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My parents are getting a divorce, and I’m really stressed out about it. I can’t stop thinking about what’s going to happen to my family. I don’t feel like hanging out with any of my friends, and I don’t think there’s anyone I can talk to who will understand what I’m going through. When someone does try to talk to me, I snap at them and tell them to leave me alone. I don’t know what to do to get this knot out of my stomach.

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I can’t remember the last time I got a good night’s sleep. I keep waking up because I’m so stressed about my math class. I just toss and turn, thinking about the next question I’ll get wrong when the teacher calls on me. When the morning alarm goes off, I’m exhausted, and by the time math class rolls around, I can barely keep my eyes open. Help!

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ARGH! Everything is going wrong. I have a science fair project due at the end of the month and it will take me forever to do because science class is hard for me. To make things worse, we‛re playing basketball in P.E. next week and I‛ve never even dribbled a ball. With so much stress, there are some days I just don‛t want to get out of bed.

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I am so stressed! I barely have a minute to relax all day long. Before school, I go to swim practice, and after school, I work on the school newspaper and have piano lessons. On Saturday mornings, I volunteer at the local hospital. Then the rest of the weekend, I try to catch up on the schoolwork that I didn’t have time for all week. I never see my friends, and I always eat on the run. I’m starting to have headaches and stomachaches. What should I do?

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- Computer or device with internet access.
- Stress Mail letter template.

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Students will:
- Learn to identify common stressors.
- Explore strategies for managing stress.

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Now that we have helped others to manage stress, it's your turn to help yourself!
Create your own plan for stress management. In your plan include:
1. Things that make you feel stressed.
2. Strategies for managing stress that might work for you.
3. Changes you could make in your life to help avoid stress.

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Everyone you know is stressed about something! Homework, the big game, an argument with a parent or a friend.
Write a stress letter! As a class we will respond by providing suggestions for dealing with the stress. In our response we will:
1. Identify what is causing the person's stress.
2. Provide one or two ways for reducing stress.
3. Offer a suggestion for avoiding stress in the future.

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You're late for school, today's lesson plans aren't done yet, and you spilled coffee on yourself in the car!
You're students feel stress too, both at home and at school.
This activity can help them to learn more about what stress is, and how to effectively manage it!