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Taming Test Anxiety

Taming Test Anxiety. Presented by: Mrs. Rex. What is Test Anxiety?. Describe Feelings/Thoughts: Other Types of Anxiety: Friendships Life Changes (divorce, move, new school year, etc.) Performances (sports, theatre, music, dance, etc.) Other ideas?. What We’ll Do Today:.

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Taming Test Anxiety

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  1. Taming Test Anxiety Presented by: Mrs. Rex

  2. What is Test Anxiety? • Describe Feelings/Thoughts: • Other Types of Anxiety: • Friendships • Life Changes (divorce, move, new school year, etc.) • Performances (sports, theatre, music, dance, etc.) • Other ideas?

  3. What We’ll Do Today: Try out test anxiety tips Learn more about the signs of test anxiety (and how to prevent it from happening) Prepare for the OAA Have fun!!!

  4. Tips • These tips are worth a lot! • What to wear… • How much sleep you need… • What to eat… • How to breathe…

  5. Emotion Zones • High + High - • Low + Low -

  6. The Emotion Zone Test • Which emotion zone is this person in? • Would this be a good emotion zone for a test?

  7. Memory • Ways to remember information: • Look up, visualize your notes • “Headphones” to focus and “hear” past information • Look up and to the left—activates past knowledge • Great for spelling words • Stress ball • Speak with an accent or funny voice • Great for remembering new information • The power of lemon, peppermint, and cinnamon • Peppermint the best because it also boosts energy

  8. Memory Test • I will say 10 words. • I will not repeat them. • See how many you can remember… Which words did most of us remember? Why? Study breaks. Attention is your age + 2.

  9. How to Relax • Music, “headphones” • What do you like the best? • Other ways to relax… • “Thinking Cap” • Stretch your calf muscle • Breathe through your nose • Massage your forehead, just above the eyebrow

  10. Confidence! • Smile • Laugh • Refocusing attention when nervous • Routine • “I am always calm and confident under pressure.” • You can do it! Just believe in yourself, even if people tell you that you are not good enough. • Someone made millions of dollars selling “pet rocks” • By the time you are 18, you will have heard “no,” “don’t,” etc. over 300,000 times

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