New Lesson Plans!
These lesson plans promote mental fitness and are easily adaptable for students from K–8. Each one includes a fun activity along with takeaways or tools that help students continue practicing their mental resilience long after the lesson is over.
The theme for the 2025 Ring a Bell, Partners for Youth Dots for Kids Day is Cultivating Resilience, focusing on practical strategies, coping skills, and growing through challenges. This theme is reflected throughout these lesson plans, which are designed to help students build a proactive practice of mental-health tools and strategies.
Monday: Emotional Pie Chart
Tuesday: Emotional Charades
Wednesday: Mindful Movements
Thursday: Desert Islands
Friday: You Rock!
Extra Plan: Coping Tools and Calm Kits
Weekly: Overview and Material List
Why We Ring Bells…
For almost as long as history has been recorded, bells have been rung around the world to bring people together – sometimes to pray, to work, to war, to feast and, in times of crisis, to gather and unite. Used to send messages over long distances, bells can mean the beginning of something or the end of something. On Friday, December 12th, bells will ring in communities across the province to break the silence around mental illness and support the beginning of new and ongoing conversations on the importance of youth mental health.
Make some noise in December 2025!
If your school has classes from December 8th to the 12th, on one of those days, encourage students to bring a bell or something to make noise with for one minute at 12pm to show support for mental health. Some schools may opt to come together and ring bells together some will be ringing bells virtually or over the the school sound system. This is an opportunity to come together in one unifying action and celebrate mental health.
This year, the Provincial Bell Ringing Ceremony is happening at Chief Harold Sappier Memorial Elementary School December 11th with a focus on Cultivating Resilience; Focusing on practical strategies, coping skills, and growing through challenges.
There Are Many Informative Websites Available With Lots of Great Ideas
Resource supports K-8 educators by offering a repository of everyday mental health practices that are easily incorporated in t the classroom. Multiple practices include: Stress Management & Coping, Identifying Emotions, Positive Motivation, Healthy Relationships, Self Awareness & Critical Thinking.