DEAL lesson plan: building resilience

Secondary

This lesson plan introduces young people to different emotional coping strategies, and the concept of resilience.

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DEAL is a free resource for teachers and other educational professionals designed to help develop resilience in young people.

In this lesson, students will learn:

there are a range of coping strategies that can be helpful
that everyone experiences difficult times and feelings
resilience is about working through challenging times

Using this resource

This resource is designed for:

young people aged 11 to 13
use with whole classes

This resource form part of the Developing Emotional Awareness and Listening (DEAL) set of resources from the Samaritans. There are lesson plans on many other topics on their website.

Curriculum links

England - RSHE	Mental health and wellbeing By the end of secondary school pupils should know: · how to talk about their emotions accurately and sensitively, using appropriate vocabulary
Northern Ireland – Learning for Life and Work	Personal Health KS3 pupils should have opportunity to: · investigate the influences on physical and emotional /mental personal health Key Stage 4 pupils should be enabled to: · reflect on, and respond to, their developing concept of self, including managing emotions and reactions to on-going life experiences
Scotland – Health and Wellbeing	Mental and emotional wellbeing I know that we all experience a variety of thoughts and emotions that affect how we feel and behave and I am learning ways of managing them.
Wales - Health and Wellbeing	Progression step 3 I can see the benefits of communicating about feelings as one of a range of strategies which can help promote positive mental health and emotional well-being. Progression step 4 I can advocate the benefits of communicating about feelings as one of a range of strategies which can help promote positive mental health and emotional well-being.