Emotions Lesson Plans

Students examine their emotional health. In this health lesson, students discover the differences between physical, mental, and emotional health. Students consider how to maintain balance in their own lives.

Students explore self-expression through poetry. In this personal health lessons students read and discuss poetry regarding teen topics of interest. Students write poems, that express empathy.

Second graders learn about the human body. For this biology lesson plan, 2nd graders will begin with the basics of understanding charts and graphs and progress into units that cover the body systems, and mental and emotional health. Students will learn how their daily choices effect their bodies.

Students explore mental and emotional health. In this friendship lesson plan, students read a book and tell the beginning, middle and end. Students also identify characteristics of a good friend.

Students practice effective communication skills by giving a speech on emotional health topics researched on the Internet.

Students explore the health hazards of being obese. In this health lesson, students discuss the causes of heart attacks and strokes and use the food pyramid to prepare a healthy meal.

Students analyze the experiences of a fictional soldier in a war and create a mental health profile for that individual. They emulate psychiatrists and propose treatment strategies for their particular soldier's post-traumatic stress disorder.

Students discuss health topics they would like to know more about. They read an article interviewing a psychoanalyst. They resarch any questions they have about a specific scienctist. They write their own newspaper article using questions and answers in the voice of their chosen scientist.

Learners understand the importance of good health and disease prevention. In this healthy eating environments lesson plan, students role play situations to explain the do's and don'ts of a healthy eating environment.

Students examine the complexities of the health care system in Canada. They read and discuss handouts, analyze trends in health care using the ArcCanada CD-ROM, and conduct Internet research.