Lesson Plan
Curated OER

In Their Own Words

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students watch a video of people telling about their experiences with a mental illness. They compare and contrast the life stories they saw to reinforce how mental illnesses are biological illnesses that affect a person's thoughts,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Teenage Stress

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students fill out a stress questionnaire. Students assess their stress levels over the last 12 months. Students explain how it occurs and ways to dealing with it on a spreadsheet.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Woman Reporter

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research the first female reporters. In this Women's History Month lesson, students discuss Nelly Bly and write a news story about a school issue.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

War Time Propaganda: American Posters of the Great War

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students identify propaganda related to World War and discuss its impact on society and research issues related to the American war effort between 1914 and 1918.
Handout
National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Mental Health: Borderline Personality Disorder

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Institute of Mental Health provides a concise overview of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) focusing on symptoms, treatment, and current research.
Website
Mental Health America

Mental Health America: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

For Students 9th - 10th
A fact sheet presenting basic information on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder including characteristics, causes, symptoms, treatments, and co-occurring illnesses.