To begin the second year of a health and wellness course, class members review the aspects of social, physical, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual health investigated the previous year. After completing the provided self-assessment worksheet, individuals use their personal journals to reflect on what the assessment tells them about their five areas of health.

Concepts

healthy habits, mental health

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Additional Tags

health

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Instructional Ideas

• Many of the worksheets and the journal are used in multiple sessions and multiple years; therefore, have class members create a special folder where they can save these materials and have them bring this folder to each class session

Classroom Considerations

• The first in a series of 10 resources focusing on Social, Physical, Emotional, Cognitive and Spiritual (SPECS) health
• The series presumes that a protocol has been established that permits a safe and respectful discussion of highly-charged issues
• The series revisits lessons from the previous year and requires class members to use information sheets provided in that course

Pros

• The six-page packet includes directions for instructors, activities, a resource list, a script for a visualization exercise, and journal prompts

Cons

• The labeling of the handouts may prove confusing since they have both a resource number and an activity number

Common Core

SL.9-10.1.a SL.11-12.1.a