Health · Week 6 · Mental, Emotional, and Social Health
Blueprint for a Kinder Campus
Students walk an imagined school day through the eyes of different students, spot moments where someone could feel left out, and design small actions that build a respectful campus.
- Students will
- Students identify ways to promote a positive and respectful environment at school and practice respect for individual differences and diverse backgrounds.
- SEL skill
- Imagine a classmate's perspective and design an inclusive action
- What it looks like
- Students consider the perspectives of classmates with different backgrounds and design inclusive actions.
- Content focus
- Promoting a positive, respectful school environment
- Format
- Gallery share
Social awareness
Social awareness means understanding other people's perspectives and showing empathy, including for people from different backgrounds. More social awareness activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- 8.2.M: Mental, Emotional, and Social Health, Standard 8 (Health Promotion), item 8.2.M
- 7.4.M: Mental, Emotional, and Social Health, Standard 7 (Practicing Health-Enhancing Behaviors), item 7.4.M
- Student page: Health journal page
- CA Health overarching standard: Standard 7: Practicing Health-Enhancing Behaviors
- CA Health overarching standard: Standard 8: Health Promotion
More social awareness activities for Health
- Green Flags, Red Flags Social awarenessStudents read short texts between imagined friends and family members, sort behaviors into green flags and red flags, and explain how each one feels from the other person's side.
- Behind the Highlight Reel Social awarenessStudents compare an imagined influencer's polished posts with what likely happened off camera and discuss how feeds can shape how teens feel about themselves and others.
- Everybody's Doing It? Check the Data Social awarenessStudents guess what percent of high schoolers vape, compare their guess with national survey data, and discuss how believing everybody does it creates pressure.
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RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.