Lunch & Learn Series: Final Exam Stress Busters with the Learning Centre team

This session will be held TODAY, April 1, 2022 at noon. This will be an informal drop-in session led by the Learning Centre team.

The last week of the 2021 W2 term is here! This week is a good time to have some stress buster activities with your students in class. The Learning Centre team will be available during this drop-in session to discuss activities that can be done to mitigate final exam stress.

Come join the Learning Centre team to learn about these stress buster activities, and to ask questions related to final exams, course evaluations and any other questions you may have.

This week also marks 2 years of the Lunch & Learn Series. Drop by this drop-in session and let us know which session you liked the best!

To register for this session, please visit https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5cscumsqDwrG9OI5NHXco_FeqnmI0pzdWM1

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Post Event Notes:

Activities for stress-relief:

Meditation/Mindfulness Based:
- Deep Breathing exercises (Online friendly)
- Guided Meditation (Online friendly)
  - Guided Breathing
  - Visual Imagery
    - https://www.innerhealthstudio.com/visualization-scripts.html
- Grounding exercises based on Mindfulness (Online friendly)
Movement-Based:
- Have the students stand and move during the break for longer classes or towards the end of your class
  - https://hr.ubc.ca/sites/default/files/wp-content/blogs.dir/39/files/Fitting-in-Movement.pdf
  - Invite the UBC Move U crew
    - https://recreation.ubc.ca/get-moving/move-u-crew/
    - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=move+u+crew+ubc
Art-Based:
- 3-minute Drawing on index cards
  - Draw their happy place
  - Draw something that makes them happy
  - https://thenearsightedmonkey.tumblr.com/post/135229822124/self-portrait-attendance-cards-for-making-comics/amp
  - https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/217932069455580681/
- 5-min Origami
Game-Based:
- Pass the Ball Game
  - Have student throw a plush ball around the class while the music plays. When the music stops, the student holding the ball should talk about:
    - What they are grateful for
    - What makes them happy
    - One positive thing to happen to them today
    - An activity they do to relax
- The Geoguessr game (Online friendly):
  - https://www.geoguessr.com
- The wiki game (Online friendly):
  - https://www.thewikigame.com
- Fun Word Clouds created from Mentimeter or iClicker polls (Online friendly)
Stress Management Strategy-Based:
- Preparedness for final exams
  - Ensure the students have been provided with all the information they need to know and made comfortable about what to expect in the final exams
- Discuss other strategies for managing tasks:
  - Write the tasks down
  - Break the tasks down into groups of 3. Focus only on 1 group at a time
Nature-Based:
- Move the class outdoors in nature (near trees, grass) for the final 15 minutes if the weather and time permit.