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Dimensions of Wellness

Eleventh graders learn that health is more than fitness — wellness has several dimensions (physical, mental/emotional, social, intellectual) that support one another. Balancing them is what real wellbeing looks like. They explore each, then assess their own balance.

Grade 11Dimensions of Wellness45 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…

  • ✓Name the dimensions.
  • ✓See how they connect.
  • ✓Assess your balance.
  • ✓Plan to improve one.
Essential Question

What does whole-person wellness really include?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

Dimensions of Wellness

Project this and tap each. Have students explore the dimensions of wellness.

💚 Explore the dimensions of wellness — tap eachTry it

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

45 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

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Warm-Up — More Than Fitness

5 min

Someone can be physically fit but still not well — how?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

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

🎒 Student Actions

  • Think.
  • Share.
  • Get ready.
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Learn — Wellness

11 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Dimensions of Wellness.
  • Tap each one.
  • Note they connect.

🎒 Student Actions

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

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Rate each dimension for you.
  • Name your strongest.
  • Name one to grow.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Rate.
  • Strong.
  • Grow.
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Apply — Apply

11 min

Students apply.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Pick a dimension to improve.
  • Set one action.
  • Link it to another dimension.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Pick.
  • Act.
  • Link.
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Cool-Down — Cool-Down

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a dimension of wellness.
  • Why do they connect?
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • 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 dimensions of health and wellness.

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HE.7

Practice habits across wellness areas.

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HE.5

Set balanced wellness goals.

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PE.5

Value lifelong wellbeing.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Dimension cards.
  • Frame: "social wellness is ___."
  • Use a wellness wheel.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with physical & social.
  • Rate 3 areas.
  • Use a visual.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Build a wellness wheel.
  • Make a balance plan.
  • Track one dimension.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🧠Dimension cards
  • 💻Dimensions of Wellness
  • 📋Wellness-wheel sheet
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

wellnesswhole-person wellbeingphysicalabout the bodymental/emotionalabout mind & feelingssocialabout relationshipsintellectualabout learningbalanceall areas supportedwellbeingfeeling healthy overallholisticthe whole person
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
Name a dimension of wellness.
Physical, mental/emotional, social, or intellectual.
QUESTION 2
Why do the dimensions connect?
They support and affect one another.
QUESTION 3
What is whole-person wellness?
Balancing all the dimensions.

Cool-down: dimensions of wellness.

Have students rate their wellness dimensions and plan to grow one. A printable wellness-wheel sheet is in the PE & Health library.

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.

🖨️ Dimensions of WellnessPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: balance, holistic, intellectual, mental/emotional, physical, social, wellbeing, wellness
  1. feeling healthy overall
  2. about relationships
  3. the whole person
  4. whole-person wellbeing
  5. about learning
  6. about mind & feelings
  7. about the body
  8. all areas supported

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. Name a dimension of wellness.
  2. Why do the dimensions connect?
  3. What is whole-person wellness?
Answer key — Part A: 1) wellbeing · 2) social · 3) holistic · 4) wellness · 5) intellectual · 6) mental/emotional · 7) physical · 8) balance
Part B: 1) Physical, mental/emotional, social, or intellectual. 2) They support and affect one another. 3) Balancing all the dimensions.