We All Have Needs

HEALTH EDUCATION - Lesson 2 - Week 2/10

Mental, Social & Emotional Health (4)

HPE Lesson Plans - Health - KHE, 1HE, 2HE, 3HE, 4HE, 5HE

Safety | Mental, Social & Emotional Health | Substance Abuse & Disease Prevention | Growing Up Healthy

4TH GRADE VIRTUAL HEALTH

L1: Learning About Yourself| L2: We All Have Needs | L3: We All Have Feelings | L4: The Challenges of Friendship | L5: Working with Others | L6: Families Meet Their Needs | L7: Families Work Together | L8: Take Another Look - 9 SEL | L9: Changing Your Mind - 14 SEL | L10: Saying It Respectfully - 17 SEL

Mental, Social & Emotional Health

We All Have Needs

See below for the following:

Standard(s), Essential Question(s), Big Idea(s)


LEARNING TARGET / SUCCESS CRITERIA

I will know and be able to identify four (4) basic physical needs.

I will know and be able to identify examples of basic emotional, mental, and social needs.

I will be able to recognize how setting goals helps people meet their needs.

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PRE-INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITY

Vocabulary

basic needs - physical, mental, emotional, and social needs are things we all must have in order to stay healthy

privacy - time by yourself


OPENING (Engage)

Main Idea

All people have physical, emotional, mental and social needs.

Why Learn This?

As you get older, you will be responsible for meeting your own needs through the choices you make and the goals you set.


WORK PERIOD (Explore/Explain/Extend/Elaborate)

READ: We All Have Needs

Each of us is different, and yet we are all the same -- we all have needs. A need is something we must have in order to be healthy. The physical, mental, emotional, and social needs that we all share are called basic needs.


What physical needs do people have?

People all over the world have the same physical needs. Physical needs are related to the body. To keep our bodies healthy, we all need food and water. We also need clean air to breathe. Finally, we need shelter -- a place to live.

When you were a baby, you depended on adults for your physical needs. You could not have lived without people to care for you. Adults fed you, wrapped you in a warm blanket, and kept you safe. Now that you are getting older, you are beginning to meet some of your own physical needs. When you make yourself a snack, for example, you are meeting your need for food. When you are grown up, you will be responsible for meeting all of your own physical needs.

Each of us, no matter what our age, needs food, water, air, and shelter. If these physical needs are not met, we can become ill or die.

What emotional, mental, and social need do people have?

Physical needs are just one part of our basic needs. People also have emotional, mental, and social needs.

Emotional needs are related to your feelings. In general, people share emotional needs for love, for security, and for a place to belong. You need to be able to talk to others about your feelings. You also need to trust others and feel that they trust you. Your family probably fills most of your emotional needs, but your friends and other people also help meet these needs. 

Mental needs include thinking, learning, and using your mind. You need to know math so you can use your money wisely. You need to be able to read so you can follow the directions so you you can put a model airplane together. You may take music lessons, practice martial arts, or go to dance class. All of these activities take concentration and help you satisfy you need to think and learn.

Social needs involve other people. The need to be part of a group and the need to be alone are social needs. When you join a club or choose to spend time alone, you are taking care of your social needs. Getting along with family members and friends is another way of meeting your social needs.

Sometimes the needs you have may be different from those of your friends or family. That is to be expected, because there is no one else exactly like you! You may be the only member of your family who needs a quiet place to read. You may need more privacy (PRY*vuh*see), or time by yourself, than your friends do.

Right now, your family has a large part in meeting most of your emotional, mental, and social needs. As you get older, you will be responsible for meeting more of your own needs. The choices you make and the goals you set can help you meet many of your needs.

You can start meeting some of your needs now by setting a goal for yourself. For example, Bill never had time to eat breakfast before he left for school. It seemed as if he was always running out the door at the last minute. Bill decided to set a goal to eat breakfast every day. Look at the chart below to see how he planned to reach his goal. How could you make a similar plan to reach a goal of your own?


Chart - My Goal: Having Time to Eat Breakfast


REMEMBER...All people have physical, emotional, mental and social needs. As you get older, you will be responsible for meeting your own needs through the choices you make and the goals you set. If you don't set goals for the changes you want to make, the changes usually don't happen. You forget about it until it becomes a problem.


CLOSING (Evaluate)


Standard(s)

HE4.4a – describe effective negotiation skills to manage or resolve conflict

HE4.4b – demonstrate skills that communicate care, consideration, and respect of self and others, including those with disabilities

HE4.5a – explain a situation that may require a thoughtful health-related decision

HE4.5b – determine when help is needed to make a health-related decision

HE4.5c – indicate healthy alternatives to health-related issues and problems

HE4.5d – describe the possible consequences of each option when making a health-related decision

HE4.5e – determine a healthy choice when making a decision


Essential Question(s)


Big Idea(s)


RESOURCES / INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS


DCSD Board-Approved Instruction Materials


Technology