STRESS MANAGEMENT

2,5 hours All

Objective / Aims

• To be able to describe emotions they feel in stressful situation, what causes stress. • To learn how to create a presentation with PowerPoint. • To learn use different apps to collect information.

Materials/Apps

Pencils; Printed hand-outs;

Apps: Stress Level Test, FlipaClip Online tools: Canva, PowerPoint

Space

Space should be prepared for group work. Each group should have at least one laptop/ tablet and the size of the group should be up to 4 adult learners so that everybody could participate in the activities which require a laptop/computer/tablet. Adult teachers, trainers need also to print materials for the activities.

FOR INSPIRATION

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnpQrMqDoqE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KYC5SsJjx8

ANALOGICAL PART. STEP BY STEP. 1st part

The first activity in this part of the workshop is to write down all ideas, what causes stress? What situations, words, actions etc. The activity is in groups.

Annex 1. Taken from https://www.canva.com/design/DAEtz-HgWAU/nKgP7KTxOarhGLjt9M3v4Q/edit

The next step is to set your stress level by using the Stress Level Test app. In the picture you can see how the app looks like. There you have to answer 10 question and after that you will get the result what kind of level is your stress.

NOTE: find a test in your native language and try it out.

After everyone finish their own test, all have to come back in groups and make a short discussion about results they get. The aim of discussion is to create a collage in combination with first activity. In collage each group should put the main 7 ideas which causes their own stress, use pictures with emotions they feel in stressful situations. Canva can be used for this activity. Collage example you can find down below.

Taken from https://www.canva.com/design/DAEv94u6U6c/MRZhPHQBd7Nwc70V-HjM1g/edit

Evaluation of the activity / Result

The result of this activity a collage of results of the App with pictures.

ANALOGICAL PART. STEP BY STEP. 2nd PART.

Afterwards, the activity will be in groups. Each group will get a printed handout with a question “What can help reduce stress?” All ideas should be written down on the paper.

Annex 2. Taken from https://www.canva.com/design/DAEt5jO7KqY/3IbsCMdO_qTp_gJIXNAsdA/edit

After this group work, each group have to make a presentation with PowerPoint. In the slides should elicit at least seven of the most effective ways to manage stress, use pictures with emojis to visualise the main idea of each slide. There are example down below how can it look like.

NOTE: in Annex 3 you can find guidelines how to use PowerPoint and create your presentation.

DIGITAL PART. STEP BY STEP. 2ND PART

One way to reduce stress is to plan your time. For implementation of this way is necessary to have an agenda. The last task is to create a personal agenda where each person by using Excel program have to create their own agenda: what kind of activities they are going to do during day, how much they will spend on that etc. The agenda should be created for one week. NOTE: how to use excel program you can find in annex 4.

Evaluation of the activity / Result

Some student groups are asked to voluntarily make presentations of the data obtained and visualised and try to make some conclusions related.