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Text, questions, and examples of self-reflection pages. Copy this link https://www.apa.org/pubs/magination/covid-19-help-kids-cope

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Explanation of mental health states, the role of the brain in mental health -- could be useful for both teachers and students. http://mentalhealthliteracy.org/wp-content/uploads/resources_march_2019/Module2_PowerPoint.pdf

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A wonderful book from Orca Publishing.

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Read a summary about the book here and think about how it might address components of mental health literacy?https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/ways-to-make-sunshine-9781547600564/

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E-book A Kids Guide to Coronavirus from Magination Press

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E-book A Kids Guide to Coronavirus from Magination Press

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A sweet and gentle story with lots of places to pause to answer questions and have discussions along the way. What mental health literacy concepts in Grades P-2 would sharing this story together address?  https://www.apa.org/pubs/magination/covid-19-help-kids-cope

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Around 6 hours in length and can be done in multiple sittings over time, this free training is a helpful and wonderful tool teachers and parents.

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Learn Mental Health Literacy and Teach Mental Health Literacy

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Learn Mental Health Literacy and Teach Mental Health Literacy

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Find the Youtube clip and watch to learn about these modules, or read over the description.

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Teach Mental Health is a comprehensive mental health literacy learner resource for pre-service and practicing teachers. Through a partnership between TeenMentalHealth.Org and the Faculties of Education from St.

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From the Canadian Centre for Child Protection who developed Kids in the Know -- a key resource for learning and teaching in Health Education, a print copy was provided to all schools with grades P-3. Review a read aloud of the story or browse the PDF. This titles is in French and English.

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On the Nova Scotia School Book Bureau list

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On the Nova Scotia School Book Bureau list

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If you haven't already seen this, have a look through this PDF document and look for books that might be of interest for your grade level/s. Which books would you like to have in your classroom?

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https://protectchildren.ca/pdfs/C3P_BigFeelingsComeAndGo_storybook_en.pdf

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This teacher resource, from Scholastic, and on the ALR, has some good lesson ideas to address curriculum outcomes related to the brain and its function. Click on the "see inside" button to get a preview.

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This research-based curriculum features 15 lessons that use the latest information about the brain to dramatically improve behavior and learning for all students. Each lesson offers easy strategies for helping students focus their attention, improve their self-regulation skills, build resilience to stress, and develop a positive mind-set in both school and life. The lessons fit easily into any schedule and require minimal preparation. Classroom management tips and content-area activities help you extend the benefits of MindUP throughout your day, week, and year!

Includes a full-color, innovative teaching poster with fascinating facts about the brain! 160 pages poster.

Click here to learn more about Scholastic Professional

The Day Begins
The best teachers we know are mindful about the beginning of each school day. They make a point of standing by the school door and greeting with an open heart and welcoming smile every student who passes through their classroom door.

An ideal way to unify the class as they begin their day is to gather and share a few moments o "checking in," followed by the Core Practice of deep breathing and mindful awareness. Once you have established this simple routine, you will find that the day feels more coherent and the group less scattered as this practice brings the group together organically while setting an easygoing tone for engagement with the rest of your daily learning!

The MindUP Curriculum: Grades 3-5

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This research-based curriculum features 15 lessons that use the latest information about the brain to dramatically improve behavior and learning for all students. Each lesson offers easy strategies for helping students focus their attention, improve their self-regulation skills, build resilience to stress, and develop a positive mind-set in both school and life.

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This teacher resource, from Scholastic, and on the ALR, has some good lesson ideas to address curriculum outcomes related to the brain and its function. Click on the "see inside" button to get a preview.

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This research-based curriculum features 15 lessons that use the latest information about the brain to dramatically improve behavior and learning for all students. Each lesson offers easy strategies for helping students focus their attention, improve their self-regulation skills, build resilience to stress, and develop a positive mind-set in both school and life. The lessons fit easily into any schedule and require minimal preparation. Classroom management tips and content-area activities help you extend the benefits of MindUP throughout your day, week, and year!

Includes a full-color, innovative teaching poster with fascinating facts about the brain! 160 pages poster .

Click here to learn more about Scholastic Professional

Teacher Tips

Transitions
The MindUP Core Practice works beautifully during transition times. With your guidance and thoughtful attention, you can accustom your children to respond to a simple reminder at which they habitually turn to the Core Practices to center themselves and prepare to move easily-even eagerly and joyfully-to the next classroom activity. "Our classroom transition times are some of the most important routines of our day....Our days are full, our curriculum is rich, and we have so much to do together! The tighter our transitions, the more time we will have for instruction" (Allyn, 2010)!

The MindUP Curriculum: Grades PreK-2

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This research-based curriculum features 15 lessons that use the latest information about the brain to dramatically improve behavior and learning for all students. Each lesson offers easy strategies for helping students focus their attention, improve their self-regulation skills, build resilience to stress, and develop a positive mind-set in both school and life.

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A great read aloud to learn about the brain, its parts and their functions, and importantly health behaviours that contribute to the health of the brain.

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Read Aloud: Your Fantastic Elastic Brain | JoAnn Deak, Ph.D.

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A lovely story about acknowledging difference and the impact of positive self-image on mental healt

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Laxmi's Mooch by Shelly Anand - Read Aloud Picture Book | Brightly Storytime

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Developed by the Dairy Farmers of Canada, this book series for grades 1-4 has recurring characters, one of whom is Mi'kmaw, discover new understanding about how food contributes to health and well-being. This series contains a big book and little books for small reading groups, and they are free. Healthy eating contributes to mental health because what is healthy for the brain is good for all aspects of health and well-being.

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Book Series for Grades 1 to 4 | Teach Nutrition Maritimes

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Free, fun and educational read-aloud books and classroom activities for grades 1 to 4.

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This teacher resource, from Scholastic, and on the ALR, has some good lesson ideas to address curriculum outcomes related to the brain and its function. Click on the "see inside" button to get a preview.

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It's important to begin to introduce new words and a growing vocabulary to describe feelings and label emotions. Here is a list I keep close at hand.

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Lemonade Hurricane, published by Tilbury House Publishers

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Lemonade Hurricane, published by Tilbury House Publishers

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Think about gendered messages about expectations of males and mental health. Any thoughts how this book could be used in the classroom?

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Simply the best book I have read on the topic of sleep and I have not thought about sleep the same way since. The book is listed on the book bureau, but here is Dr. Matthew Walker talking with Rich Roll on the Rich Roll Podcast where it is said that "sleep is your superpower". I believe it!

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To put it rather bluntly, this conversation covers everything you need and ever wanted to know about sleep, including:

why do we sleep?

what happens to our bodies and minds when we sleep

why is sleep so important?

what happens when we don't get enough?

what is the deal with dreams, sleepwalking & sleep paralysis?

what are the various stages of sleep (REM, deep, etc.)?

what can we do to prioritize and improve our sleep?

In addition, Dr. Walker answers the questions like: how do caffeine and alcohol affect sleep? Why do our sleep patterns change across a lifetime? What is the relationship between sleep, immunity, weight gain, and mood? And most critical: how do we resolve the global sleep-loss epidemic?

All told, this is an utterly fascinating masterclass on why you must rethink your relationship with sleep and the profound short and long-term impacts sleep has on every facet of our lives from learning to mood, productivity, energy, hormone regulation, longevity, and even susceptibility to cancer and other diseases.

The visually inclined can watch our exchange on YouTube. And as always, the podcast streams wild and free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

I urge all of you to absorb this conversation in its entirety. Whip out your pen and paper-this is essential, potentially life-altering listening for every human. And simply put, it's everything I hoped it would be.

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Neuroscientist Matthew Walker On Why Sleep Is Your Superpower

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To put it rather bluntly, this conversation covers everything you need and ever wanted to know about sleep, including: why do we sleep? what happens to our bodies and minds when we sleep why is sleep so important? what happens when we don't get enough? what is the deal with dreams, sleepwalking & sleep paralysis?

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Published in 2012, this is still a wonderful resource for learning and  teaching about grief. Teachers told us that they wanted to see the topic of grief to students in grades 4-6. The renewed Health Education has added grief and coping with loss and grief to the curriculum. This guide will help with how to introduce the concept to students in various age ranges, including P-3 and 4-6 and above.

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Likely one of many, but this could be done virtually. This video is for Grades 3-5.

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MindUP Lesson 1: How Our Brains Work (Grades 3-5)

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From Magination Press and available on the book bureau. Asking for help is an important mental health, and health literacy skills. It's not easy to ask for help no matter how old one is. Asking a safe adult for help is a concept reinforced every year in health education.

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Magination Press Story Time: Nyasha Chikowore reads Giraffe Asks for Help

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Hands down one of my favourite read alouds that I have listed these past few years. I think this could be read aloud P-6. Have a listen.

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Magination Press Story Time: Danielle Dufayet reads You Are Your Strong

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This was a totally new concept for me when I came across it in a professional resource in our library. Read over pages 20-21. Think about your classroom collection. Is your classroom library and the books you highlight an equal balance of mirror and window books?

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This little book highlights ways of coping with strong and difficult feelings.

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Magination Press Story Time   Frank Sileo Reads A World of Pausabilities

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I loved Front Desk -- a great book to discuss privilege, experience of newcomers, point out and discuss microaggressions, and a host of other important social justice topics. Here is Kelly Yang's website. It's worth checking out.

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About Kelly Yang KELLY YANG Ever since she was a little girl, Kelly Yang has LOVED telling stories. She tells all kinds of stories - stories about gutsy girls and bold boys, about motels, loan sharks, immigration, poverty, and race. The thing all her stories have in common is they are important, accessible, and filled...

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Another article worth reading.