Whole School Matters draft manuscript
Community Matters draft manuscript
Getting Started on The Whole School Approach
MindMatters Recognition and Overview
MindMatters Planning Tools
School Audits and Surveys
Curriculum Links
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
Community Partnerships
Whole Student Approach
Student Empowerment
School Stories

Enhancing Resilience 1 links to HPE

 

Activities & Sessions

Possible Standards

 

Welcome

Names - page 22

Mixing - page 23

Communicate! Find your partner - page 24

Sample questions - page 25

Four things in common (record sheets) - page 26

Matched pair cards (template) - page 27

Level 5 Health knowledge and promotion

At Level 5 students recognise changes that occur as a result of the adolescent stage of the lifespan and describe factors that influence their own development. They analyse a range of influences on personal and family food selection, and identify major nutritional needs for growth and activity. They identify outcomes of risk-taking behaviours and apply harm minimisation strategies.

Level 6 Health knowledge and promotion

At Level 6 students analyse a health promotion strategy and the person and community behaviours and actions which result. They identify and describe the positive and negative health outcomes of this strategy. They explain how external influences affect personal values. They demonstrate appropriate assertiveness and resilience strategies. They identify mental health issues and factors which affect roles and responsibilities in sexual matters and sexual relationships. They identify and differentiate between social and environmental determinants of individual and population health. They identify and describe strategies that address areas of concern related to current trends in the nutritional status of Australians. They analyse and evaluate the factors that affect food selection.

 

Making agreements

Name wave - page 28

Grouping - page 28

Generating rules and expectations - page 29

Refining the rules - page 30

School support for rules - page 30

Rules and expectations task sheet (worksheet) - page 31

Level 5 Health knowledge and promotion

Level 6 Health knowledge and promotion

 

Chasing challenges

Name chant - page 32

The 'Anyone who …' game - page 32

Hoops game - page 33

Sitting circle - page 34

Processing - page 35

Level 5 Health knowledge and promotion

Level 6 Health knowledge and promotion

 

Group construction

Name race - page 36

Grouping - page 37

Team building: Construction challenge - page 37

Sample questions - page 38

Level 5 Health knowledge and promotion

Level 6 Health knowledge and promotion

 

Name games

A range of name games to play with new groups
Games for different classrooms - page 41

Name toss - page 42

The autograph game - page 42

I am and I like - page 42

Shake on it - page 43

Name chant - page 43

Name wave - page 43

Level 5 Health knowledge and promotion

Level 6 Health knowledge and promotion

 

Grouping games

Grouping games protect participants from the pressure of choosing or being chosen
Number off - page 44

Matched pairs card game - page 44

Deck of cards grouping - page 44

Sweet belongings - page 44

Families card groupings - page 44

Shapes - page 44

Jigsaws - page 44

Coloured cards groups - page 45

Name lotto - page 45

Blindfold pairs - page 45

Family card groupings (template) - page 46

Level 5 Health knowledge and promotion

Level 6 Health knowledge and promotion

 

Mixers & energisers 'get to know you' games

Games to wake them up, get them moving, begin grouping or as coathangers upon which to hang a theme

Human bingo - page 47

Structured conversations - page 47

Fast foods - page 47

Anyone who … - page 48

Line-ups - page 48

Level 5 Health knowledge and promotion

Level 6 Health knowledge and promotion

 

Team building games

To enhance and examine cooperation and problem solving

Knots - page 50

Balloon pairs - page 50

Foot fumblers - page 50

Life raft - page 51

Clap race - page 51

Sitting circle - page 51

Hoops and ropes - page 51

Human alphabet - page 52

Construction challenge - page 52

Sit down synchrony - page 52

Summertime relay - page 53

Human bridges - page 53

Level 5 Health knowledge and promotion

Level 6 Health knowledge and promotion

 

Interaction -Mixing games

Communicate and participate - pages 59-60

Sample questions - page 60

Change - identity - belonging jigsaw - page 60

Find someone who … (record sheet) - page 61

Friendship and belonging cartoons (templates) - pages 62–66

Level 5 Health knowledge and promotion

Level 6 Health knowledge and promotion

 

Changes and coping: making stories

Making stories activity - page 67

Making stories worksheets - pages 69–74

Level 5 Health knowledge and promotion

Level 6 Health knowledge and promotion

 

Picture your feelings: a lesson on metaphor

Talking about metaphor - page 75

Sample questions - page 76

Poetry in pairs - page 77

Poems (handout) - page 78

Feelings (worksheet) - page 79

Word pictures (worksheet) - page 80

Level 5 Health knowledge and promotion

Level 6 Health knowledge and promotion

 

Advice column

Poetry reading - page 81

Paired advice - page 82

Feelings poems - page 82

Dear 'Chicks' (poem handout) - page 83

Level 5 Health knowledge and promotion

Level 6 Health knowledge and promotion

 

Considering identity and culture

Talking about identity and culture - page 89

Definitions - page 90

Caught in the middle position - page 90

Interview - oral history - page 91

Definitions - page 92

'Caught in the middle' position (handout) - page 93

Interview (handout) - page 94

Level 5 Health knowledge and promotion

Level 6 Health knowledge and promotion