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Hey educators!
Use this page for Mental Health Month, Mental Health Week, Wellbeing Week AND for awesome days you want to spotlight e.g. Reconciliation Day, RU OK Day, World Environment Day, International Friendship Day, Women's Day etc. We will always encourage you to visit the websites of the organisations leading these events. And you can use this page to add a Grow Your Mind lens on to them!
Time: 5 - 20 minutes
Ages: 5-12
mental health month hand book
Available within this handbook are a
weeks worth of wellbeing lessons divided
into year level. All based on music, singing and movement.
Lessons are 5 - 20 minutes in length and
are flexible and adjustable to
meet needs of class.
Time: 1 - 30 minutes
Ages: 5 - 12
Family mental health calendar
Share the family calendar with your community and spread the positive mental health love
Time: 10 minutes
Ages: 6 - 12
Harmony day
Activities:
Listen to the podcast episode (6 minutes)
Pause at the pausing part of the episode and in pairs invite each student to think of one way they could help someone feel they belong. Share the ideas and display them.
At the end of the episode ask students to again form pairs and discuss the difference between belonging and fitting in.
Time: 10 minutes
Ages: 6 - 12
Activities:
Listen to the podcast episode + colour in while you do. Complete activities in the journal.
Visit the healthy friendships page - choose an activity. Our advice: create a healthy friendship guide or recipe
See healthy friendship poster for ideas
Time: 10 minutes
Ages: 7-12
Activities:
Visit Reconciliation Week PAGE for loads of ideas in the classroom
Listen to the podcast episode, colour in while you do. Complete podcast journal 7 - 9 and 9 - 12
Time: 10 minutes
Ages: 6 - 12
Activities:
Visit International Women's Day website for ideas
Listen to the episode and colour in while you do! Complete podcast journal 7 - 9 and 9 - 12
What new rules would you make up when it comes to gender?!
Time: 10 minutes
Ages: 6 - 12
Activities:
Visit World Environment Day website for ideas
Listen the the podcast episode and colour in while you do! Complete the student journal 7 - 9 and 9 - 12
What is one positive action you could start today to help the environment?
Time: 12 minutes
Ages: 6 - 12
Activities
Listen to the podcast episode and colour in while you do! Complete the podcast journal 7 - 9 and 9 - 12
Write a letter to someone you truly feel thankful for and post it to them! Old school but so delightful!
Time: 2 minutes
Ages: 7-12
RU Ok Day
Coming soon!
Why do you think it might be important not to lose hope when things get tough?
What do you think about the quote: 'one of our greatest freedoms is how we react things' means and why might it be helpful to believe in this?
If you could create some antidotes to fear, what would you suggest?