MAKE A 4-DOOR FOLDABLE. To Learn And Apply The Four Steps To. MANAGE
STRESS. Foldables ™ Basics by Dinah Zike. Foldables study organizers are ...
MAKE A 4-DOOR FOLDABLE To Learn And Apply The Four Steps To
MANAGE STRESS Foldables ™ Basics by Dinah Zike Foldables study organizers are 3-dimensional, interactive graphic organizers that can help students organize, review, and learn many kinds of information. They encourage students to use their creativity in a kinesthetic learning environment while reinforcing important thinking and communication skills. There are many different types of foldables that can be used in Grades K-12 in all subject areas. This activity teaches students how to create a 4-door foldable for the purpose of promoting mental fitness through learning and applying the four steps in managing stress.
Objectives:
Make a 4-door foldable graphic organizer Describe the four steps in managing stress Apply the four steps in managing stress
Materials Needed: One 8 ½” x 14” or one 11” x 17” sheet of paper for each student, scissors, pen or pencil. (Colored pencils, crayons, and/or markers are optional.)
Directions Step One - Have students place their sheet of paper on desk (landscape orientation), find the midpoint of their paper, then fold each side in to meet that point. This creates a “Shutter Fold”.
Step Two - Fold the Shutter Fold (created in Step One above) in half like a “Hamburger Fold”. Crease well.
Step Three – Direct students to open the folds and cut along the two inside fold lines. These cuts will form the four doors of the foldable.
Step Four - Direct students to number the outside door flaps as follows: (1) beginning top left, (2) top right, (3) bottom left, and (4) bottom right. Label the outside of each door as follows. 1 – Identify the signs of stress 2 - Identify the cause of stress 3 – Do something about the cause of stress 4 – Take action to reduce the harmful effects of stress
THESE ARE THE FOUR STEPS TO MANAGE STRESS!
Step Five - Direct students to open the flaps and label the top of the upper/middle section as shown here and in the picture below
Life Skill “Manage Stress” Stressful situations I might find myself in: then direct students to label the inside doors (to correspond with the labels on the outside of each door) as follows: 1 –Signs I am feeling stress 2 – Causes of my stress 3 – Actions I can take to decrease my stress 4 – My decision…what I am going to do! Finally, have students label the top of the lower/middle section as shown here and in the picture below:
5 Why I made the choice/decision I recorded in Step 4
Step Six Have students participate in a “Think-Pair-Share” activity to generate a list of different types of situations that students their age may find stressful. Record these on chart paper. Remind students that stress causes changes in the body. Knowing what these changes are will help them to recognize when and where they are feeling stress. Choose one example of stress that fits with your class and use this example to model how to set up and use the four door foldable as a stress management tool. Using a large (poster-size) foldable…created like the one made in Steps One, Two , and Three, to model how to set up and use the four door foldable as a stress management tool.
Step Seven: Present the following problem to your students.
Jenna has a leading role in the school play. Everyone expects her to do well. On the day of the play, she wakes up with a headache. She is anxious and can’t remember her lines. Does she have signs of stress?
Then, invite the class to help you complete the large foldable you have created (for modeling purposes) by filling in the sections below. 1 Signs I am feeling stress.
(a) Jenna has a headache. She is anxious and cannot remember her lines. These are signs of stress. 3 Actions I can take to decrease my stress
(a) Jenna can talk to her parents or guardian about how she is feeling. She can ask them to go over her lines with her and/or Jenna can practice her relaxation breathing techniques she learned at school.
Life Skill
“Manage Stress” Stressful situations I might find myself In:
5 Why I made the choice/decision I recorded in Step 4.
(a) (Here Jenna could record “why” she made the decision to take a walk and then reflect on if/how this helped her.)
2 Causes of my stress
(a) Jenna is anxious about the school play. She is afraid of performing in front of a large audience. 4. My decision..what I am going to do.
(a) Jenna does something to take her mind off the school play. She decides to take a walk around the block.
Step 8: Students PRACTICE this life skill of “Managing Stress” by making a list (on the middle/upper/inside section of their foldable) of stressful situations they ‘might’ find themselves in. Students then choose one example (a) and record their responses in each section..per the example given with Jenna above. (Each response related to this example will begin with the letter (a).
Step 9: Students APPLY this life skill of “Managing Stress” for the designated number of days by choosing (either from their list of possible stressful situations or an actual situation) and record this as (b) in each of the four steps.
Step 10: Teachers may choose to use this rubric to assess student performance and/or student may choose this rubric to self-assess their performance.
4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Student addresses all four steps in his or her plan to manage stress. Student addresses three of the four steps in his or her plan. Student addresses two of the four steps and may or may not have a plan that is workable. Student addresses only one step and may or may not have a plan that is workable.
References: Meeks, Professor Linda and Heit, Dr. Philip. Health & Wellness. New York, New York: Macmillan McGraw-Hill, 2008 Zike, Dinah. Foldables ™ Basics. [NOTE: Foldables ™ are trademarks of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.] Some Foldable Ideas - This You Tube Video is 3 minutes, 38 seconds long and showcases several different types of foldables used for many different grade levels and subjects. It is recommended that the volume be turned off when playing this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBWEXiM-eMw How To Fold Foldables - This site gives direction on how to make the following foldables: The 3 Tab, The Booklet, The Tri-Fold, The 4 Door, The Diamond 4 Door, Circle Inlay, Diamond / Octagon, Isosceles Triangle, The Panorama, The Six Door, and The Volcano Shape http://members.cox.net/pvsciteach/foldinst.pdf
