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Mental Wellness Basics

Eleventh graders learn what mental wellness means and the everyday ways to protect it, from managing stress and building support to recognizing when it is time to reach out for help.

Grade 11Mental Wellness Basics45 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 wellness.
  • ✓Use healthy coping.
  • ✓Build a support system.
  • ✓Know when to seek help.
Essential Question

Mental wellness takes care, just like physical health. What does it mean to be mentally well, and what protects it day to day?

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Interactive Task
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Wellness Check

Project this and answer each question about taking care of your mental wellbeing — read the explanation after each one.

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

45 minutes, five moves

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1

Hook — Mind and Body

5 min

We train the body at the gym. How do you take care of the mind, and why does mental wellness matter just as much?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask what mental wellness is.
  • List ways to support it.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Think.
  • Share.
  • Get ready.
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Use — Wellness Check

12 min

Students answer questions about mental wellness.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to the Wellness Check.
  • Answer each question.
  • Read the why.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Answer.
  • Check.
  • Read it.
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Modify — Pick a Strategy

13 min

Students match stressors to coping.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a common stressor.
  • Pick a healthy strategy.
  • Say why it fits.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name.
  • Pick.
  • Say.
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Create — Wellness Toolkit

15 min

Students build a wellness toolkit.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • List your coping strategies.
  • List your support people.
  • Note when to seek help.

🎒 Student Actions

  • List.
  • List.
  • Note.
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Reflect — It's OK to Ask

5 min

Students reflect on help-seeking.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Why is seeking help a strength?
  • Who is in your support system?
  • 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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HE.1

Explain what mental wellness is and why it matters.

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HE.7

Practice healthy strategies to manage stress.

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HE.4

Identify trusted sources of support and help.

SHAPE
HE.5

Make decisions that protect mental wellbeing.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Strategy picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “When stressed, I can ___ .”
  • Answer one question at a time.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with naming feelings.
  • Model one coping strategy.
  • Review one idea at a time.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Build a personal coping plan.
  • Research local support resources.
  • Reduce stigma with a peer message.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Projector / board
  • 🖼️Strategy cards
  • 💻Wellness Check
  • 📓Reflection journals
  • ✏️Pencils
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

mental wellnesshandling stress, emotions, and relationships in healthy waysstressthe body and mind's response to pressurecoping strategya healthy way to handle stress or strong feelingssupport systemthe trusted people you can turn toresiliencebouncing back after a setbackself-careactions that protect your wellbeinghelp-seekingreaching out for support when you need itwellbeinga healthy, balanced state of body and mind
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 does mental wellness mean?
Managing stress, emotions, and relationships in healthy ways, not never struggling.
QUESTION 2
Name one healthy way to cope with stress.
For example, talking it out, physical activity, taking a real break, or getting enough sleep.
QUESTION 3
Why is seeking help a sign of strength?
It shows self-awareness and courage; reaching out early helps you get support before things get worse.

Create: a wellness toolkit.

Have students list their healthy coping strategies, name the people in their support system, and note the signals that mean it is time to seek help. A printable mental-wellness worksheet is in the PE & Health library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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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.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: coping strategy, help-seeking, mental wellness, resilience, self-care, stress, support system, wellbeing
  1. the trusted people you can turn to
  2. bouncing back after a setback
  3. reaching out for support when you need it
  4. a healthy, balanced state of body and mind
  5. a healthy way to handle stress or strong feelings
  6. actions that protect your wellbeing
  7. handling stress, emotions, and relationships in healthy ways
  8. the body and mind's response to pressure

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does mental wellness mean?
  2. Name one healthy way to cope with stress.
  3. Why is seeking help a sign of strength?
Answer key — Part A: 1) support system · 2) resilience · 3) help-seeking · 4) wellbeing · 5) coping strategy · 6) self-care · 7) mental wellness · 8) stress
Part B: 1) Managing stress, emotions, and relationships in healthy ways, not never struggling. 2) For example, talking it out, physical activity, taking a real break, or getting enough sleep. 3) It shows self-awareness and courage; reaching out early helps you get support before things get worse.