Mental Health Counseling Lesson Plan: Mental Health Activity for K-1

Mental Health Activity - This lesson plan will help K-1 students answer the question, "What is mental health?" and learn strategies for taking care of their thoughts and feelings! Begin with a breathing exercise and then learn about what mental health is with the included story! Sing a song about mental health (to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star) and then review mental health boosting strategies! Students will then identify ways they can protect and boost their own mental health with one of two individual activity options

What's included:

• Detailed, scripted lesson plan (BW and color)
• Mental health visual aid (BW and color)
• Mental health strategies visual aid (BW and color)
• Printable story (BW and color)
• Digital story and slides for strategies (PPT file; you can open a PPT in Google Slides)
• 1-page student handout for drawing their favorite mental health boosting strategies (for pre- or emerging readers)
• 2-page folding booklet (print 2-sided, flip on the long edge) about mental health strategies

Please note: this resource is digitally downloadable. You will not receive anything in the mail.