Stephanie Hedges Grade 6 Health: R-6.

3 November 18, 2022

General Learning Outcome:

“Students will develop effective interpersonal skills that demonstrate responsibility, respect, and caring
in order to establish and maintain healthy interactions.”

Specific Learning Outcomes:

R-6.3: “develop personal strategies for dealing with stress/change, e.g., using humour relaxation, physical
activity”

Learning Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, students will create stress balls and demonstrate how to use them to manage
stress.

Assessments/Observations
Classroom discussion about what things cause stress? What are ways to manage stress?

Materials
Balloons
Corn Starch
Funnel
Bottle
Permanent Markers
chopsticks
newspaper
paper & tape (for the funnel)
spoons

LESSON PLAN (30 minutes)

Introduction/Hook (10 minutes)

● Introduce the topic of stress management
● Ask students what stress management techniques they already know of.
● Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Nf2Pzcketg&ab_channel=Mylemarks
● During the video, the teacher will prepare the materials

Body (25 minutes)

● Highlight using a stress ball as a way to manage stress
● ACTIVITY: make stress balls
o Split students into groups of 2
o Each group will make a paper funnel that fits inside a water bottle
o Each group will come to the teacher to receive corn starch. They will bring with them 2
balloons, a water bottle, and their paper funnel.
o Using the funnel, the teachers will spoon about ⅓ - ½ cup of cornstarch into the empty
water bottle. Use the chopsticks as needed to help the corn starch get into the water
bottle.
o Once both water bottles are full of corn starch, set aside. Blow up the balloons to a small
size.
o Without letting the air out, securely attach each balloon onto a water bottle top.
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o Pour in the desired amount of flour into the balloon.

o Pinch the opening of the balloon and detach it from the water bottle while pinching.
o SLOWLY release the excess air.
o Tie off the balloon
o Use the permanent markers to decorate the balloon.

Conclusion (3 minutes)
● Clean up the area: recycle the water bottle, clean up any excess corn starch, etc.
● Have students demonstrate to you how to use their personal stress ball to manage stress.

Sponge Activity
● Students who finish early can help other students finish.
● Journal writing is also a strategy to manage stress. Students who finish early can write in their
journal about activities they like to do for fun and relaxation.

● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxIDKZHW3-E&ab_channel=AnnaFreudNCCF

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