Kailey Halliwell

Mental Health Gimmicks & Gizmos/Post It

• A psychological well being • Individual’s ability to enjoy life

• Creates balance between life activities• Expresses emotions

Content Area: Mental Health

Content Descriptor: Positive Self-Image Sub-descriptors: 1.1 Personal assets and strengths (MS & HS)1.2 Characteristics of positive role models (MS&HS)1.4 How to develop and demonstrate a sense of power (empowerment) (MS & HS)

Content Descriptor: Emotional Health Sub-descriptors:2.2 Positive ways to handle/express emotion (e.g., mood swings, hurt feelings, loneliness, and sadness) (MS & HS)2.3 Ways to manage and reduce anger and conflict (MS &HS)2.4 Ways to deal with frustration (MS & HS)

Content Descriptor: Stress ManagementSub-descriptors:4.1 How to analyze stressors (e.g., death, ending relationships, changing schools, and rejection) (MS & HS)4.2 Coping strategies to reduce stress ( MS & HS)4.3 Ways to avoid stress (MS & HS)

• Create a positive self image • Have students understand they have control

• They can choose to concentrate on what they want• Give ways to deal with stress

• Think positively

Mental Health Overview

NEGATIVE TOSS

What is it? -Novelty objects used to increase interest levelsHow is it used?-A variety of resources used to actively engage class

e.g. brain wake-ups, cooperative games, & review questionsSuggestions for use:-Any topic/subject-3rd-12th grade-After teaching to check/assess for understanding

Gimmicks & Gizmos

Advantages: 1- Engages entire class2- Object draws attention to person speaking3- Enhances participation

Disadvantages:1- Off task easily2- Could hit/injure someone3- Time consuming

Materials needed: any novelty object that catches students attention

Gimmicks & Gizmos

Self-Esteem Builder

What is it?-A way to record opinions, thoughts, or feelings-Offers efficient way to assess class level of understanding How is it used?-Used to assess understanding -Good for pre-assessment-Another way to use it – mark passages in a book to point out text summations and important facts for learning concepts Suggestions for use- Any topic, 1st-12th, beginning or end for assessment

Post It

Advantages1- Anonymous –makes students comfortable answering\2- Students up moving around and participating3- Quick was to pre-assessDisadvantages1- Wouldn’t know who knows the content and who doesn’t 2- Wouldn’t know if all students were actually participating3- Classroom could get chaotic and out of hand/can’t control what people like Materials needed: Post it notes and poster boards if you choose

Post It

Assessment Negative Toss:-Write on paper or discuss in class the difference in how students felt when writing and crumpled up paper and threw it at instructor -Make a list of positive things to concentrate on instead of the negatives in life

Self-Esteem Builder:-Write a paragraph describing how they felt about the comments and if they learned any new positive things about themselves - Write a paragraph describing how it felt looking for a positive attributes in the peers and how felt about sharing those with peers and writing