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Understanding Self-Care

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Lesson Plan

Understanding Self-Care Lesson Plan

Introduce 5th-grade students to self-care as a healthy alternative to self-harm, helping them understand emotions and develop coping strategies.

This lesson promotes emotional intelligence and resilience, providing students with skills to manage stress and avoid self-harm.

Audience

5th Grade

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Interactive discussion and hands-on activities.

Materials

Self-Care Lesson Plan, and Self-Care Activity Worksheet

Prep

Preparation

10 minutes

Step 1

Introduction and Discussion

10 minutes

  • Begin with a brief overview of self-care and its benefits over negative behaviors like self-harm.
  • Engage students in an open discussion about emotions and ways to manage them.
  • Ask guiding questions to help students reflect on what self-care means to them.

Step 2

Interactive Activity

10 minutes

  • Distribute the Self-Care Activity Worksheet to each student.
  • Guide students through the worksheet, encouraging them to list positive self-care practices.
  • Discuss answers as a class, emphasizing the importance of each strategy.
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Understanding Self-Care

Welcome! Today we'll learn about taking care of ourselves in healthy ways.

Introduce the lesson by highlighting that today's focus is on understanding self-care and why it's a healthier alternative to self-harm. Emphasize that self-care helps manage emotions and stress, which is very important as we grow.

What is Self-Care?

Self-care includes activities like spending time with family, hobbies, exercise, or simply resting when tired. It's all about supporting our own well-being.

Explain that self-care is about doing things that make you feel better and that help you manage your emotions. Ask the students what activities they consider as self-care.

Self-Care vs. Self-Harm

Self-Care: Healthy activities to manage emotions and stress.

Self-Harm: Unhealthy responses that hurt the body.

Remember: Choosing self-care helps us grow stronger and happier.

Discuss the differences between self-care and self-harm and why self-care is important. Highlight that self-care is a tool against stress while self-harm is harmful.

Let's Practice Self-Care!

Activity: Think of and share one way you take care of yourself when you're feeling upset or stressed.

Discuss these ideas as a class!

Guide students through the interactive activity by prompting them to brainstorm and share their ideas for self-care. Encourage participation and validate all contributions.

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Worksheet

Self-Care Activity Worksheet

Welcome to your Self-Care Activity Worksheet! Today, we are going to explore different ways to take care of ourselves. Read each question carefully and write down your answers in the space provided.

1. What does self-care mean to you?

Write your thoughts here:





2. List three activities that make you feel calm and happy when you are upset or stressed.

Activity 1:





Activity 2:





Activity 3:





3. Imagine a time when you felt really stressed. Which self-care activity would help you feel better, and why?

Your answer:





4. Draw a picture of you practicing one of the self-care activities you listed above.

(Use the space below to draw your picture):










5. Think of one new self-care activity you haven't tried before. What is it? How do you think it will help you?

Your idea:





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