MS Health I Instructional Guide

Strand 2: Mental and Emotional Health (MEH)

Health I

STRAND 2: MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH (MEH)

Mental and Emotional Health (MEH) teaches students how to advocate for the mental and emotional health of self and others. Students will learn and adopt behaviors which will also maintain and enhance physical and social health. Strategies to help students manage their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are key components of this strand. Students will explore resources for suicide prevention. PACING SEQUENCING KEY LANGUAGE USES

10 Days - 3 Standards

Unit 3

Inform & Explain

HEALTH I: STRAND 2

Mental and Emotional Health (MEH) Students will develop a foundation of knowledge related to reducing risk factors and enhancing factors that promote positive mental and emotional health. K-12 LEARNING SEQUENCE ● Grade5 Health II (9-12) Students will examine personal traits of lifestyles and how they impact overall wellness. Students will apply knowledge to reduce risk factors and enhance factors that promote positive mental and emotional health.

END OF STRAND SAMPLE COMPETENCY WITH LANGUAGE EXPECTATIONS

● Use accurate information to formulate and create a health-enhancing media message (poster, slide show, video, etc.) for mental health and/or suicide prevention. ○ Verbs to describe skills like formulate, create, accurate, etc. ○ Nouns to explain concepts like media message, poster, slide show, criteria, etc. ○ Key terms to outline risk factors, self-harm, suicide, suicide contagion, suicide clusters, survivors, health-enhancing, suicide prevention, media, stigma, mental illness, mental health disorders, individuals, families, communities.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Essential Health Skills for Middle School Textbook Login Site Botvin Teacher Companion Site Lifelines Curriculum Login National Suicide Prevention Lifeline SafeUT Follett Resources