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Year 7 · RSHE and PSHE · Mental wellbeing and friendships · Lesson 1

Understanding emotions and mental health

Understanding emotions and mental health: what mental health is, the wellbeing continuum, why all emotions are useful, body clues, stigma, and when and where to get support.

Whiteboard video lesson: Understanding emotions and mental health

17-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

  • Explain what mental health is
  • Recognise emotions and their body clues
  • Explain why talking reduces stigma
  • Know when and where to get support

The method

  1. Body clues.
  2. Name it.
  3. What is it telling me?
  4. Healthy response.

Key words: mental health, emotions, wellbeing, stigma, resilience, support, Childline.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

What is mental health?

  1. Step 1: Think, feel, cope

Answer: how we think, feel and cope with life

Question 2

Does everyone have mental health?

  1. Step 1: Like physical health

Answer: yes

Question 3

Name three emotions.

  1. Step 1: Feelings

Answer: e.g. happy, sad, angry, scared, excited, nervous