Lesson 7: Mental health
Learning what mental health is and knowing that sometimes people need help with their mental health. Understanding where to get help and support to manage intense feelings.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1. Recap and recall
Hand out the whiteboards and pens. Ask the children to draw a 3 x 3 grid on their whiteboard. Display the Presentation: Bingo - key vocabulary and ask the children to fill in their grid with nine of the emotion words displayed. Explain that they should cross out a word if they hear it being described, and shout bingo when they have crossed out all nine of their words.
- When you expected something good but it did not happen (disappointed).
- When you have nothing to do (bored).
- When you feel scared about something (fearful).
- When you wish you could be in bed (sleepy).
- When you can not stop thinking about something that is troubling you (worried).
- When you feel really good inside (happy).
- When you do not know what to think (unsure).
- When something makes you feel really cross (angry).
- When you feel neither happy nor sad (neutral).
- When you feel really keen to do something (enthusiastic).
- When something really surprises you (astonished).
- When something makes you feel down in the dumps (sad).
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 17 April 2026
