April 12-16, 2021
Theme: Challenges - Strengthening Our Mental, Physical and Emotional Health
Skill Building: Recognizing stress's impacts on ourselves
Person-Centered Thinking & Safety
Monday April 12, 2021
Today happens to be...
International Day of Human Space Flight
Learn more about Human Space flight
Check In (5 min)
Tell us about your weekend. Did you do anything exciting? Was it relaxing?
Introduce the Week (3 min)
This week we are going to focus on recognizing the ways in which stress impacts us mentally, physically, and emotionally. Last week we spent time looking at how stress is experienced differently between individuals and that different things cause different stresses for some individuals.
Show & Share (10-min):
Something recyclable. Show and share something in your home that you found that is recyclable. Bonus points if you can show us where the recycling icon is on the item
Here are some examples of recycling symbols to look for
Tomorrow's Show & Share:
A plant in your house to celebrate international plant appreciation day.
Plan Your Week (10 min)
PRESENTERS: Each week will start with reviewing portfolio planners to update tasks, appointment or other things that should be marked in their portfolio planner.
Review your plans for the week. Do you have any tasks or habits you need to work on? Write, draw, doodle or sticker in things you need to get done this week. **Planner Pages April 10 to 16**
Stress and its impacts on us (10 min)
- Review short video on stress impacts
- Discuss different impacts from video
- Introduce worksheet **Identifying Stress**and discuss ways that stress could be defined
- Have participants define stress in their own words or images
- Share your responses
Reacting to stressful situations (5 min)
Review different types of stressful situations such as: forgot keys/got locked out, fender bender, earthquake, friend hurt, hurt self, etc.
- Give 1-3 steps of ways to make decisions that are safe and how to make those decisions for the safety of everyone that is present.
- Identify the common factor of addressing all stressful situations
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High Priority Vocabulary Page 138 and 139: High Frequency WordRule Word Lists Homophone Reviews (10 min)
PRESENTERS: Read and discuss the High Priority Vocabulary worksheet as a team.
Do you know what a homophone is? It's something pretty cool. By definition, each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling, for example new and knew. You may be suprised by the many homophones you will see on the worksheet. Can you think of any that are missing?
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Optional Level-Up:
Design a step-by-step emergency plan for your current residence.
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What did we learn today?
What are we doing this afternoon?
Civics & Community Awareness
Tuesday April 13, 2021
Today happens to be...
International Plant Appreciation Day
How can you take care of your plants? Learn more here!
Check In (5 min):
What are you looking forward to this week? How was your Monday?
Review Yesterday (2 min)
Identified steps to take in the event of a stressful situation and reviewed ways that stress impacts us all.
Show & Share (10 min)
Share a plant from your home. It can be inside or outside, but share your plant to celebrate international plant appreciation day
Tomorrow's Show & Share:
A beautiful photo of the sky. This photo can be from the sunset, sunrise, beautiful clouds, a storm, but sky-related!
Life Skills Story: Good for Good Workers (10 mins)
Presenters: Read the life skills story. This week is part one.
Review the life skills stories and the corresponding questions. This week is only part 1 of the story, you can also use the LARGE TEXT Page 1 and Page 2 option that was sent home.
- Can you relate to the story?
- Have you ever been late to work?
- What happened after you were late?
- Do you think being late for work is good or bad?
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What are some common life skills that you have to be a good worker? (10 mins)
Presenters: Discuss and brainstorm using the whiteboard option on zoom to keep track of responses.
If you were looking into hiring someone new, what life skills would you like them to have? The same life skills as you? Or different life skills?
Optional Level-Up:
Write a narrative about your most stressful day and how you reacted to the situation
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What did we learn today?
What are we doing this afternoon?
Well Being and Social Connection
Wednesday April 14, 2021
Today happens to be...
Look at the sky day
Check In (5 min):
We are halfway through the week, how is this week going for you?
Show & Share (10 min):
Share a beautiful photo of the sky. Sunset, sunrise, beautiful clouds, a storm, any sort of visual of the sky or sky-related.
Tomorrow's Show & Share:
Your favorite water bottle or coffee mug. Share how you are staying hydrated at home!
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Mid-Week Check in & Discussing Stress/Overwhelm (10 min)
PRESENTERS: Each week will start with reviewing portfolio planners to update tasks, appointment or other things that should be marked in their portfolio planner.
Part 1: Review your plans for the week.**Planner Pages April 11 to 17** Do you have any tasks or habits you need to work on? Write, draw, doodle, or sticker in things you need to get done this week.
Part 2: Ways to let others know we feel stressed out:
- Why talking about stress is important for our mental health?
- Discussing stress can be healthy for us and teach us ways that we can help our friends and loved ones while they are overwhelmed.
- Add 1 reason to your portfolio planner page titled **Stressful Situations** that describes how letting others know if you are stressed or overwhelmed makes you feel less stressed.
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How I reacted to a stressful situation in program (10 Mins):
Everyone here has survived 100% of their worst days! Everyone has had a stressful day in program
- Why was this one day so stressful to you?
- How did you react to the situation?
- What would you have changed about your reaction?
- What would you have kept the same about your reaction?
High Priority Vocab: Choosing Internet Search Words
Presenters complete the work sheet as a team by screen sharing the worksheet.
- Which internet search words did you come up with per each topic?
- Did you see some simillarties within the group?
- What other topics can you think of besides the list provided on the sheet?
Hydration and COVID-19 (5 min):
Presenters: Each week we will review health tips and tricks iun regards to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Review why staying hydrated is important.
- Ways to remind yourself to stay hydrated
- Hydration and health-Why it matters.
- What counts as being hydrated? What should you eat? As a team, search for foods that keep you hydrated
Optional Level-Up:
Reach out to one friend to see if they are doing alright. Write a paragraph on how reaching out made you feel.
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What did we learn today?
What are we doing this afternoon?
Rights & Self Advocacy
Thursday April 15, 2021
Today happens to be...
Titanic Rememberance Day
Learn more about the ill-fated voyage of the Titanic
Check In (5 min)
What is one thing you've found interesting in program this week? What questions do you have about the topic?
Recap Yesterday (3 min)
Checking in and letting others know when/if we are stressed or overwhelmed can help our mental health. And why staying hydrated is important for our bodies.
Show & Share (10 min)
Your favorite water bottle or coffee mug. Share how you are staying hydrated at home. Do you have the same mug or water bottle that you always have? Do you have something new?
Tomorrow's Show & Share: Wear your pajamas to work will be celebrated tomorrow – show off your favorite pajamas.
What is self-care? (10 min)
PRESENTERS: Use the printable to review ways to conduct self-care as a way to work through stress.
It is important for us to take time for ourselves each day to relax and reflect on things. This is a form of self-care.
- So what exactly is self-care? It is defined as "the practice of taking action to preserve or improve our health (Oxford Languages)
- How would you define ways that you practice taking care of yourself?
- Share one way you practice self-care, even if you just learned it today. This could be playing video games, going for a walk, drinking tea, listening to your favorite music... the possibilities are endless and everyone's self-care practices are different and unique to themselves.
- Usind the **Self-Care Ideas Worksheet**Describe one way you can practice self-care in your planner portfolio.
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Life Skills Story Worksheet: Being Tactful (5 min):
PRESENTERS: Complete the life skills story worksheet as a team. Have participants share answers once the worksheet is completed.
Complete the worksheet **Being Tactful** in your thursday printable. Do you know what the work tactful means? If not have someone do search on Dictionary.com Share your answers with the rest of the team once you complete the worksheet. Which response was your favorite?
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Creating a self-care plan (10 min):
Presenters: Review thge first activity today to help participants build a self care plan in their portfolio planners. Use the printable **Self-Care Ideas** to guide the conversation.
In our first activity, what did we learn about self care?
- It is unique to each person
- We can practice self-care in a variety of ways
- We define our own self-care practice.
- Brainstorm ways in which you can practice self-care today. Tomorrow? Next week?
- Using worksheet in planner portfolio, write, draw, describe, or doodle a one to three step self-care plan
Optional Level-Up:
Create a montage of your self-care routine.
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What did we learn today?
What are we doing this afternoon?
Knowledge & Fun
Friday April 16, 2021
Today happens to be...
Wear your pajamas to work day
Check out some fun facts about Pajamas!
Check In (5 min)
What are your plans for this weekend? What was your favorite part of this week?
Recap Yesterday (3 min)
We defined self-care and created the outline for a self-care plan and routine in our daily lives.
Show & Share (10 min)
Wear your pajamas to work celebration! Happy wear your pjs to work day!
Next week's Show & Share: Best recipe with Garlic to celebrate National Garlic Day. How many of you have visited Gilroy's Garlic Festival?
Portfolio Planner Activity – Week Wrap Up (10-15 min)
PRESENTERS:Use the portfolio planner print out to discuss weekly wrap up questions.
Portfolio Planner: **Weekly Goal Reflection**
What are you looking forward to in April?
What are your goals?
What goals did you achieve this week?
What goals would you like to work on next week?
What are habits you would like to try?
Start to review this week and plan for next week: Update your Appointments. Tasks, Errands, Meetings, Goals for the week, Priorities for the week, Habit tracker. You can also refer to **Planner Pages April 11 to 17**
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Game Time: Self-care scavenger hunt(10-15 min)
PRESENTERS: Use the prompts below to find different types of self care tools to find. Have particiapnts share what they findin this scavenger hunt.
As a team, identify things around you that you used to describe self-care. Share these items with the team.
Some examples include:
- Workout mat
- Running or walking shoes
- Journal
- Sketchbook
- Video games
- Coffee pot
- Book
- Water bottle or mug
- Come up with some more examples!
Optional Level-Up
Create a full list of your weekly self-care practices complete with images and examples of what you do to practice caring for yourself.
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What did we learn today?
What are we doing this afternoon?
Choosing Fun Stuff to Do
Need some help deciding on an afternoon activity?
The activities are numbered. These numbers corrospond to brief activity descriptions listen in the linked document below.
