Another action packed week at Ranum that covered the Top 10 Stress Relievers and ESMART goal setting.
All the students related to most of the stress relievers, with music being the top choice in most classes. Other ones on the list like power naps (of course they wanted to try this one in class), exercise, staying organized and positive thinking were very popular. Self-Hypnosis and Progressive Muscle Relaxation needed to be explained further but overall the students were interested and asked if they could keep the sheet with them so if they are ever feeling stressed, they can try out one of the tips!
For the rest of the week we talked about what it meant to be ESMART and how any goal students have should go through that checklist. Many students had goals of going to college, playing professional sports, joining the army or navy, or becoming a doctor some day. They struggled with the Time-Bound portion of ESMART so I continually reminded them setting a date completes your goal or else you could just keep pushing it off and never complete it.
A fun team-builder activity we did this week was called back-2-back drawing. It works by having mentors and mentees partner up and one person designated as the drawer or the describer. The describer would come up and look at a picture I drew, then go back to their seat and sit back to back with their partner (so they aren't tempted to look) and describe the picture to the drawer. The drawer could only go by the describers words, so verbal communication was very important. Most of the pictures were pretty accurate, usually the size of the images they drew was a little off but overall, lots of fun.
One more week until Thanksgiving Break! Have a great weekend!
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