Unlock $10 offyour first order
Stress Management
Reducing stress as work isn’t just about stress toys. Stress-reducing workplace activities include identifying and discussing the underlying causes of stress, creating positive environments, and offering ways to alleviate stress.
Sort by:
8 products
8 products
Listen to song samples below! Each tune was written just for trainers and promises to engage your group... and get you a few laughs!
- Create a playful ambience
- Ease transitions
- Introduce breaks
- Warm up the crowd
Get laughs and ease learners through challenging transitions between content segments with this brand new CD of 21 original classroom jingles by a NY song writer and Broadway musicians.
Songs range in style from classic Broadway to Rock 'n Roll, Calypso to Hora, Tin Pan Alley to Rap, Blues to Country -- appealing to all ages and musical tastes. Each song was written specifically with classroom trainers and their trainees in mind. Running time: 20 minutes. The lyrics are 100% guaranteed to bring laughter to your classroom.
These original tunes can be played royalty-free in classroom settings on a conventional CD player or your computer. You can also import the tunes as MP3 audio files and import into your PowerPoint presentations.
CHECK THEM OUT!
Listen to a few samples:
- Track 3 Hello
- Track 4 Come to da Meetin', Mon
- Track 7 Turn Off Your Cell Phone
- Track 8 Make the Most of It
- Track 9 Keep an Open Mind
- Track 10 Meetin' Rap
- Track 13 Bathroom Hora
- Track 16 Hallelujah Lunchtime
- Track 20 Break's Over
- Track 21 Goodbye
SONG TITLES
Songs of Welcome
- Thanks for Coming 0:55
- Meet & Greet 0:42
- Hello 0:36
- Come to da Meetin', Mon 0:58
- Sit Down 0:30
Warming Up the Crowd
- Fill It In 0:34
- Turn Off Your Cell Phone 1:00
- Make the Most of It 1:03
- Keep an Open Mind 0:43
- Meetin' Rap 1:12
- Think Outside the Box 1:05
- Part of the Team 1:00
Breaktime Tunes
- The Bathroom Hora 0:52
- Take a Break 1:00
- Time to Munch 0:17
- Hallelujah Lunchtime 0:35
- "After Lunchtime" Blues 1:00
- Exercisin' 1:00
- Come In 0:36
- Break's Over 0:36
Saying "So long"
- Goodbye 0:40
Bonus Tracks:
- Laugh Track 0:05
- Applause track 0:05
- Songwriter's Extras 2:24
This is a downloadable product (CD no longer available). After you've placed your order, you will be given a link where you can download the MP3 audio files.
Deluxe Collection of 24 Fidget Toys!
Our fidgets and "fiddles" may look like toys to the untrained eye, but they are truly serious learning tools. Kinesthetic learners will focus better and absorb your material more quickly if they have something to do with their hands.
This pre-selected collection of 24 kinesthetic learning tools has been specially tested and selected mindless "fiddlebility."
Actual items may vary from image above.
Comes in its own plastic storage box, measuring 13.5" x 8" x 6". Total weight: under 4 lbs.
Click here to view FREE Facilitation Notes!
MORE RESOURCES
Look under your thumb and share your reaction to whatever prompt lies beneath it. Thumball is a soft, 6" stuffed ball pre-printed with 32 prompts and LOADS of interesting applications for meetings, training, and employee relations.
With the Stress Management Thumball, explore the causes of stress and various ways to manage its impact. Teams can discuss what affects their stress level, how they can help each other out, how they can better manage their own approach to stress, and more.
STRESS MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION STARTER THUMBALL
The prompts on the Stress Management Thumball will help you explore and discuss the following:
- Causes of stress: tasks, chores, times of year, and situation that bring angst
- Controlling stress: ways to minimize stress and focus on priorities
- Sources of calm: hobbies, activities, quiet places that bring relaxation
- Wellness practices: Sleep, exercise and diet that nourish you
- Dealing with stress: what do you do (can you do) when you get stressed
- Electronics: impact of technology and email on stress levels
©Trainers Warehouse – Trainers Warehouse holds the copyright for this set of questions. Reproductions cannot be made without express approval.
** TIPS & Facilitation Suggestions **
This Thumball contains both prompts that address causes of stress and others that promote discussion and reflection on responses to stress. This is really meant to be a tool to build awareness and enable conversations about stress.
If you want to kick it up a notch, try these creative twists:
- Ask first recipient to select an answer panel to which all players must respond or contribute.
- Have players recall the responses of others.
- Use each answer as a prompt to discuss broader aspects of stress-management including time management techniques, diet, exercise, sleep, ways to say "no", etc.
[NOTE: Silver Series Conversation Prompts are available as Thumballs, UNZiP-IT! Pocket & Deck, and Virtual/Remote PPT.]
MORE RESOURCES
A set of 10 Happy stress balls -- what every classroom needs! Give your learners something to handle and squeeze. It helps them to concentrate on what they're learning, and relieves the stress at the same time.
10 foam stress balls in 10 bright, happy colors.Each ball is 2.75" diameter. Comes packed in a convenient see-through drawstring bag for easy storage and transport.
MORE RESOURCES
Don't let stress get the better of you or your students! The foam Chill Pill Stress Toy is a perfect reminder to relax and take a deep breath.
Sometimes just acknowledging stress or talking about its sources helps alleviate the stress. Other times, giving a stress ball a good squeeze can feel therapeutic.
Keep a stress toy on your desk for instant stress relief. Share it with students and colleagues when it's their time to "chill out." Channel nervous energy and pent-up emotions into squeezing, instead of screaming.
The Chill Pill foam stress toy measures 4-1/2" x 1-5/8" and is guaranteed to get a smile.
UNZIP-it!™ AND TALK ABOUT TOPICS THAT MATTER
It's time to open up the conversation and talk about the unspeakable! Pop a bunch of pertinent questions into the UNZIP-it!™ zipper mouth and pass the pouch from player to player. Unzip the playful pocket and pull out a discussion topic to spark conversation and build relationships. Invite recipients to pull out a topic, read it to the group and respond.
Stuff the pocket with the following deck of 30 pre-printed cards. Each deck contains the same prompts as its namesake Thumball (you can customize any blank cards with your own discussion prompts)
Pocket: 8” x 6”
Cards: 3.5” x 2.5”
UNZIP-it!™ WITH STRESS MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION CARDS
Explore the causes of stress and the various ways you might manage its impact with the Stress Management Card Deck. Teams can discuss what affects their stress level, how they can help each other out, how they can better manage their own approach to stress, and more. (Click on the card images above to see the prompts)
STRESS MANAGEMENT CONVERSATION STARTERS
The prompts on the Stress Management Deck will help you explore and discuss the following:
- Causes of stress: tasks, chores, times of year, and situation that bring angst
- Controlling stress: ways to minimize stress and focus on priorities
- Sources of calm: hobbies, activities, quiet places that bring relaxation
- Wellness practices: Sleep, exercise and diet that nourish you
- Dealing with stress: what do you do (can you do) when you get stressed
- Electronics: impact of technology and email on stress levels
READ THE PLAYFUL POEM ON THE BACK
Feeling shy about speaking out?
Or, not sure what to talk about?
It's easy now to start the flow,
And have discussions bloom and grow.
Unzip the pouch and pick a topic,
Big and broad, or microscopic,
A prompt that doesn't dig too deep,
Or one that makes you take a leap.
Go ahead, reach in and pick it,
Read the prompt and then UNZIP-it!
[NOTE: Silver Series Conversation Prompts are available as Thumballs, UNZiP-IT! Pocket & Deck, and Virtual/Remote PPT.]
** TIPS & FACILITATION SUGGESTIONS **
Take turns circulating the UNZIP-it!™ Ask players to answer the prompt they've pulled out of the pouch
If you want to kick it up a notch, try these creative twists:
- Ask players to anticipate what answer will be given by another player.
- Have players recall answers given by previous responders, before adding their own answer.
- Ask first recipient to select a question panel to which all players must respond or contribute.
- Ask listeners what they think the prompt was.
©Trainers Warehouse – Trainers Warehouse holds the copyright for this set of questions. Reproductions cannot be made without express approval.
MORE RESOURCES
The Get Movin' Thumball is designed to give groups the energy breaks they need after sitting still for a while. It's perfect to get the blood flowing, re-energize, and re-focus during meetings and training events! The Thumball provides 32 prompts to get mobile – stretching, dancing, balancing and moving about in playful ways.
ENERGY BREAK THUMBALL PROMPTS
Prompts include a variety of stretches, yoga poses, playful movements, breathing exercises, toe taps, dances, and more. In developing the prompts, we are careful not to including movements that would be uncomfortable or embarrassing for kids or adults. As with any exercise, be sure to give your participants an out, or choose a different prompt if desired. Encourage everyone do do the motion at once.
** TIPS & FACILITATION SUGGESTIONS **
- Explain the goal: Moving around is an excellent way to stimulate and reinvigorate the brain, as it gets the blood flowing and spreading nutrients throughout the body. In a spirit of transparency, explain these benefits to your group so they understand the goal is to get moving.
- Invite modifications: Welcome your group to make any alterations to the suggested movements in order to accommodate physical limitations, protect themselves from injury, or even save themselves from embarrassment. Invite them to participate “if they are able.”
- Go for balance: remind your group to treat both sides equally, repeating movements on their right and left sides.
-
Start playing: Movement can be beneficial at any time during a learning event or meeting, such as:
- Energize the group after lunch -- Toss the ball to a recipient and have them read the prompt and demonstrate the movement to the whole group. Encourage all who can to join in for 1 to 3 minutes.
- Learning review – Pick a movement and relate it to something the group has just learned. Alternatively, toss the ball and have the recipient perform the movement while they think up their answer to a review question.
- Break the ice – Have the ball recipient do the movement described the panel, then have others in the group share a moment that the movement reminds them of.
©Trainers Warehouse – Trainers Warehouse holds the copyright for this set of questions. Reproductions cannot be made without express approval.
MORE RESOURCES
Energize a Webinar, Remote Learning Session, or Online Meeting with UNZiP-it! Remote. Even if you aren't face to face, make it fun to pick a question and get conversations rolling. Read the poem and pick a question:
Feeling shy about speaking out?
Or, not sure what to talk about?
It's easy now to start the flow,
And have discussions bloom and grow.
Click the button below to pick a topic,
Big and broad, or microscopic,
A prompt that doesn't dig too deep,
Or one that makes you take a leap.
Go ahead, just press to pick it,
Read the prompt and then UNZiP-it!
STRESS MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION STARTER
The prompts on Stress Management will help you explore and discuss the following:
- Causes of stress: tasks, chores, times of year, and situation that bring angst
- Controlling stress: ways to minimize stress and focus on priorities
- Sources of calm: hobbies, activities, quiet places that bring relaxation
- Wellness practices: Sleep, exercise and diet that nourish you
- Dealing with stress: what do you do (can you do) when you get stressed
- Electronics: impact of technology and email on stress levels
The Stress Management prompts allow you to explore the causes of stress and the various ways you might manage its impact with this one-of-a-kind Thumball. Teams can discuss what affects their stress level, how they can help each other out, how they can better manage their own approach to stress, and more.
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION FORMAT
The PowerPoint file is saved as a "pptm" file, containing a Macro. Once you enable the content, the UNZiP-it! Button will select a random discussion prompt.
[NOTE: Silver Series Conversation Prompts are available as Thumballs, UNZiP-IT! Pocket & Deck, and Virtual/Remote PPT.]
This is a downloadable product. After you've placed your order, you will be given a link where you can download the file or you can log into your account and download the file.
MORE RESOURCES
