Stress and Exam Performance PSHE Lesson (1-2 Hours) . Editable 24 slide PowerPoint Lesson, Lesson Assessment, Student Resources, Signposting to extra support services. Bonus Mindfulness Activity and much more.
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Learning objectives
To explore how athletes and businessmen and women channel stress into optimum performances
To learn how to use stress about exams to improve your exam performance
To understand the health impacts acute and chronic stress can have on people
Some Key Terms Covered
Acute Stress, Chronic Stress, Cortisol, Noradrenaline, Mindfulness, Anxiety disorder
PSHE (Assessment) Objectives
I understand the impact chronic stress can have on my life
I understand how athletes and business people channel their stress
I know ways of utilizing my own acute stress to improve exam performance
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Each Lesson Pack Contains:
☞ 1 Fully Editable PowerPoint (Learning Outcomes, Confidence Checkers, Assessment of Learning, Variety of Tasks, Video Embedded URL Clips, Engaging Premium Quality Slides, Extra Support Websites, Challenging & Thoughtful Questioning)
☞ Most lessons include a Worksheet
☞ Assessment Opportunity (Confidence Checker)
☞ Teacher Notes (On some slides)
☞ Mapped against Latest Statutory Health and RSE DfE Guidance, PSHE Association & Character Education Guidance from DfE.
⟴ PSHE Association Theme: Health & Wellbeing
⟴ Statutory Health Topic 1: Mental Wellbeing
⟴ Be Ofsted and DfE PSHE ready with our resources! Product Code: RSE/C8/LS/289
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