Health Lesson Plan

Day: M T W T F Date: 12/10/2016 Time:

Year: Yr 3

Learning Area: Health

Topic: Resilience and Wellbeing

Australian Curriculum Content Description:

Behaviours that show empathy and respect for others (ACPPS037)
Cross-curriculum Aboriginal and Torres Strait Asia and Australias
Sustainability
Islander histories and cultures engagement with Asia
priorities:
Critical and Personal and
General Numerac Ethical Intercultural
Literacy ICT creative social
y behaviour understanding
capabilities: thinking capability

Students prior knowledge and experience:

Students have covered other areas in health but this is a new topic

Teaching purpose:
To build students ability to recognise and embrace differences and provoke thought
about how to be resilient.

Learning objectives: Assessment:

On completion of this lesson,
students will be able to:
- acknowledge and accept difference
-feel more confident with coping
strategies
Observation of engagement and
respectful acknowledgement of
similarities and differences
Self-quiz about coping strategies
Self-reflection

Preparation and Resources

Self-quiz sheets
Reflection questions
A4 paper

Catering for diversity

This lesson is not about achievement of academic abilities but to promote positive
thinking for health and wellbeing.

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 Health Lesson Plan
Day: M T W T F Date: 12/10/2016 Time:
Year: Yr 3

(1hr)

5min Introduction
Greet class and introduce the lesson
Health Resilience and wellbeing
To begin with we are going to work in pairs with a piece of paper each and find out what our
similarities and differences are remember to think beyond physical similarities.
Assign pairs and send students as their names are called

Main Body
20-25
min Activity 1:
Monitor student engagement and clarify any questions as necessary
Once students have written a sufficient amount assign 2 pairs to make a group of four and
discuss their similarities and differences further.
Gain attention and bring back down to the mat
Discuss information found and ask focus questions
-What things did you and your group have in common?
-Did you already know the things you have in common?
- In what ways are you different?
- Is it okay to be different?
- What are some good things about people being different in our class?
- What would happen if we were all the same

Activity 2:
20-25
min For the next activity we are going to be doing a self-quiz about resilience
(ability to bounce back/ overcome challenges)
This is an individual activity and I really want you to think about yourself and be honest
when answering the questions.
At the end you will do your own short reflection of your strength and weaknesses.
Remember that this is individual work so there shouldnt be a lot of talking
Set students off and monitor

Remind students of time remaining

Gain attention instruct to sit on the mat bringing their quiz and a pencil

Conclusion
5- Ask students to tally up their answers for each section and to identify one that needs the
10mi most improvement and pick one specific skill that they are going to work on over the next
n week.

Before ending the session ask the students say ways that they can be friendly and include
others in the classroom and playground

On exit collect self quiz/reflection