7Th GRADE COURSE CONTRACT.docx

7th Grade Programming 

Students will participate in classroom presentations/assemblies to hear and learn about course offerings available to our 7th grade students.  Students will have an opportunity to meet with their counselor, individually, to pick their course requests for the 7th grade year. 


Coping Skills 

Coping skills are techniques or strategies that YOU can implement to tolerate, minimize, ad deal with stressful situations in life. 

Can:Can't Control.mp4

Control

It can be helpful to stop and think about what is in our control and what is out of our control. 

Deep Breathing:Grounding.mp4

Deep Breathing

One of the best ways to reduce anxiety, stress, or panic is through deep breathing exercises as it helps you calm down. 

Positive Affirmations.mp4

Positive Affirmations

Positive thinking is a powerful tool that can help improve your health, help you manage stress, overcome challenges, and make better choices.

Worry Jar.mp4

Worry Jar

When you experience stress or anxiety it can be helpful to write down some of those thoughts to get them out of your mind. 

Grounding

Activities to help district your mind from anxious thoughts:

Count how many electrical outlets are in the room.

Name all the types of animals you can think of.

Name all the types of cereal you can think of. 

List all the items in the room that are blue.

Name all the TV shows you can think of.

Count the tiles on the floor or ceiling.