something that leads to a strong emotional response

Working with my feelings

RSHE (PSHE)

How talking supports mental health

Influences on mental health

Calming and relaxation techniques

This unit explores strategies for supporting mental health and wellbeing. Pupils learn how talking helps mental health, understand factors that influence it, develop skills for managing emotions, and practise calming and relaxation techniques to build resilience.

Mental health: How can I support my mental health?

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of distress or humiliation e.g. bullying.

Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying

Match the words to the correct definitions.

friend borrowed your favourite book and it got damaged

going on a fast theme park ride for the very first time

seeing your friends to celebrate your birthday together

standing in front of the class to give a speech that you've rehearsed

Match the feelings to the most likely scenario.

Becoming aware of {{ }} and what triggers them can help us to make sense of our feelings.

We all experience feelings in the same way.

We all experience feelings in different ways.

There is no right or wrong way to feel about a situation.

help us to work out what triggers cause us to feel a certain way.

help us to be less prepared for similar situations.

help us to be more prepared for similar situations.

Allowing ourselves to 'sit with' and experience feelings can ...

Use calming techniques to deal with strong feelings.

Shout and scream at others to release anger.

Use distraction, such as going for a walk, to take our mind off thoughts.

Which of the following are ways in which we can work with our feelings?

your body and mind's response to challenging situations

Match the following words to the correct definitions.

Ignoring feelings makes things easier later on.

Mental health can be influenced by lots of factors.

We can make choices to positively influence our mental health.

Choose the word which best completes this sentence: Mental health can be visualised as a spectrum, ranging from healthy to ...

taking her stress and frustrations out on her family

practising mindfulness techniques, such as deep breathing

sitting on a screen for hours without a break

talking to a trusted adult, such as a parent, carer or teacher

bottling her feelings up and spending lots of time alone

Aisha is feeling heavy with stress. Which of the following might help her?

dependent on the things going on at the time.

Finish the sentence by choosing the best options below: The type of support needed for mental health is ...

Working with my feelings

Lesson outcome

Content guidance