Rights & Self Advocacy
Check In (5 min)
What are things you do daily to help the earth?
Recap Yesterday (3 min)
Yesterday we reviewed the history and benefits of meditation. Everyone identified one benefit in their portfolio planner. We completed the puzzling words worksheet, and discussed sleep hygiene.
Show & Share (10-min)
Your favorite photo of earth. Any outdoor photo you love
How nutrition impacts our stress levels: (5-10 min)
PRESENTERS: Review the following links to explore ways that nutrition impacts our health.
Nutrition and Stress a Two-Way Street
- Did you know what you eat has an impact on your stress levels?
- Identify types of food as a team
- Search for types of food and how they impact your stress levels.
- Identify one food that is linked to making you more stressed, anxious, etc.
- Identify one food that is linked to making you less stressed, anxious, etc.
- What surprises you about these?
<Body Break>
Life Skills Worksheet - Getting Enough Sleep(5-10 min)
PRESENTERS: Complete the Life Skills story worksheet as a team.
Getting enough sleep is important, it helps us make it through the day. Without enough sleep we can feel completely different. Use the next activity to explore how you feel without enough sleep.
Complete the Life Skills story worksheet **Getting Enough Sleep** Once you finish, share your answers with the team
<Body Break>
Optional Level-Up:
Record all the food you eat in one day. After you are done recording your foods, research the food online and identify which food choices are related to stress (or alleviating stress).
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What did we learn today?
What are we doing this afternoon?
