Teachers face multiple stressors in their careers and in their personal lives. These stressors can affect the quality of their performance in the classroom. The more stress experienced by the teachers, the lower the quality of education provided to the students. Existing literature shows that teacher stress can be mitigated by stress management techniques to reduce symptoms of burnout. What is not understood is how teachers perceive the effects of stress management techniques on their performance in the classroom. Using this qualitative descriptive research study, the goal was answer two research questions: What are the perceptions teachers have on stress management techniques and their effect on their performance on the classroom? What stress management techniques did they use? The research used two questionnaires administered in a group setting and an individual follow-up interview. Study participants were contacted through passive recruitment methods on social media that focused on teachers in a local school district on the central coast of California, U.S.A. Other criteria to be considered for the study included practicing some form of stress management and teaching the primary grades from kindergarten to 5th grade. Answers from teachers in the group interview and the follow-up interview were transcribed and member-checked by participants to ensure credibility. These transcripts were coded and analyzed using NVivo research software. The results showed that teachers generally felt that their use of stress management techniques was a positive influence on their performance in the classroom. They attributed this to being able to reduce symptoms of burnout through physical activities or mindfulness. This research also found that teachers felt that they did not have enough time to properly reduce stress. Future research should focus on how much time teachers need to reduce stress and why some techniques worked better than others. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]