Resources
Found on this page are additional resources to aid in the teaching of mental health literacy across all content areas. There are resources regarding augmented reality, resources for teachers responding to mental health issues with students, and ideas for different content specific classrooms.
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To view the links, simply click on the buttons. Once clicked, they will open the linked websites in new browser tabs. The buttons are entitled with either the name of the organization where it was published, or with the organizations acronym.
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Note: To find directions on how to use augmented reality, click the buttons entitled "Youtube" or "HP Reveal."
Why Augmented Reality?
Augmented reality is an emerging tool in the classroom, which boosts students engagement and comprehension. To read more about this tool and its use in the classroom, as well as how to use it, visit these links.
The Teacher's Role
Through this unit, difficult feelings and experiences will be brought up. Students may open up either to the teacher or the class. Follow these links to find resources about how teachers can help students cope with mental health conditions or issues.
English Classroom
The English classroom provides many opportunities for deep discussion and critical reading of texts relating to mental health. Linked below are some resources that you may find useful in incorporating mental health into your classroom. Some ideas for including mental health in an English unit are:
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Reading contemporary texts about mental health
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Analyzing the development of mental health stigma in texts
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Writing different imaginative texts about mental health
Math Classroom
The math classroom provides many opportunities to examine the statistics and data relating to mental health. Linked below are some resources that you may find useful in incorporating mental health into your classroom. Some ideas for including mental health in a math unit are:
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Examining data relating to mental health and creating appropriate graphs
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Analyzing graphed data to present newfound information to class
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Researching the progression of mental health conditions and creating a line graph to show trends
History Classroom
The history classroom provides many opportunities to explore the past of mental health treatment and the origins of the stigmas surrounding mental health illnesses. Linked below are some resources that you may find useful in incorporating mental health into your classroom. Some ideas for including mental health in an history unit are:
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Reading articles that explore the history of mental health and discussing them
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Creating a timeline of significant events in the history of mental health
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Researching the history of mental health and mental health stigmas using different types of sources
Science Classroom
The science classroom provides great opportunities to discover what we know about mental health, why we know it, and how we treat it. Linked below are some resources that you may find useful in incorporating mental health into your classroom. Some ideas for including mental health in a science unit are:
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Examining past experiments done regarding mental health
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Researching medications and how they function
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Creating an experiment to discover what the view of mental health is in the students own school
