1. Mental & Emotional Health
6TH GRADE

2. Objectives Learn the definition of stress.
Identify internal factors of stress, which influence emotional and social health
Create a plan to prevent and manage stress
Identify the relationships between personal actions, self- image, and personal success.
Identify personal characteristics that can contribute to happiness for self and others

3. Bell Ringer: What is STRESS?
Discuss with your group what stress means to you.

4. STRESS
Discuss with your group the biggest source of stress for teens.
Write one on a sticky note.
On your handout, list the common sources of stress within your group.
On separate sticky notes, write the top 2 stressors

5. Stress Common sources of stress: Biggest source of stress for teens:
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OR, share your answers from sticky notes.
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Or, share your answers from sticky notes.

6. Emotional Health & Stress
Within your group discuss these questions and be ready to share out 3 answers with the class.
What emotions can stress cause?
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What diseases/illnesses can be caused by stress?

7. Stress Management Techniques
Identify 3 ways you handle your stress and compare to others in your group.
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Write your answers on a sticky note OR on the lines provided.

8. HAPPINESS What makes you happy?
In your group list in your group 4 things that contribute to happiness.
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9. Resiliency
Resilience is the ability to ‘bounce back’ after a tough situation or difficult time and then feeling as good as you felt before.
It’s the ability to adapt to difficult circumstances that you can’t change, and keep on thriving.
When you’re resilient, you can learn from challenging situations and get stronger.
Aspects of Resiliency

10. Mental/Emotional Health

11. What is Self-Image?
Discuss your group’s definition of self-image and be prepared to discuss with class.
Self-image means: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

12. Dealing with Body Image Issues/Self Esteem
Body image is the way you see yourself and imagine how you look. Having a positive body image means that, most of the time, you see yourself accurately, you feel comfortable in your body, and you feel good about the way you look.

13. Mind Map Assessment
For this unit's assessment you will need to complete your own “Mind Map”.
Your teacher will give you a “Mind Map”. Make sure you write your name, teacher’s name, and your block # on the lines provided.
For each “cloud”, write an example for each line provided.
There a total of 10 lines for a total of 10 possible points to earn.

14. Create your own Mind Map.