Deal with Fifth Grade Stress

Everyone has those times, when school becomes too much especially in the new year of starting fifth grade. To make matters even more stressful, in a lot of places, fifth grade is the last year of elementary school. This means it's the last year of childhood before you're forced to grow up. This article is here to help you!

Steps
Try your best to zone out on the world for a few minutes before heading back to reality.
 * 1) Breath. Sit down, and take a deep breath. Take a deep few breaths and close your eyes.
 * 1) Find the cause of your stress. Is it the homework, teachers, or just social/peer pressure? Once you've realized the cause, say well done to yourself.[[Image:Deal with Fifth Grade Stress Step 2.jpg|center]]
 * 2) Tell a friend. Chances are your friends know exactly what you're going through. Good friends are always there to help you, no matter what![[Image:Deal with Fifth Grade Stress Step 3.jpg|center]]
 * 3) Get everything done on time. Missing homework due dates, forgetting your things and just being generally disorganized is not going to help you in this stressful time. Turning in papers on time is a major way to boost your grade, and is definitely an ingredient in the recipe for success. [[Image:Deal with Fifth Grade Stress Step 4.jpg|center]]
 * 4) Find something you can do to take your mind off school, whether it's strolling around the park or riding your bike. Anything that makes you happy will do just enough.[[Image:Deal with Fifth Grade Stress Step 5.jpg|center]]
 * 5) Use your time wisely in school. Always try to do your work in the time given. We all know that some schoolwork is hard, but try to not get distracted or you'll face consequences.[[Image:Deal with Fifth Grade Stress Step 6.jpg|center]]
 * 6) Do your homework! Not doing your homework only adds stress. If you do forget do not panic. Try to get your parents to reason with the teacher by re-assuring him/her that you will get it done.[[Image:Deal with Fifth Grade Stress Step 7.jpg|center]]
 * 7) Enjoy life! This step isn't easy when you're stressed out, but all you need is something good to do! Call a friend, jump on the bed or play with your pet! Anything can do as long as you just smile.[[Image:Deal with Fifth Grade Stress Step 8.jpg|center]]
 * 8) Try other solutions. You can try self talk or talk to your parents or do yoga. [[Image:Deal with Fifth Grade Stress Step 9.jpg|center]]

Tips

 * Study, study, study! Revise for your tests and do your homework tasks. Divide the task into bits and pieces. If it's a project do each bit of the project accordingly to make sure it gets done!
 * Stay positive. Being negative only makes things worse for yourself.
 * Surround yourself with new people. If your "friends" make you feel bad and make you do things you don't want to do, ditch them. They only make you feel bad about yourself, no matter how popular they are. People want to know you for you.

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