Understanding My Stress Bucket
Using the 'stress bucket' metaphor, students visualise how stress accumulates and how different coping strategies — including intentional stillness — can help to manage and drain their bucket before it overflows. This lesson makes abstract stress concepts concrete and actionable.
Learning Outcomes
Outcome 1:
Explain the 'stress bucket' model and how stress accumulates over time
Outcome 2:
Identify their own key stressors that fill their stress bucket
Outcome 3:
Understand how different coping strategies drain or fill the bucket
Outcome 4:
Apply intentional stillness as a key strategy for managing their stress bucket
What's included
A quick look at the classroom-ready resources that come with this lesson.
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