • Reflections
  • Morning circle

Room 22:

  • Lily: How to move from yellow to green, which means calming yourself down.
  • Campbell: The Zones of Regulation.
  • Henry: Strategies for dealing with stress and calming down.

Room 23:

  • Elle: How not to worry about things that might annoy us.
  • Abi: Understanding stress.
  • Maher: How to relieve stress.

 

Room 24:

  • Teddy: How to respect others
  • Olivia: Body language and how to understand them 
  • Annika: About respect and body language 

What are strategies you can use to deal with stress

 

Room 22:

  • Henry: Take a drink and calm yourself down.
  • Lily: Talk to a trusted adult.
  • Campbell: Take a break to reset and calm yourself down.

Room 23:

  • Elle: Take a minute to relax and take a break.
  • Abi: Play with a fidget toy.
  • Maher: Calm yourself by reading a book.

Room 24:

  • Teddy: Deal breathing listening to music 
  • Olivia: Take a drink play with a fidget
  •  Annika: Drink some water take a break 

 

 

 

Why is it important to understand when we are feeling stressed?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Room 22:

  • Lily: When in stressful situations, you can use strategies to calm yourself down.
  • Henry: Recognize the signs in your body so you can help yourself calm down.

Room 23:

  • Elle: Because stress can lead to bad mental health.
  • Abi: Take deep breaths to get rid of the stress.
  • Maher: So you can feel better and not worry.

Room 24:

  • Teddy: So you can stop it calm down 
  • Olivia: We can get other people to help us calm down
  • Annika: So you you know what to do and use your strategies