Mental health education and hauora for primary : teaching interpersonal skills, resilience and wellbeing / Katie Fitzpatrick, Melinda Webber, Jean M. Uasike Allen, Darren Powell, and Kat Wells.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -- Background -- Aims of the resource -- How to use this resource -- Getting the environment right -- Programmes in action: Pedagogies for mental health education -- Evaluation and reflection -- A whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing -- Section 1. Identity : -- Lesson 1. Mana Motuhake - my strengths, interests, and aspirations -- Lesson 2. Mana Tū - learning from and alongside others -- Lesson 3. Mana Ūkaipō - belonging to places and spaces -- Lesson 4. Mana Whānau - belonging and connection to others -- Lesson 5. Mana Tangatarua - respecting other worldviews -- Lesson 6. Who is significant to me? -- Lesson 7. I am many things in many spaces -- Lesson 8. My layers and labels -- Lesson 9. Labels from others - identifying discrimination -- Lesson 10. Gender and identity -- Lesson 11. We are all capable, anything is possible -- Lesson 12. Favourites, interests, and preferences -- Lesson 13. Family is the compass that guides us -- Lesson 14. He Hokinga Mahara - autobiography -- Lesson 15. Whānau interviews and reflections -- Lesson 16. The multiple mirrors of personal success -- Lesson 17. Personal choices vs difficult decisions -- Section 2. Wellbeing : -- Lesson 18. Kei te pēhea koe? -- Lesson 19. Feelings in my heart -- Lesson 20. Happy -- Lesson 21. How are our feelings connected? -- Lesson 22. Using texture in art to explore emotions/feelings -- Lesson 23. Creating a collaborative piece of art by exploring emotions -- Lesson 24. My happiness mood board -- Lesson 25. Dealing with fear -- Lesson 26. Understanding mindfulness -- Lesson 27. "Clear the deck" mindfulness exercise -- Lesson 28. Listening mindfulness exercise -- Lesson 29. Visualisation mindfulness exercise -- Lesson 30. Body relaxation exercise -- Lesson 31. Mindful of time -- Lesson 32. Understanding change -- Lesson 33. Coping with loss and disappointment -- Lesson 34. Coping with loss and grief -- Lesson 35. Embracing change, loss, and grief -- Lesson 36. Coping with changes -- Lesson 37. Change - then and now -- Lesson 38. How to lose gracefully -- Lesson 39. Understanding grief -- Lesson 40. How does being online strengthen our wellbeing? -- Lesson 41. Online Me, Real Life Me -- Lesson 42. Creating a whānau online safety treaty -- Lesson 43. Our online safety shields -- Lesson 44. Online wellbeing - Conversation Starters -- Lesson 45. Online wellbeing - online identity -- Lesson 46. Help-seeking - the four steps -- Lesson 47. Online scenarios and seeking help -- Section 3. Interpersonal Skills and communication : -- 3.1. Listening skills. -- Lesson 48. Nonverbal communication -- Lesson 49. Active listening and half-listening -- Lesson 50. Whole body listening: Give Me 5 -- Lesson 51. Reading facial expressions -- Lesson 52. In your own words: paraphrasing -- Lesson 53. Observing and reflecting feelings -- Lesson 54. Practising listening skills -- 3.2. Friendship. -- Lesson 55. Others in my world -- Lesson 56. Taonga tākaro -- Lesson 57. Am I a good friend? -- Lesson 58. Exploring friendships -- Lesson 59. Positive aspects of friendships -- Lesson 60. Qualities in friendships -- Lesson 61. Fears about friendship -- Lesson 62. Obstacles within friendships -- 3.3. Speaking up and self-confidence. -- Lesson 63. Checking in - self-awareness -- Lesson 64. Finding my positive character traits -- Lesson 65. Finding your voice -- Lesson 66. "I" statements -- Lesson 67. Challenging negative talk -- Lesson 68. Advocating for yourself -- Lesson 69. Positive aspects of friendships -- Lesson 70. Influence and peer pressure -- Lesson 71. Reaching out -- 3.4. Resolving conflict. -- Lesson 72. Understanding conflict -- Lesson 73. Resolving conflicts -- Lesson 74. Applying a model for resolving conflict -- Section 4. Health Promotion, Action and Activism : -- 4.1. Defining health promotion, action, and activism in health education -- 4.2. Different approaches to health promotion: Inquiry and project-based learning -- 4.3. Undertaking health promotion and action with your class -- 4.4. Other useful information for health promotion and action.

"This book is the result of a collaboration between academics at the University of Auckland Waipapa Taumata Rau and teachers in schools. It is an excellent resource for teachers wanting to teach about resilience, mental health, interpersonal skills, and wellbeing. It contains lesson plans designed to enhance learning to enable primary students to develop knowledge, understandings, and skills in the areas of: personal identity communication and relationships with others wellbeing health promotion, action, and activism. Designed to be used at multiple year and curriculum levels, this book is intended to be most useful for students in Years 1-6 but it can be used with students at higher levels as well. It is up to individual teachers to decide how they might adapt, apply, and use the activities and ideas in this book. For this reason, the authors have not specified particular curriculum links for each activity (links will depend on how you use the ideas and what topics you focus on). This resource will enhance youth capabilities to understand different cultural perspectives and approaches to mental health, as well as specifically developing skills to enhance resilience, social cohesion, and social justice. This resource was co-written with teachers working in a range of schools with Pacific, Māori, Asian, and Pākehā New Zealand children (and those from other ethnicities). As a result of this process, the resource aims to engage with the diversity of young people in New Zealand schools."--Publisher's website.