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Mental Health 

Mental Health First Aid

Fostering positive Mental health in the classroom 

Activites

  • List 3 things that went well - This continued over few weeks has proven to cause a positive mind shift.

  • List of  Micro moments

  • One moment meditation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiC8ktpev30 

  • Name tag with 4 images to describe you

  • Creating a line based on attributes (eg- birthday, color)

  • Fold the line - Pairing activity 

  • Family circle- Ask students to draw their family in a circle

  • Draw an animal you would like to be and say one or two words why you that to be that child.

  • I seat in a chair game - Name game

Classroom Accommodation 

  1. Foster a positive, caring and welcoming classroom.

  2. Provide students with knowledge of the importance of good mental health.

  3. Use positive language and avoid language that degrades mental health.

  4. Have a classroom website where students can access classwork and homework.

  5. Allow differentiated activity and assessments.

  6. Chunk work into small manageable parts to give a sense of achievements. 

  7. Create a calming zone in the class.

  8. Take students outdoors.

  9. Do regular physical activity

  10. Do activities to encourage mindfulness (Breathing exercise, yoga)

Teacher's resources 

Supporting 

Minds

Best Practice 

Support (DDSB)

Well-Being Strategy

Open Minds,

Healthy Minds

Rooting mental health in Aboriginal World view 

Educating the Child with Bipolar Disorder

Linking Healthy Minds for a Positive Future (DDSB)

Teachers as Protective Factors

Sources 

Ontario Ministry of Education (2013). Supporting Minds. 

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Laffier J. (2017) University of Ontario Institute of technology, faculty of education, Mental Health in Schools EDUC 2407U.

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Ontario Ministry of Education (2016). Ontario's Well-Being Strategy for education.

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