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Virtual Field Trips: Stress Management and Coping

Ophea and School Mental Health Ontario partnered to produce a series of virtual field trips embedded in three-part lesson plans that were released each month from January 2021 to June 2021. The virtual field trips cover the following topics related to stress management and coping: Breathing...

Topic(s)
Mental Health and Well-Being
Physical Activity
Social Emotional Learning
Grade
Early Learning, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Type(s)
Lesson Plan
Resource

HANDS UP

HANDS UP for Health and Physical Literacy is a free three part video series for teaching children and youth the importance of physical and health literacy in a way that’s fun and engaging. Introduction to Physical & Health Literacy is intended for children ages 4-9 and introduces the concepts of...

Resource
HANDS UP
Topic(s)
Mental Health and Well-Being
Physical Activity
Grade
Early Learning, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Type(s)
Resource
Video

Wallet Wellness

Wallet Wellness is a free financial literacy resource designed to provide children and youth with a strong understanding of financial basics in order to successfully navigate today’s complex financial world. This resource includes activity cards and an activity booklet for Grades 4-6 students...

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Wallet Wellness
Topic(s)
Financial Literacy
Grade
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Type(s)
Activity
Resource
Video

What I Really Want to Know

Use a Word Wall to help students generate questions of curiosity about healthy living concepts such as mental health, bullying and harassment, stereotypes, sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
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Engaging Students in Healthy Living through Drama
Topic(s)
Human Development and Sexual Health
Mental Health and Well-Being
Personal Safety and Injury Prevention
Grade(s)
9, 10
Type(s)
Activity

Life in Images

Use images to help students consolidate their learning about the healthy living concepts explored such as healthy relationships, stereotypes, peer pressure, online communication, personal limits
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Engaging Students in Healthy Living through Drama
Topic(s)
Human Development and Sexual Health
Mental Health and Well-Being
Grade(s)
9, 10
Type(s)
Activity

What Would I Do?

Use youth appropriate scenarios for students to explore how to respond to different situations they may face related to online bullying or harassment, peer pressure to take risks or use substances
Resource
Engaging Students in Healthy Living through Drama
Topic(s)
Mental Health and Well-Being
Personal Safety and Injury Prevention
Grade(s)
9, 10
Type(s)
Activity

What I Really Want to Tell You

Provide images or quotations for students to use to practice their communication skills to resist social influences or peer pressure, respond to challenges, deal with conflicts, and/or develop and
Resource
Engaging Students in Healthy Living through Drama
Topic(s)
Mental Health and Well-Being
Grade(s)
9, 10
Type(s)
Activity

No Thank You Awards

Use an award ceremony format to support students in analyzing the influence of media on perpetuating negative images and messages and in becoming advocates for change to promote healthy relationship
Resource
Engaging Students in Healthy Living through Drama
Topic(s)
Human Development and Sexual Health
Mental Health and Well-Being
Grade(s)
9, 10
Type(s)
Activity

I Stand For That

Explore incidences of harassment, gender based violence and stereotypes common in society and social media to support students in understanding their impact and being advocates for the reduction
Resource
Engaging Students in Healthy Living through Drama
Topic(s)
Mental Health and Well-Being
Personal Safety and Injury Prevention
Grade(s)
9, 10
Type(s)
Activity

I Didn’t Quite See It that Way Before

Use improvisation to support students in understanding diverse perspectives related to mental health, stigmas, addictions, bullying, sexual harassment, sexual limits and relationships and reflecting
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Engaging Students in Healthy Living through Drama
Topic(s)
Human Development and Sexual Health
Mental Health and Well-Being
Personal Safety and Injury Prevention
Grade(s)
9, 10
Type(s)
Activity

Finding A Balance

Use a Graffiti activity to help students to consolidate their knowledge and connections to the development of holistic health/well-being by identifying and discussing the most relevant, authentic, and
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Engaging Students in Healthy Living through Drama
Topic(s)
Mental Health and Well-Being
Grade(s)
9, 10
Type(s)
Activity

Gender-Based Violence Prevention Education Resources

Gender-Based Violence Prevention Education Resources has been developed to increase educators’ understanding of what is gender-based violence and harassment and to raise awareness of how they can be prevented through early education and honest classroom conversations. Gender-Based Violence...

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Gender-Based Violence Prevention Education Resources
Topic(s)
Mental Health and Well-Being
Personal Safety and Injury Prevention
Grade
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Type(s)
Activity
Resource
Video

Let’s Shop!

Students use comparison shopping techniques and a decision-making model to decide on purchasing nutritious foods to sell at a class cultural bake sale with the intent to make a profit to support a...
Resource
Wallet Wellness
Topic(s)
Financial Literacy
Grade(s)
7, 8
Type(s)
Activity

Decisions!

Students explore factors that can influence how and why they make (financial) decisions and how those decisions can have an impact on their well-being.
Resource
Wallet Wellness
Topic(s)
Financial Literacy
Grade(s)
7, 8
Type(s)
Activity

Costly Habits

Students reflect on behaviours that may contribute to addiction, and how they can have personal, health and financial implications. Students also explore the importance of stress management.
Resource
Wallet Wellness
Topic(s)
Financial Literacy
Grade(s)
7, 8
Type(s)
Activity

To Save or Spend?

Students analyze a scenario where they have won a cash prize for a poster design contest. They must decide how to use their winnings by considering different variables.
Resource
Wallet Wellness
Topic(s)
Financial Literacy
Grade(s)
7, 8
Type(s)
Activity

Class Party!

Students plan a class party on a budget taking a few limitations into consideration. Students analyze, compare and evaluate different plans to vote on one.
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Wallet Wellness
Topic(s)
Financial Literacy
Grade(s)
7, 8
Type(s)
Activity

Power of the Ad

Students explore how advertising techniques can influence their buying decisions related to food and everyday items. Guidelines for viewing and evaluating advertisements are created.
Resource
Wallet Wellness
Topic(s)
Financial Literacy
Grade(s)
7, 8
Type(s)
Activity

H&PE Online Learning

Ophea’s H&PE Online Learning Resources have been developed to provide educational and development-focused curriculum-linked resources to support educators, parents/caregivers and all students to keep progressing in their learning. Ophea’s H&PE Online Learning Resources include: Ophea Open Class...

Resource
H&PE Online Learning
Topic(s)
Financial Literacy
Human Development and Sexual Health
Internet Safety
Mental Health and Well-Being
Personal Safety and Injury Prevention
Physical Activity
Grade
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Type(s)
Activity
Lesson Plan
Resource
Video

Engaging Students in Healthy Living through Drama

This resource has been developed to support secondary educators in planning and exploring new approaches to teaching healthy living through drama-based activities. This resource may be used by teachers when addressing the healthy living expectations from the Health and Physical Education Curriculum...

Resource
Engaging Students in Healthy Living through Drama
Topic(s)
Healthy Eating
Mental Health and Well-Being
Grade
9, 10, 11, 12
Type(s)
Activity
Resource