Health Education - 4th Grade
Lesson Plans

Strand 2: MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH (MEH)

Students will identify and practice strategies that promote positive mental and emotional health.

Standard 4.MEH.4:

Identify ways to support self and others struggling with mental and emotional health and recognize when to seek help.

• Health and Self Esteem
  The students will learn about respecting their self and others. Students will learn how important self esteem is to a good mental and physical health.
• Web of Self Esteem
  

  This activity allows students to hear their peer's initiating positive self-talk. It allows them to connect to their peers both through their shared characteristics and also through the yarn web they weave. This is a great large group activity that encourages participation from everyone in the group.

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