This workbook covers the Mental Health Literacy unit in the Grade 5 Ontario Health Curriculum (2019).
In this workbook, students will learn about mental health, understanding its importance and the impact of stigma. They will explore ways to help others and recognize personal limits through activities like peer check-ins and writing friendly letters. The workbook highlights the connection between social interactions, sleep, and mental health.
Students will develop and practice coping strategies, empathy, and emotional awareness through various scenarios and exercises. Additionally, the workbook discusses mental health in the classroom, available supports, and includes engaging activities like creating a classroom promise and designing a mental health hoodie.
There is a variety of readings, short answer questions, and creative thinking activities included to create a varied workbook suitable for many learning styles.
To support assessment practices, Ontario curriculum expectations are clearly identified on each page. A unit test is included at the end of the workbook.
This workbook includes:
- 31-page Mental Health Literacy Workbook (B&W and Colour)
- 31-page Mental Health Literacy ANSWER KEY
Table of Contents
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- K-W-L Chart
- What is Mental Health?
- What is Stigma?
- Stigma Statements
- Stigma and Awareness
- How to Help Others
- Know Your Limits
- Peer Check-in
- A Friendly Letter
- Being Social and Mental Health
- Sleep and Mental Health
- Coping Strategies
- Coping Strategies
- Empathy
- Showing Empathy Scenarios #1
- Showing Empathy Scenarios #2
- Practising Empathy
- Emotional Empathy
- Mental Health in the Classroom
- Mental Health in the Classroom
- Mental Health Supports
- Mental Health Supports Questions
- Classroom Promise
- Mental Health Hoodie
- Mental Health Fact Puzzle
- 3-2-1 Chart
- Health Vocabulary
- Mental Health Unit Test
- Mental Health Unit Test
Grade 5 Ontario Curriculum Expectations
D2. demonstrate the ability to apply health knowledge and social-emotional learning skills to make reasoned decisions and take appropriate actions relating to their personal health and well-being;
D3. demonstrate the ability to make connections that relate to health and well-being – how their choices and behaviours affect both themselves and others, and how factors in the world around them affect their own and others’ health and well-being.
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