Context: This lesson plan was done for Health Education 3645 Spring of 2007.

Impact: This lesson was designed to promote good mental health. Students will learn how to express their feelings in a positive way and not in a negative way. It is geared toward Kindergarten students.

Alignment: This lesson meets the following North Carolina Standards for Elementary Teachers.

Standard 5: Elementary teachers have an understanding of the major concepts of healthful living.

Indicator 1: Teachers understand the foundations of good health and help students understand the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.

I met this indicator by showing the students why it is important to express your self positively.

Indicator 2: Teachers are alert to major health issues related to children.

I met this by picking feelings that most kindergartners would feel and need to be able to express.

Standard 13: Working alone, or with healthful living specialists, elementary teachers create opportunities for student development and practice of skills that contribute to good health.

I met this standard by allowing students to watch a movie that shows them familiar feelings and see how to deal with those feelings.