MG Mental Health Unit

What does mental health mean?

• How strong your muscles are

• Your thoughts and feelings and how you manage them

• How many push ups you can do

• How many times you can run around the gym with out getting out of breath

The beginning of school creates many feelings for people such as ...

• excitement

• nervousness

• tiredness

• All of the above

The beginning of school can also be stressful. What things might happen to cause stress?

• learning new routines and expectations

• working with a new teacher who doesn't know you

• playing on the playground at recess

• All of the above

When you are having trouble concentrating during class, things that might help are:

• moving to a better seat

• using a fidget tool

• removing any distractions from your work space

• all of the above

Recess is often a time when kids get into fights with friends. What are two healthy ways to respond when fighting with friends?

• taking a walk and thinking things over

• physically pushing someone else in anger

• talking about someone behind their back

• trying to compromise with the other person

Teachers often pair kids together for school work that aren't the closest of friends. Chose two healthy ways to work with someone on school work.

• Listen to the other person's opinions and consider them before beginning.

• Just do the work yourself because you are smarter.

• Never speak to each other and just divide up the work.

• Ensure your opinion is heard and you do your fair share of the work.

A fidget tool is

• quiet, small and helps you concentrate

• makes clicking noises

• is distracting to others

• stops you from doing your work

A good time to use a fidget tool is

• During gym class

• During class when having trouble concentrating

• when your teacher has asked you to put it away