Fr​anklin Middle School
Stress Less,
Laugh More Week
March 18-22, 2024
As you know, stress is a normal response to life’s changes, pressures, and challenges. ​It’s a mind-body signal that helps you get ready for what’s ahead. Each day this week, we ​will learn a different coping strategy to deal with stressful moments.
Dress like your ​favorite band/artist
Music Monday
Music can have a profound effect on both the ​emotions and the body. Faster music can make you ​feel more alert and concentrate better. Upbeat ​music can make you feel more optimistic and positive ​about life. A slower tempo can quiet your mind and ​relax your muscles, making you feel soothed while ​releasing the stress of the day.
Wear animal print ​head to toe!
Therapy Animal ​Tuesday
Interacting with animals has been shown to ​decrease levels of cortisol (a stress-related ​hormone) and lower blood pressure. Other studies ​have found that animals can reduce loneliness, ​increase feelings of social support, and boost your ​mood. Spend time with a pet today!
Click the images to view:
- Puppies meeting kittens for the first time
- Pandas at the National Zoo
- Live Cameras at the San Diego Zoo
- A beaver eating cabbage that lowers stress
Wellness ​Wed​nesday
Exercise helps your mental health and ​releases stress-busting endorphins and ​lowers the body's production of stress ​hormones. It improves thinking and ​memory skills, which help in school and ​social situations. Go take a walk when ​you get home!
Great site for ​self care!
Wear workout clothes ​or sport jerseys!
Remember GoNoodle ​from elementary ​school?!
Dress like you’re ​going on vacation
Take a Trip ​Thursday
Sometimes taking an intentional “time-out” and ​stepping back from everyday life stressors, ​provides a chance to calm down, relax, and gain ​perspective. A great strategy for managing ​stress is to take an “instant vacation” — by ​temporarily blocking the mind from thinking about ​the cause of the stress. “Instant vacations” allow ​the mind to recharge. While “away,” the mind can ​mull over solutions that have been hard to process ​when stressed. The “instant vacation” strategy is ​about getting away from problems in a ​thoughtful, planned way.
Take a virtual vacation!
Imagination Vacation
(fcps google accounts only)
Wear pajamas!
FUN Friday
Laugh & Get Some Sleep​
Laughter can relax your muscles, boost your immune ​system, reduce stress hormones, and improve your ​mood! In addition, getting more rest can significantly ​decrease cortisol levels and restore balance to the ​body's systems. Try to get between seven to nine ​hours of sleep a night to avoid the rise in hormone ​levels altogether, and reduce existing feelings of ​stress and anxiety.
Students, click on the image below to visit the Virtual Nest!
