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Wellness During Covid-19

This is a collection of resources to assist you and your family while navigating your mental wellness during the Covid-19 crisis.  We hope this helps. Stay home, be safe, be well. 

Please also see the Move Your Body collection for more ideas for staying well.  

If you find there are too many resources to sort through, you can filter the results using the “Filter Resources” area on the left side of the screen.  Select “Education Level” to narrow your results to a specific education level.   (Please note - for the purposes of this site these "Education Levels" are used when filtering - Lower Primary = K-2, Upper Primary=3-5, Middle Years=6-8, High School=9-12)

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Positive Self-Talk Coloring Pages
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Take time to relax, recharge, and remember your strengths with these fun coloring pages.

Sayings include: I Believe in Me, Breath in Courage Exhale Doubt, I Can Do Hard Things, Don't Give Up! I Can Do This!, It's All Going to be Okay

Check out the great connected lessons that accompany the coloring pages, as well as many other resources.

Subject:
Health & Fitness
Health Education
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson
Author:
FIT Sanford
Date Added:
05/07/2021
The Power of Student Check-Ins During Distant Learning and Hybrid Courses (and in person!)
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This podcast and article talks about the power of frequent check ins with students.

Strategies shared include: Social emotional pulse check, video updates, video check-ins, small group check-ins, email check-ups, short text check-ins, surveys, scheduled conferences, phone calls, polls. These strategies could also be used in a face to face classroom.

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Education
Material Type:
Podcast
Primary Source
Author:
John Spencer
Date Added:
09/11/2020
The Release App
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Follow the link to the Google Play or Apple Store to download the Release App for Mindfulness. This app was created by Keynote Speaker Trinna Markusson at iLearn & SWTA for 2020.

"This new wellness app incorporates mindfulness and tapping techniques to help empower you to begin to deal with daily stress, difficult emotions and limiting beliefs that can hold you back from living your best life! With categories for adults, teens, kids, classroom use and a special high-performance category for athletes, Release can help you to stay present and to live with more peace and ease."

For more information visit (copy and paste into a browser) - http://www.presentmomentliving.ca/

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Education
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Activity/Lab
Author:
Trina Markusson
Date Added:
08/27/2020
SEL - Question Bank: Student Check-ins (Grade 3-12)
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"How are our students doing? Who needs our support right now?"

This year, checking in on students frequently and consistently is even more critical to creating a safe and supportive learning environment.

Administrators and educators can these questions during a morning meeting, advisory period, small group intervention, or general class time to:

Check in on student well-being and supports
Do an interim SEL skills and competencies check
Gather classroom feedback to inform instruction
Identify the students who need extra help right now academically, socially, and emotionally

In This Guide, You'll Get Access to:

✔ Panorama's full check-ins question bank (includes 80+ free response and multiple choice questions for grades 3-12)

✔ Recommendations on who should use the questions, how often to send check-ins, and how to take action on the data

✔ An overview of Panorama's new student check-ins tool, which is a companion to annual SEL and school climate measurement "

You will need to provide your information to download the guide.

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Education
Health & Fitness
Health Education
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Assessment
Author:
Panorama Education
Date Added:
02/09/2021
SEL and Self-Care Resources for Educators, Schools, and Parents Related to Distance Learning and COVID-19
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What Is It?

When the COVID-19 health crisis began, the Panorama team moved quickly to compile a list of informational resources, articles, and guides to support educators in practicing self-care and resiliency despite the circumstances.

The five core SEL skills —self-management, self-awareness, responsible decision-making, social awareness, and relationship skills—are more important than ever.

This is a collection of vetted resources on everything from managing anxiety to adapting to a distance learning environment. It is being updated as relevant information becomes available. Categories include:
- Adult Self-Care
- Resources for Educators and School Communities
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Live Webinars: Guided Mindfulness Practice for Adult and Student Wellness
- Resources for Families and Parents

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Education
Health Science
Science
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Activity/Lab
Primary Source
Reading
Author:
Panorama Education
Date Added:
02/01/2021
SK Healthline
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Call HealthLine at 811 for professional health advice or mental health support.
Open 24/7
Confidential
Free
Translation in over 100 languages
What is HealthLine 811?
HealthLine is a confidential, 24-hour health information and support telephone line. It is staffed by experienced and specially trained Client Navigators, Registered Nurses, Registered Psychiatric Nurses, and Social Workers.
HealthLine is free. Services are offered in English, with translation available in over 100 languages.
If you are having technical issues with accessing HealthLine by dialling 811, you can call 1-877-800-0002 to be connected with HealthLine.
Deaf and hard of hearing residents can access HealthLine by using the SaskTel Relay Operator service at
1-800-855-1155.
How does HealthLine work?
When you call 811, a licensed healthcare professional will give you options and information to help you with health-related questions or concerns. You will be able to discuss your concerns in a safe, caring, and confidential manner.
A registered nurse will assess your symptoms and help you decide whether to treat your own symptoms, go to a clinic, see your primary health care provider, or access emergency medical care, if necessary.
HealthLine also provides mental health and addictions support. HealthLine’s registered Psychiatric Nurses and Social workers can offer advice to help you manage your situation, or give you information about resources in your community.

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Psychology
Social Studies
Material Type:
Assessment
Date Added:
02/12/2019
The Science of Happiness Course - free online course!
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"The Science of Happiness is a free online course that explores the roots of a happy and meaningful life. Students engage with some of the most provocative and practical lessons from this science, discovering how cutting-edge research can be applied to their own lives.

Since it first launched in September of 2014, The Science of Happiness has been hugely popular: It is one of the top 10 courses on the edX platform, where it is hosted; more than 500,000 students have registered for it so far; and students who complete the course report significant increases in their happiness and decreases in their levels of stress and loneliness."

You will have to register to take this free online course!

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Education
Health & Fitness
Health Education
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Unit of Study
Author:
Greater Good Science Center
Berkley
Date Added:
09/06/2019
The Science of Well-Being
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In this course you will engage in a series of challenges designed to increase your own happiness and build more productive habits. You will ultimately be prepared to successfully incorporate a specific wellness activity into your life. Enroll for free.
SKILLS YOU WILL GAIN
Gratitude
Happiness
Meditation
Savoring

Subject:
Health & Fitness
Health Education
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Activity/Lab
Homework/Assignment
Author:
Coursera
Date Added:
03/23/2020
Self Compassion for Adults
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GOAL: Experience the self-compassion that naturally exists within you & consider how you care for yourself each day.

Subject:
Education
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Author:
Panorama Eduaction
Date Added:
05/08/2020
Sitting Still Like a Frog - Mindfulness
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"Sitting Still Like a Frog Audio
Read by Myla Kabat-Zinn

The audio exercises included with Sitting Still Like a Frog are based on mindfulness-training exercises for adults and developed especially for children and their parents. They form the core of learning to be more mindful at different times throughout the day. You can do the exercises together with your child or children. Some kids like to do the exercises on their own, and many parents love doing the exercises themselves. You can do them sitting on the floor, on a couch or chair, or lying in bed.

To play the audio exercises in your web browser, click the links below. You can also go to SoundCloud directly and download all the tracks to your device or computer."

Subject:
Education
Health & Fitness
Health Education
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Author:
Myla Kabat-Zinn
Date Added:
05/19/2020
Smiling Mind - Meditations for the whole family and classroom to enjoy
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Smiling Mind can be used with kids, teachers or parents - at school and at home!

"Smiling Mind is a non-for-profit web and app-based meditation program developed by psychologists and educators to help bring mindfulness into your life."

To use these mediation, you can use the website, or download the free app from the App Store or Google Play.

There are full programs for classrooms, specifically for teachers, kids as well as adults.

Subject:
Education
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Author:
Smiling Mind
Date Added:
01/13/2020
Staying in Touch:  Why Kids Need Teachers During Coronavirus School Closings
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Even though teachers may not be able to teach classes or give assignments face to face, they can still play a valuable role in their students’ lives by staying connected in this time of uncertainty and heightened anxiety.

Subject:
Health & Fitness
Health Education
Material Type:
Reading
Date Added:
03/29/2020
Strategies for Staying Sane While Staying Home
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Social distancing. Stay-in ordinances. Home schooling. Experiences many of us never thought we would be living at the beginning of 2020. Now, the “new normal,” at least for the near future, involves students of all ages at home all day and parents trying to move their work to a virtual format.

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Health & Fitness
Health Education
Material Type:
Reading
Date Added:
04/05/2020
Stress and Anxiety in the Body — Yoga Ed.
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"Physical signs of stress can include headaches, stiff joints, and sore stomachs. Due to our bodies’ own self-protective measures, we might not realize that we’re living with symptoms of stress for days, weeks, months, or years. To support you, Yoga Ed. has created this toolkit. In this toolkit, you will find body-based practices to manage stress and support your and your students’ physical and emotional wellbeing."

You will need to provide your email to download the kit.

Poses and exercises for:
*headaches
*tension
*tight shoulders
*back ache
*sore hands
*vertigo
*stomach ache
*jaw

Subject:
Health & Fitness
Health Education
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Author:
Yogaed
Date Added:
12/08/2020
Student (Grade 6-12) and Teacher Online Wellness Modules from openparachute
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This resource contains full online modules for wellness related to Covid.  There is a module for students and a module for teachers.  Please open the resource for more details. 

Subject:
Education
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Module
Unit of Study
Author:
Melissa Lander
Date Added:
09/25/2020
Supporting Kids through the Coronavirus Crisis
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As schools close and workplaces go remote to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, parents everywhere are struggling to keep children healthy and occupied. Here are tips from the Child Mind Institute’s clinicians to help calm fears, manage stress and keep the peace.

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Health & Fitness
Health Education
Material Type:
Reading
Date Added:
03/26/2020
Taking Care of Your Mental Health in the Face of Uncertainty
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A large part of anxiety comes from a sense of what we think we should be able to control, but can’t. Right now, many of us are worried about COVID-19, known as the “Coronavirus”. We may feel helpless about what will happen or what we can do to prevent further stress. If you are struggling, here are some things you can do to take care of your mental health in the face of uncertainty:

Subject:
Health & Fitness
Health Education
Material Type:
Reading
Date Added:
03/25/2020