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Mental Health & Wellbeing

Tenth graders learn that mental health — their emotional and social wellbeing — matters as much as physical health. Everyone struggles sometimes; healthy coping and reaching out for help are signs of strength. They explore the ideas, then plan supports and ways to reduce stigma.

Grade 10Mental Health & Wellbeing45 minutes1 class periodSHAPEExplicit teaching4 StandardsSHAPE
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Define mental health.
  • ✓Use healthy coping.
  • ✓Know when to ask for help.
  • ✓Reduce stigma.
Essential Question

Why does mental health matter as much as physical health?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

Mental Health & Wellbeing

Project this and tap each. Have students explore mental health and wellbeing.

💛 Explore mental health & wellbeing — tap eachTry it

The Lesson · Health & PE Flow (Warm-Up · Learn · Practice · Apply · Cool-Down)

45 minutes, five moves

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Warm-Up — Whole Health

5 min

We train our bodies — how do we care for our minds?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Pose the question.
  • Share ideas.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Think.
  • Share.
  • Get ready.
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Learn — Mental Health

11 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Mental Health & Wellbeing.
  • Tap each idea.
  • Note asking for help is strength.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Tap each.
  • Say.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a healthy coping strategy.
  • Name a trusted adult.
  • Reframe a stigma statement.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name.
  • Name.
  • Reframe.
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Apply — Apply

11 min

Students apply.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • List 3 coping strategies.
  • Name supports at school.
  • Plan one stigma-reducing action.

🎒 Student Actions

  • List.
  • Name.
  • Plan.
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Cool-Down — Cool-Down

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • What is mental health?
  • Who can you reach out to?
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Say it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the SHAPE America National Standards for Health Education and Physical Education.

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Explain the importance of mental health.

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Access mental-health help and resources.

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Communicate about mental health.

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Practice healthy coping strategies.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Coping/support cards.
  • Frame: "a healthy way to cope is ___."
  • Keep it safe & private.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Name one coping strategy.
  • Name one trusted adult.
  • Use visuals.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Make a wellbeing plan.
  • Research local supports.
  • Design an anti-stigma message.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🧠Wellbeing cards
  • 💻Mental Health & Wellbeing
  • 📋Support-plan sheet
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

mental healthemotional & social wellbeingwellbeingfeeling healthy overallcopinghandling stress healthilystigmaunfair shame around a topicsupporttrusted helpcounselora professional who helpsresiliencebouncing backself-carecaring for yourself
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What is mental health?
Your emotional, psychological, and social wellbeing.
QUESTION 2
Name a healthy coping strategy.
Exercise, sleep, talking to someone, or taking breaks.
QUESTION 3
Is asking for help a weakness?
No — it is a sign of strength.

Cool-down: mental health & wellbeing.

Have students list coping strategies and school supports. A printable support-plan sheet is in the PE & Health library. If anyone is struggling, a trusted adult or school counselor can help.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ Mental Health & WellbeingPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: coping, counselor, mental health, resilience, self-care, stigma, support, wellbeing
  1. bouncing back
  2. handling stress healthily
  3. caring for yourself
  4. feeling healthy overall
  5. trusted help
  6. unfair shame around a topic
  7. emotional & social wellbeing
  8. a professional who helps

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What is mental health?
  2. Name a healthy coping strategy.
  3. Is asking for help a weakness?
Answer key — Part A: 1) resilience · 2) coping · 3) self-care · 4) wellbeing · 5) support · 6) stigma · 7) mental health · 8) counselor
Part B: 1) Your emotional, psychological, and social wellbeing. 2) Exercise, sleep, talking to someone, or taking breaks. 3) No — it is a sign of strength.