May is Mental Health Awareness month, but mental health is so important to talk about all year long. It can be challenge to figure out how to approach the topic with young students.

This resource is designed to introduce elementary aged students to the concept of mental health and provide them with strategies to pay attention to and strengthen their own mental health.

Includes:

• Kid-friendly video defining mental health
• Overview of what mental health is
• 6 Interactive Practice Activities

Activities included:

1. Students will rate their mental health on a mental health "meter" and then write about times that they have felt each stage on the meter.

2. Students will learn the difference between "everyday emotions" and "overwhelming emotions" and practice identifying examples of each.

3. Students will choose 5 (out of a list of 12) coping strategies to place in their "Coping Tool Box"

4. Students will differentiate between healthy and unhealthy self talk by completing a sort.

5. Students will list people they can talk to for support and things they can do to help with their mental health.

6. Students will take a ride on the "Mental Health Elevator" and stop at 10 floors, each with a different mental health boosting strategy. This activity is very interactive and engaging!

Audio recordings of directions and activities are included.

Students will need to be able to do the following to complete:

• Access Google Slides Presentations (they will need a Google Account)
• Read or listen (by clicking an audio symbol) to each set of directions and activities
• Drag boxes/images on the slides
• Type short answer responses

Important Note: This resource is created to be used with Google Classroom. It is a Google Slides presentation. All students will need access to a Google account to use it.

If you have any questions about this product, you can reach out to me at: TheSocialEmotionalTeacher@gmail.com and I would love to help!

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Please note, this resource is a digital download. No physical product included.