Name: ______________________________ Date: ______________ Period: ______
Directions: Page 1 is the test sheet. Write your baseline number from the do now. A baseline is your starting number, before any tool. Then test six tools. After each one, rate your stress from 1 (calm) to 5 (a lot). Write one word for how it felt. Honest numbers only. "It did nothing" is a true and useful answer. You may sit out any tool. If you do, write "sat out" and a one-word reason. Page 2 is your toolkit card. Cut it off and keep it. The test sheet is turned in. The card is yours.
Word bank in Spanish
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| to breathe | respirar |
| to walk | caminar |
| to write | escribir |
| music | música |
| to talk | hablar |
| sleep | sueño |
| food | comida |
Page 1: Test sheet
Baseline. My stress right now, 1 to 5: ______ My earliest body signal (from the map): ____________________
| # | Tool (picture cue) | The steps | Time | Rating after (1 to 5) | One word | Change from baseline (write + if it went up, 0 if it stayed the same, or how many points it dropped) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Box breathing (lungs and a square) | In for 4, hold 4, out 4, hold 4. Four rounds. | 90 sec | |||
| 2 | Two-minute walk (footprints) | The loop. No phone. No talking. | 2 min | |||
| 3 | Brain dump (a pencil and a pile) | Write everything in your head onto scrap paper. No order. No sentences. Fold it. Keep it or shred it. | 2 min | |||
| 4 | Music or movement break (a note) | The track plays. Stand, stretch, move, or sit and listen. | 90 sec | |||
| 5 | Talk to someone (two faces) | Partners. One talks for 45 seconds about anything. The other only listens, no advice. Switch. | 2 min | |||
| 6 | Sleep and food basics (a bed and a plate) | Not a live test. Answer two questions. Did I sleep in my sleep window (the hours I planned in Lesson 2.6) last night? Y / N. Did I eat something real today? Y / N. Then rate how you think you would feel if both were yes. | 2 min |
Grade 6: tools 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Compare. The tool that dropped my number the most: ______ (this is my number one)
My top three, ranked: 1. ______________________ 2. ______________________ 3. ______________________
Did your number one surprise you? Y / N Why: _________________________________________________________
Two tools from earlier lessons you may add to the card: the self-talk swap (Lesson 3.5) and the sleep window (Lesson 2.6).
Exit line (turned in with this sheet):
3 tools I tested, with their after ratings: ____________________________________________________________
2 I am keeping: _____________________________________________________________________________
1 sentence on why my number one is number one: ______________________________________________________
Grade 8 stretch: pick one tool. Write its steps as a three-line card a younger student could follow. Then write one sentence: which tool would work in a job? (Think of the crisis day in the Investor Challenge.)
Line 1: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Line 2: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Line 3: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Page 2: My Toolkit Card (cut on the line; keep it)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -| MY STRESS TOOLKIT | Name (first only): ______________ |
|---|---|
| Tool 1 (my best): | Use it when: |
| Tool 2: | Use it when: |
| Tool 3: | Use it when: |
| If Tool 1 does not work, I will: | (try Tool 2 / bring it to ______, a role) |
| My earliest body signal (the early warning): | |
| People I can bring the big kind to: | counselor, nurse, any teacher, an adult at home |
Situation ideas: before a test; after a fight; Sunday night; on the bus; when the group chat is going; when I cannot sleep.
Grade 6: two tools.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Back of the card (optional): the before and after numbers the next time you use Tool 1. Before: ____ After: ____
The teacher key for this handout is behind the teacher sign in. Teacher key