1. Mental Health Wellness Lesson 2
Essential Skill: Make decisions after reflection and review

2. Objectives Students will be able to: Explain total health
Explain the concept of the health triangle
Assess and improve your personal health triangle.

3. Total Health Worksheet
Total health is a combination of :
Physical
Mental
And social well-being

4. Physical Health Fitness Good grooming Well-balanced diet
Meeting life’s demands
On your worksheet, please provide examples of those listed above.
For example: Fitness- bike riding to school.

5. Mental Health Liking who you are Accepting yourself
Express emotions in a healthy way
Dealing with stress and problems
On your worksheet, please provide examples of those listed above.
For example: Accepting yourself- accepting all the good and bad traits you have.

6. Social Health Getting along with others Working well in a group
Making and keeping friends
Giving and getting support
On your worksheet, please provide examples of those listed above.
For example: Working well in a group- Listening to other peoples ideas

7. What type of triangle is this? Why a triangle?
The Health Triangle
What type of triangle is this?
Why a triangle?
PHYSICAL
MENTAL
SOCIAL

8. Your goal should be: Work on your weaknesses
Understand that not every day will be balanced
Your triangle is always changing
Focus on your strengths
To achieve a balanced triangle on most days

9. Unbalanced Triangles:M M S S P P

10. Health Triangle Activity
Begin by reading “Your Health Triangle Activity Worksheet.”
Add up your yes answers for each section (physical, mental, and social).
For each yes cut out a block for that dimension.
Once you have cut out all of your strips, form a triangle and tape it to the back of the “total health worksheet.”
Do not forget to answer the questions on the bottom of the total health worksheet.

11. Your taped triangle should look like this:M S M S M S M S M P P P P P

12. Think, Pair, Share
Pair up with the person next to you and explain the definition of total health.
Why a triangle?
Share 1 thing you’re good at and 1 thing to improve on.
What was today’s thinking skill?

13. Closure
Underneath the triangle you created write a short summary (4 sentences) of what you believe you can improve on when it comes to your health.