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Mental Health Literacy Lesson, Grade 6

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Cover of the Grade 6 mental health literacy resource on support services and positive and negative thinking
Cover of the Grade 6 health education resource
Curriculum reference for Grade 6: D1.4 covers accessing support; D1.5 connects thoughts, emotions, and actions
Ontario curriculum expectations for the lesson
Introductory activity asks students to color a positive mental health bulb and write for two other bulbs
Introductory light bulb response activity
Reading introduces depression, past attitudes toward mental health, coping strategies, and self-image
Introduction to depression and self-image
Reading introduces anxiety through physical symptoms, reliance on parents, and avoidance of school activities
Introduction to anxiety and avoidance
Reading asks when help is needed and who can help, using a man's stomach pain to introduce support choices
Reading on recognizing a need for help
Reading contrasts broken bones with less visible mental health issues and asks students to rate imagined pain
Physical injury comparison and pain-rating activity
Signs of mental health issues reading lists ten symptoms and asks students to draw and label one symptom
Signs and symptoms reading and drawing activity

Answer key included

Answer key included
Attributes
Subject

P.E. & Health, Health

Grades

Grade 6

Types

Teacher Tools, Lesson Plans

File

PDF

Editable
No
Author
Chuck's Cornucopia
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About This Product

This PDF will help identify people, resources, and services in the school and community that can provide support when a person is dealing with mental health issues and choices or situations involving substance use and addictive behaviors and describes how to access these supports. This lesson plan will also demonstrate an understanding of the interconnections between a person's thoughts, emotions, and actions, and of the potential impact of positive and negative thinking on mental health.

What's Included

• 57-page PDF ready-to-print with worksheets and teacher answer key

Resource Tags

mental health wellness mind healthy body

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