Mental Health Habits Worksheet.pdf
Description of the resource:
This worksheet explores the PHE 10 Big Idea “The decisions we make involving physical activity, healthy eating, sleep routines and technology use have potential short-term and long-term consequences for our mental health.” It has four sections, each relating to one topic (Exercise, Nutrition, Sleep & Technology Use). It leaves note-taking space in each section for students to write notes on the effects of the topic on mental health, as well as the recommendations or healthy habits related to the topic. The worksheet includes three discussion questions.
Ideal Use of the Resource:
This worksheet is ideal for a PHE 10 class. It could be done as a one-off lesson or use as an introduction or to a mental health unit. It could be used as a note-taking sheet for a teacher-led presentation on the topics. Or students could take the worksheet home, research the topics and fill it out as homework. If students are not accustomed to PHE homework, time could be given in-class for students to work in small groups to research one of the four sections and then present the information to the rest of the class. The questions can be used as a summative activity for students reflect on the information they have learned and how it relates to them by assessing their own mental health habits. The students could discuss the discussion in pairs as they walk the track (i.e. A Walk & Talk). Alternatively, the questions could be used as prompts for a journaling assignment
Considerations:
In order to use this worksheet effectively, you as the teacher must provide the students with supplementary information, ideally with visual aids. You could present the information for the students to write on the worksheet using a power point or related videos. If the students are researching the information, the teacher must provide them with recommended resources or credible website in which they can find the information. ELL students and students with learning differences might struggle to write notes on the worksheet without a PowerPoint presentation or visual aid from which to copy the information. If the content is simply dictated by the teacher or a student presenter, they will need to speak very slowly and repeat themselves.
If done during a class period, the teacher will also need to secure a classroom space as writing while sitting on the gym floor or a bench is uncomfortable. This may cause your students to become distracted and irritable or need more time.
Time: approximately 60 minutes or possibly longer to do the worksheet and Walk & Talk questions, especially if students are researching the sections in small groups and presenting.