Mindfulness for Exam Stress – Focused Attention Worksheets

A complete 40-page workbook to promote the use of mindfulness and learn how to manage exam stress using neuroscience-based methods. This workbook includes clear theoretical concepts (e.g., "Amygdala Hijacking", "Working Memory Bottleneck", "Default Mode Network versus Task Positive Network") paired with a total of 10 student worksheets, 3 visually appealing colored models for use throughout the course, an answer key that shows all answers for the worksheets and a teacher guide to implementation.

In addition to theory, there are practical tools to help the student manage their stress level and perform well on assessments. Practical tools include:

Cognitive Defusion (to eliminate the "failure script" you tell yourself), using Somatic Mapping and micro-interventions (e.g., Physiological Sigh, 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding, Box Breathing), using the POP (Pause, Observe, Proceed) method to eliminate "blanks" on assessments, utilizing pre-test mental rehearsal and post-test decompression exercises.

This workbook is perfect for use in the classroom, individual counseling sessions, study skills programs, or home schooling. It is available for immediate digital download, and can be printed from your computer or used in your digital course materials with no preparation needed. These strategies have been researched and proven to effectively lower levels of test anxiety and provide access to your working memory when under pressure to perform.

Reasons Parents and Schools Love this Product:

Science-based methods that help students calm themselves when they take exams through teaching them how to control their brains instead of just telling them to calm themselves down.

No preparation required on the part of teachers with regard to having materials like worksheets, visuals, answer keys, and an implementation guide to use immediately in their classrooms or with students who need support.

Helps develop true resilience by teaching students ways to cope with anxiety over a lifetime rather than relying on temporary motivation techniques.

All micro-interventions available through this product can be done without being seen or heard, therefore making it more conducive to use during exam time.

Very easy for both parents and counselors to understand how to use the micro-interventions in a way that they will get maximum benefit from doing so; great for SEL programs, study skills classes, or using at home.

Intended Readers :

The target audience for this resource is students who belong to the ages of 12-16 (Grades 7-10).

The research case studies were conducted with 7th grade (ADHD/test anxiety), 8th grade, 9th grade and 10th grade (AP Biology) students.

The resource sections of the Teacher Implementation Guide focus on the students themselves as they relate to their neurodevelopmental stage (middle and early high school).

This resource is perfect for middle school (Grades 7-8) and early high school (Grades 9-10) students, who are preparing for any number of major exams, standardized exams and high stakes assessments (i.e., any subject).

Not intended for elementary students (too difficult) or late high school/college students (the language and examples were written specifically for the adolescent population).

Copyright / Terms of Use :

This book is copyrighted to Syed Hammad Rizvi. It should only be used by you or as a single classroom reference resource. You cannot edit, share, or sell anything contained in this book, so please do not upload it to the internet and make it available for download to anyone else.

If you would like to share this book with co-workers, please purchase another copy of this book through Teachsimple and respect the above terms of use.

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