1. Achieving Mental and Emotional Health
Chapter 3
Lesson #1
Pages 66-71

2. Ipad vocabulary activity
Open: iSwifter APP
Open the bookmarks tab and choose: “Glencoe chapter activities”
Open: “Student Center”
Drop Down: “Chapter Activities”
Choose: “Chapter 3”
Open: “Interactive Study Guides”
Open: “Lesson #1”

3. Developing your self-esteem
Objective 1: Identify the characteristics of good mental and emotional health.
Objective 2: Identify and apply how to improve your self-esteem.
Objective 3: Identify Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.

4. The Characteristics of Good Mental/Emotional Health
The ability to accept yourself and others, express and manage emotions, and deal with the demands and challenges you meet in life.
People with good mental/emotional health demonstrate…
Sense of Belonging (Family, Friends, Teachers)
Sense of Purpose (Recognizing your value)
Positive Outlook (Sees the bright side & reduces stress)
Self-sufficiency (Having confidence to make safe & responsible decisions)
Healthy Self-Esteem (helps accept & recover from difficulties and failures)

5. Self-Esteem
Self-Esteem- How much you value, respect, and feel confident about yourself.
Taking healthful risks can raise your self esteem
Trying new challenges can also raise your sense of competence: or having enough skills to do something.
Self-talk: the encouragement or criticism that you give yourself, can affect your self-esteem.

6. Benefits of Healthy Self-Esteem
Feel proud of yourself and your abilities, skills, and accomplishments
Believe setbacks are temporary
Ability to confront challenges & overcome them
Confidence to try new things
Know they may not be as good at some tasks as they are with others

7. Improving Self-Esteem
Choose friends who value and respect you
Focus on positive aspects about yourself
Replace negative self-talk with supportive self-talk
Work toward accomplishment rather than perfection
Consider your mistakes learning opportunities
Try new activities to discover your talents
Volunteer your time to help someone
Accept the things you cant change and focus on changing the things you can.

8. Self-Esteem activity
Write down your answers to the following questions
List 1 or 2 items you are really good at doing.
List 2 positive things your best friend would say about you?
How did you feel after volunteering your time?
What things (that you can control) would you like to change about yourself? WHY??

9. Maslow’s Needs activity
Students may work alone or with a partner
Pass out worksheet
Read the directions and complete both side of the worksheet.
Be prepared to discuss your reflection answers.

10. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Level #5: Reaching Potential Needs
Self-Actualization (being the best you can be)
Level #4: Feeling Recognized
Need to achieve, to be recognized.
Level #3: Belonging Needs
Need to love or be loved, need to belong.
Level #2: Safety Needs
Need to be secure from danger
Level #1: Physical Needs
Need to satisfy basic needs of food, water, sleep and shelter

11. Lesson Review Concentration game;
Continue clicking on the squares until you feel the word matches the definition. Then click, “Check answers”.