Join Dr. Kim Saliba for Calming/Ground Exercise for Grades 9-12
Join Rachel Tomlinson, Psychological Associate, for a 5 minute quick video on Cultivating POsitive Mental Health through Gratitude.
Join Psychologist Maya Hammer for this 5 minute yoga practice
Join Social Worker Alison Smeltzer for this brief mindfulness activity
Join Social Worker Kailey Thompson for this brief, classroom ready video on Mindful Movement for Primary Students
Ready to show videos on various relaxation techniques developed and recorded by our very own UGDSB Mental Health staff!
Each topic is available in EARLY YEARS, JUNIOR, INTERMEDIATE and SECONDARY. Click the buttons to find full lesson plans, videos, and resources for field trips.
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You will find a variety of posters, social media images and information realting to managing anxiety, gratitude, breathing exercices and more. What does your classroom need? Choosing carefully what you put up around your classroom will empower your students to practice, learn and implement powerful wellness tools and skills!
Designed to assist educators with the implementation of mental health promotion activities as part of their daily classroom activities, each activity sheet includes information explaining why the learning is important for early years students, simple activities to show you how to facilitate the learning, and a resource with sample communication to use with parents and caregivers.
Try these simple learning activities as part of your everyday mental health practices.. At school, it is important when talking about emotions with students, that individual, family and community cultural contexts be considered. For these learning activities to be impactful, supportive, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive, it is important to also consider the lived realities, racial and other disparities and educator biases that can impact students’ experiences in Ontario schools. K-6
Easy-to-implement, evidence-based mental health practices for elementary classrooms that aligns with Ontario curriculum to help educators model and teach social-emotional skills and create and sustain mentally healthy classrooms.