In this Key Stage 1 (Elementary School) lesson on - Friends and mental health, students explore the idea of putting their own mental health first. They think about whether you should always put your friends first or not. 

Friends and mental health Lesson Presentation

Friends and mental health Lesson Plan

In this Key Stage 1 (Elementary School) lesson on - Do you get enough sleep, For Mental Health Awareness Week, students decide whether they need to change their sleeping patterns, and explore the side effects of a lack of sleep.

1. Do you get enough sleep

Do you get enough sleep

In this Key Stage 1 (Elementary School) lesson on - Should schools have pets to help with stress, students discuss the benefits and drawbacks of schools having pets to help with student stress. They look at ways animals can help with stress as well as thinking strategies students already use to relax. 

2. Should schools have pets to help with stress

Should schools have pets to help with stress

In this Key Stage 1 (Elementary School) lesson on - Superheroes and body image, Students explore the impact comparing ourselves to those on screen can have on our self-esteem.

3. Superheroes and body image

Superheroes and body image

In this Key Stage 1 (Elementary School) lesson on - Is gaming good for you, Students discuss the benefits and drawbacks of gaming.

5. Is gaming good for you

Is gaming good for you

In this Key Stage 1 (Elementary School) lesson on - Nature and mental health, students explore the relationship between nature and mental health and explore ways that nature can be beneficial to their mental health. 

6. Nature and mental health

Nature and Mental health

In this Key Stage 1 (Elementary School) lesson on - Should children keep up with the news, students examine what they think the news is and then consider whether or not they want to know the news. 

7. Should children keep up with the news

Should children keep up with the news

In this Key Stage 2 (Elementary School) lesson on - Are you comfortable talking about loneliness?, voters are discussing the theme of loneliness and its links to our wellbeing. The lesson gives voters an insight into the facts behind the “loneliness epidemic” in the UK, as well as allowing them to consider what they would do to tackle the issue in their own lives. Voters will then decide: “Are you comfortable talking about loneliness?”

Are you comfortable talking about loneliness?

In this unit on Mental Health from Votes for Schools, students will explore the following topics: Comparing ourselves to others, Should children keep up with the news, Should schools have pets to help with stress, Do you get enough sleep, Friends and mental health, Is gaming good for you, Nature and mental health, Do you get enough sleep, Should schools have pets to help with stress, Superheroes and body image, Friends and mental health, Is gaming good for you, Nature and mental health, Should children keep up with the news

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Friends and mental health

VotesforSchools provides award-winning PSHE resources to prompt discussion on challenging issues. Young people learn about everything from politics to climate change to ensure they have an informed opinion of the world, and are equipped with all they need to know when they leave school.

Friends and mental health

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