Free Teacher Notes – Health and Wellbeing

A one page briefing document on the ‘Health and Wellbeing’ worksheet - also available from lifeskillsforteenagers.

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Why it’s important to teenagers:
For our bodies and brains to function properly, we need to eat a balanced diet, exercise regularly and have enough sleep. In addition, we need to feel connected to others, be able to manage difficult feelings and avoid unhealthy habits. Helping students to understand what each of these mean, is the first step in making healthy decisions. The second step, also covered in the activity sheet, is supporting them to change, if that’s what they want to do.

Includes help to explain the activity to the class to help them become better decisions on their health and wellbeing choices.

The seed you’re planting in this lesson is that decisions we make about our health and wellbeing are ours to own and will have life-long implications. Forming good habits early in life gives us the best chance to lead a healthy and successful life.
Wellbeing is not just the absence of disease or illness. It’s a complex combination of a person’s physical, mental, emotional and social health factors. Wellbeing is strongly linked to happiness and life satisfaction. It matters greatly because having good health and wellbeing will likely add years to your life.