Teachers and school administrators often ask me for recommendations about what lesson plans or curriculum they should use in class. I’ve collected my top choices on my Resources page.

Here are some suggestions for teaching about Mental, Emotional, and Social Health

• Curriculum: Erika’s Lighthouse

• Curriculum: The Glow Media Project

• Curriculum: Dove “Confident Me” Body Image Lessons

• Curriculum: Teaching Young People to Challenge Appearance Discrimination

• Curriculum: Stress Management ‘Zine Project and Digital ‘Zine Template

• Curriculum: We All Have Mental Health

• Curriculum: Gratitude lessons from Greater Good

• Curriculum: The Purpose Challenge

• Curriculum: Common Sense Media Digital Citizenship lessons

• Curriculum: Project School Wellness

• Curriculum: ETR HealthSmart

• Resource: The 5Ds of Bystander Intervention

• Resource: Greater Good in Education

• Resource: School Mental Health Resource and Training Center

• Resource: ​California Health Education Framework

• Resource: Youth Mental Health First Aid

• Resource: Bring Change To Mind

• Resource: National Alliance for Mental Health (NAMI)

• Resource: MentalHealthLiteracy.org (use this password: t33nh3alth)

• Resource: The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)

• Resource: CaliforniaHealthEducation.org

• Resource: SHAPE America Health Teacher Toolbox

• Article - “Teaching Sleep”

• Free online teacher training: Nutrition & Physical Activity and Mental, Emotional, & Social Health

• Standards: National Health Education Standards