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Orewa College

Year 7, Term 1

Health & Mental Health

Name:

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CONTENTS OF Health & Mental Health, Term 1

Your physical health and mental health are equally as important. This term we will be learning about our identity, kindness, friendships, making good decisions, what kind of person we are, how to navigate difficult situations and what we are grateful for.

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  • In your orientation booklet:
    • All About Me
    • My Identity
    • Bingo - What we have in common

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  • ILT (3 x 15 minute sessions)
    • Te Whare Tapa Wha
    • What Makes Me Awesome
    • My Goals and Dreams

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  • In this booklet:
    • My Top 10 (week 1 & 2)
    • Kindness (week 1 & 2)
    • Which Animal Am I? - Personality Types (week 3)
    • Gratitude (week 4)
    • Friendship (week 5)
    • False Identity (week 6 or 7)
    • Making Decisions - Respond or React? (week 8)
    • Assessment Evidence (week 9)
    • Hauora Creatures (week 10)

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My Top 10

By learning how to focus on what you do well, or are good at (your strengths), you can learn to be resourceful and building your resilience. Things that can benefit other people

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My Top 10 cont.

Five qualities about my personality (what comes naturally to me)

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—Anonymous

“Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.”

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Kindness

What is one of the nicest thing someone has done for you?

How does it feel to have kindness given to you?

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Kindness

Watch this video about kindness

Things I can do to be kind (make a word cloud or Word Art of ways you could be kind - paste it below)

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Kindness

Make up your own quote about KINDNESS and present it in a colourful way. Past it below.

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Which Animal Am I? - Personality types?

Animal Personality Test

This is just a fun and simplified example of an animal personality test. This isn't a scientifically validated assessment. The goal is to spark self-reflection to think about different personality traits, how we can understand each other and then how we can get along with others better.

Instructions:

For each question, choose the answer that best describes you or that you feel most drawn to. At the end, count how many A's, B's, C's, etc., you chose to find out your animal personality type. Highlight or change the colour of your answers

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When facing a challenge, I tend to:

    • A) Take charge and lead others through it.
    • B) Collaborate and seek help from others.
    • C) Analyse the situation and plan my approach carefully.
    • D) Take my time and proceed cautiously.

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My preferred social setting is:

    • A) Where I can be in the spotlight and engage with many people.
    • B) Where I can socialise and connect with friends.
    • C) Where I can engage in meaningful discussions and learn from others.
    • D) Where I feel comfortable and secure with a close-knit group.

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How do you handle stress?

    • A) I confront stress head-on and try to find immediate solutions.
    • B) I seek support and comfort from friends or loved ones.
    • C) I analyse the situation and try to understand the root cause.
    • D) I take time for self-care and try to maintain a sense of calm.

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My approach to decision-making is usually:

    • A) Quick and decisive.
    • B) Collaborative and considering others' opinions.
    • C) Thoughtful and based on thorough analysis.
    • D) Cautious and considering all possible outcomes.

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What's your preferred leisure activity?

    • A) Engaging in activities that put me in the spotlight or challenge me.
    • B) Socialising and spending time with friends or family.
    • C) Reading, learning, or engaging in a hobby that interests me.
    • D) Relaxing in a comfortable and familiar environment.

Scoring:

Count how many A's, B's, C's, and D's you chose.

Results:

A's: Lion, B's: Dolphin, C's: Owl, D's: Turtle

Which animal personality are you most like?

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Gratitude!

Being grateful makes us appreciate all the positive people and things we have in our lives. This makes us feel good and often makes us smile.

Decorate your class’ gratitude jar. This gratitude jar is for being grateful for people around you. Anyone can write a note of gratitude about anyone in their class, or school, perhaps even in your wider life. On a little piece of paper, write the name of the person and why you are grateful for them. At the end of each day or week, your teacher will read out the notes and they can be given to the person they are written about.

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Gratitude!

Complete the boxes below about your day by being grateful. There are 3 days/weeks for you to complete:

Today I am grateful for…

The best part of today/this week was…

What I did well today/this week:

Right now I am feeling…

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Gratitude!

Complete the boxes below about your day by being grateful.

Today I am grateful for…

The best part of today/this week was…

What I did well today/this week:

Right now I am feeling…

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Gratitude!

Complete the boxes below about your day by being grateful.

Today I am grateful for…

The best part of today/this week was…

What I did well today/this week:

Right now I am feeling…

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Making Friends

Each day we want to connect with other people. We enjoy time with our friends, having fun, talking, sharing, making memories, playing games or sports etc. It is not always easy to make friends in new situations.

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Making Friends

In the stars below, write the best five qualities that you would like in a friend. E.g. honesty

Share your qualities with your class. As you read out your qualities, people can put their hand up when they have the same quality as you. These people could be good, new friends for you.

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Making Friends

Write about your perfect day hanging out with a friend. You could take a screenshot, print it and pin in on your classroom wall for others to see.

My perfect day hanging out with a friend.

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Think of some famous special friendships

What qualities make them special friends?

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What do they have in common?

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How have they helped or supported each other?

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How have they solved any conflict in their friendship?

E.g. Harry Potter & Hermione Granger.

Think of three other famous friendships.

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Choose one of your pairs from your list. Paste a picture of each of them, then answer the questions.

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Friendship Scenarios

Work in groups of 2-4 people. Explain how you could respond to each of these situations.

1. Conflict Resolution: Two friends have a disagreement about where to play or what game to choose. How can they resolve their conflict peacefully?

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2.New Kid at School: A new student joins the class. How can the other kids make them feel welcome and become friends with them?

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3. Standing Up to Bullying: A friend notices someone being bullied. How can they support the person being bullied?

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4. Including Everyone: During recess, some kids are playing a game, but one friend is left out. How can they include that friend without making others feel left out?

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Friendship Scenarios

5. Apologising and Forgiveness: One friend accidentally breaks something that belongs to the other friend. How can they apologise, and how can the other friend forgive them?

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6. Dealing with Gossip: A rumour about a friend is spreading. How can they address the gossip and support their friend?

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7. Showing Empathy: A friend is feeling sad or upset. How can another friend show empathy and support without being intrusive?

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8. Peer Pressure: A group of friends wants to do something one friend isn’t comfortable with. How can the friend express their feelings and choices without feeling pressured?

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False Identity - What’s really real?

Influencers on social media such as Instagram, TikTok, Facebook are often seen as role models and trendsetters, examples of success, popularity and beauty. They show their luxurious lifestyles, and promote products. They can have a huge impact on what young people want to look like, what to wear, do, what they talk about, how they behave, music, foods and brands to buy.

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False Identity - What’s really real?

Positive Social Media Influences

Negative Social Media Influences

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List three positive, and three negative ways social media influencers can have an impact on young people.

You might like to have a class discussion on this.

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A positive body

image influencer

What do you think these images are trying to show or teach you?

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The number of feeds, likes,

followers, comments, shares

DOESN’T DEFINE YOU!

Let’s discuss…..

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Making Decisions

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Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIa7MFJwRmg

Taking a moment to think before we respond, makes us less likely to react!

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React

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Respond

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Making Decisions

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Classify each of the scenarios as react or respond by putting the scenario number in the correct column below.

  1. James accidentally picked up Sam’s pencil by mistake and used it. The lead broke. James asked Sam to sharpen the pencil before he gave it back.
  2. Shaun missed the school bus. He called his mum and said, “I’ve missed the school bus and it’s all your fault, I’m going to miss PE because of you!”
  3. Josie’s friend Sally was being picked on by another student. Josie went up to the other student and pushed her away.
  4. Tina bumped into Lisa which made Lisa spill some of her drink. Lisa threw the rest of her drink at Tina.
  5. Andrew and Ben were arguing at lunchtime and getting very angry. Andrew’s best friend Tim, walked up to Andrew and asked him to walk away and come to the tuck shop with him.

React

Respond

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Assessment Evidence - after EOTC week

Think about your actions during EOTC week (and the weeks leading up to it).

Skill/attitude/behaviour

Evidence

I showed kindness by …… when I ……

(explain who you showed kindness to, what you did and why you did it)

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I made a new friend / new connection with ……

(explain who and how you connected)

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Assessment Evidence - after EOTC week

Skill/attitude/behaviour

Evidence

I used one of my strengths when….

(Explain when you used something you are good at personally, how you used it, how it helped / improved the moment/activity)

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I chose to respond (not react) when…..

(explain what happened and how you responded)

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Assessment Evidence - after EOTC week

Self Reflection Instructions:

Evidence

Measure yourself using the assessment rubric. Explain where you see yourself on the rubric. Include, things you have worked on lately and how you could improve your mental health and interactions with others. Be specific and explain in detail.

Write your reflection here:

Ask someone else to write a reflection about you.

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Hauora Emoji Creatures

Your teacher will play this on the big screen: (they can play it a few times)

Hauora Emoji Creatures

As you watch, try to remember what each emoji creature is saying and write it in the boxes below.

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Hauora Emoji Creatures continued

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Hauora Emoji Creatures continued

Your teacher has this poster. AS a class play the Memory Game. At the end of the game, the people who have found pairs, must read out their card and what their emoji creature says.

People then offer ideas about how they would do the action that the emoji creature says.

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Play the other two games with a small group or friend when you have spare time. Go Fish, or Hauora Snap.