Mental Health & Well-being Education

Year 9
Unit Objective (UO):
Evaluate factors that shape identities and critically analyse how individuals impact the identities of others
(ACPPS089)*
Examine the impact of changes and transitions on relationships (ACPPS090)*

Evaluate situations and propose appropriate emotional responses and then reflect on possible outcomes of
different responses (ACPPS094)*
Critically analyse and apply health information from a range of sources to health decisions and situations
(ACPPS095)*

Plan, implement and critique strategies to enhance health, safety and wellbeing of their communities
(ACPPS096)*
Plan and evaluate new and creative interventions that promote their own and others connection to community
and natural and built environments (ACPPS097)*
Critique behaviours and contextual factors that influence health and wellbeing of diverse communities
(ACPPS098)*

Wee Topic/Conce Lesson Teaching Strategies and Learning Resources Assessment

k pt Focus/Objectives Activities
1 Lesson title Establish Intro: Balloons Summative
agreed Brainstorm what students think Glossary assessment
Classroom classroom they require to create an WS review of
rules rules environmentally friendly learning Connect glossary and
Identify health environment the definitions WS
Dimensions is multi- Main: definitions
of health dimensional Define dimensions of health WS
and that it (physical, social, mental,
Mental works emotional, spiritual)
Health and simultaneously Balloon activity to simulate how
Well-being Briefly each dimension works together
describe what simultaneously
Mental Health Connect words to definitions
& Well-being worksheet on dimensions of health
as a Brainstorm feelings associated
continuum with mental health and well-being,
order them from being healthy
unhealthy
Conc:
Informal assessment summary
questions

2 Feelings and Describe Intro: YouTube Videos Informal

Mental feelings Brainstorm a list of different words Societys assessment on
Health associated for types of emotions Unattainable collected
with mental Use media WS to set guidelines for Beauty reflections
Self-esteem health upon video analysis https://www.yout
and identity watching a Main: ube.com/watch?
video Watch Societys Unattainable v=xsmGhysRads
Media Identify Beauty, identify key ideas, re-
different types watch video and discuss how Media effects on
of identities young girls:
Watch Media effects on young
and how it societys
girls: societys unattainable
links to mental unattainable
beauty highlight key ideas, re-
health beauty
watch video and discuss how
Identify and https://www.yout
Watch Dove Choose Beauty.
discuss how ube.com/watch?
Students think about what and v=ki7_BJsAVqg
the media how, discuss lesson 3
shapes our Conc:
perceptions Dove Choose
Reflections, use list of words to Beautiful
and how these describe feelings associated after
affect our self- https://www.yout
viewing YouTube videos, from own ube.com/watch?
esteem perspective and imagining if they v=7DdM-4siaQw
were the person in the video

Media WS (what
to look for video;
message of
author,
identities/ideas
portrayed, how is
it achieved)

3 Protective Identify Intro: MindMatters Informal

factors and different types Conclude week 2: View What It protective/risk assessment
links to MH of protective Means To Be Pretty factors PDF collection of
factors Brainstorm a list of words for types lists
Resilience List different for protective factors Casestudy
types of help- Define protective factors scenarios of
seeking Main: fictional
behaviours characters
Sort list of words in to categorical
Discuss some protective factors: individual,
advantages What It Means To
family, peers, school and
and Be Pretty
community
disadvantages https://www.yout
Develop list of protective factors
of help- ube.com/watch?
Students conduct self-reflection v=jKTZAsDVkzs
seeking upon their own protective factors
behaviours (present and non-existent)
Analyse case study fictional
character and their protective
factors
Conc:
Using the case studies analyse
what students can do to improve
their MH
Weighing up pros and cons of
suggested actions
4 Disorders Discuss how Intro: I am Beautiful Informal quiz
and disease the benefits of Use I am Beautiful video to https://www.yout on disorders
having strong engage students Discuss ube.com/watch? and diseases
Risk factors sense of thoughts on video, feelings and v=8jnWjkmSHRE with possible
mental health implications risk factors
Resilience Discuss the Main: Living with a
 negatives Discuss body image, eating mental disorder
side-effects of disorders as a result of low MH https://www.yout
having lower List risk factors that cause ube.com/watch?
mental health depression v=ezI2W32yNg8
Describe the Discuss how to students can
relationship of mitigate effects of beauty What causes
each towards standards anxiety and
disorders and Depression
View What causes anxiety and
illness Inside Out
Depression Inside Out and
https://www.yout
analyse what are some of the
ube.com/watch?
causes of depression
v=tNsTy-j_sQs
View stronger than stigma and
discuss the side effects of Stronger than
depression stigma
Conclusion: https://www.yout
Watch YouTube Am I Pretty ube.com/watch?
Enough? finish off with post-it v=Koss6rrPlw0
notes about positive things peers
see in classmates Am I Pretty
Informal quiz of disorder and Enough?
diseases and possible risk factors https://www.yout
ube.com/watch?
v=Dnc5gubAtHU

Post it notes

5 Promotion of Create a MH Intro: Laptops Start MH

MH campaign to Intro assessment task MH campaign
promote campaign and objectives short Whiteboard (Due in week
healthy presentation on how to promotion 7)
lifestyles to MH Markers (Ready to
support Form groups (1-4 people per present week
Learn some group) 8)
key skills for Main:
research Discuss some possible ideas on Homework
List some where students can expand and watch 1-2 ads
topics MH can start their research on and discuss
be related to how can
Revisit protective factors/help-
students can
seeking behaviour
adapt to their
Devise a plan group topic,
presentation
benefits of particular topic, how it
works, why and what sort of
pictures, what kind of slogans etc.
Start collecting ideas to put
regroup next week
Conclusion:
Homework task view 1-2
advertisements at home, see how
they promote ideas. What do they
do, to send their message across
and how can you use that idea to
promote MH.

6 Partnerships Conduct Intro: Laptops

& Services research for Highlight guidelines supply
list of services students with pre-set list of Whiteboard
available websites to check out Markers
Analyse health Outline expectations of students
info for critical and answers Websites:
literacy Main: The BlackDog
List pros and Use 1 -2 websites to analyse what MindMatters
cons of each they have to offer and the pros and HeadStrong
of the cons BeyondBlue
services/partn ActBelong
Work on group presentations and
erships Commit
collate ideas from lesson
ReachOut
Conclusion:
Quick debrief on what all the
Phone services:
services have in common and how 1800 Respect
students might be able to use it Kids Helpline
7 Local Investigate the Intro: Whiteboard MH campaign
services for pros and cons Think, pair, share about support due
MH of each local people and agencies for MH. Markers
service Share, find partner and repeat x 4.
Compare and Main: (Support
analyse the Hand out Support people/agencies)
usefulness of people/agencies WS and bw0069-sec-sch-
each resource investigate benefits for each prog-year-10-
Compare services student-man-
5.pdf
Finish off research for MH
campaign
Conclusion:
Inform students, presentations
next week graded on content
ideas more than presentation skills

8 Assessment Present/discus Intro: Projector Presentation

and s with the Emphasise classroom rules
promotion of class MH respect and responsibilities for Student
MH campaign students PowerPoint
Give feedback Main: slides/website
on the pros Student present MH promotional
and cons of presentations
each Critique students ideas
presentation Suggest improvements
List benefits of implementing such
ideas
Conclusion:
Debrief class what is mental
health, low MH high MH, what it
looks like, how is it caused and
how can we help someone who has
low MH to improve their health