Stress Management for Kids
This worksheet helps 5th-grade students understand what stress is, identify common stressors, and learn healthy strategies to manage stress in their daily lives.
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Stress Management for Kids
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will help you learn about stress and how to manage it in healthy ways.
1. What is stress?
A feeling of happiness and excitement
Your body's reaction to pressure or a challenge
A type of weather
A fun game to play with friends
2. Which of these is a common physical sign of stress?
A sudden growth spurt
Feeling a headache or stomach ache
Getting a new tooth
Having more energy than usual
Fill in the blank with a word from the word bank below.
3. Feeling worried about a big test at is a common stressor.
4. Arguments with or siblings can sometimes cause stress.
5. Big like moving to a new home can be stressful.
6. Name three healthy ways you can manage stress. (Hint: Think about activities that make you feel calm or happy.)
7. It's best to keep your stressful feelings a secret.
True
False
8. Getting enough sleep can help reduce stress.
True
False
9. Think about something that sometimes makes you feel stressed. Describe it, and then write down two specific things you could do to manage that stress.