Health · Week 3 · Mental, Emotional, and Social Health
Who's in My Corner?
Students map the trusted adults and school resources around an imagined teen, decide when a situation calls for help, and script how to start the conversation.
- Students will
- Students describe the benefits of positive relationships with trusted adults and practice how to seek help for oneself or a friend.
- SEL skill
- Decide when a situation calls for a trusted adult and plan how to reach out
- What it looks like
- Students make a caring decision about when a situation needs a trusted adult and plan how to reach out.
- Content focus
- Trusted adults, help seeking, and deciding when to reach out
- Format
- Think write pair share
Responsible decision-making
Responsible decision-making means making caring, constructive choices by thinking about ethics, safety, and consequences. More responsible decision-making 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
- 4.1.M: Mental, Emotional, and Social Health, Standard 4 (Interpersonal Communication), item 4.1.M
- 1.1.M: Mental, Emotional, and Social Health, Standard 1 (Essential Health Concepts), item 1.1.M
- Student page: Health journal page
- CA Health overarching standard: Standard 1: Essential Health Concepts
- CA Health overarching standard: Standard 4: Interpersonal Communication
More responsible decision-making activities for Health
- Fact or Fad? The Claim Detective Responsible decision-makingStudents use a simple claim checklist to test six imagined health and fitness ads and decide which claims are trustworthy, questionable, or myths.
- Behind the Flavor: Decoding Vape Marketing Responsible decision-makingStudents analyze imagined vape ads for the techniques used to target teens, connect them to financial and legal influences, and choose strategies to resist them.
- Upstander Decision Map Responsible decision-makingStudents walk imagined bystanders through a decision map for dangerous situations, weighing options and choosing safe ways to report to a trusted adult.
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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.