Involve students in Hats On! for Mental Health day activites
What’s involved
Building a positive classroom culture and a strong sense of connection can support students’ social and emotional needs. Hats On! gets students to practice support for one another and for mental health initiatives. The activity involves students putting on their favourite hat, then sharing it in the virtual classroom, sending pictures to their school to post on social media, or posting it on their personal accounts and tagging their school’s social media. This is usually accompanied by discussions around mental health.
Who can deliver it
- Teachers
- School staff
- Principals
- School districts
- School leadership
- Student leaders
Time commitment
- 15 minutes to 1 hour
Resources required
- Information about Hats On! for Mental Health from Canadian Mental Health Association, ATA, or your school division.
- Student access to phone, tablet, computer to take a photo with their hat on
- if students do not have access to technology with a camera, staff can jump into a meeting with the students and take a screenshot of the student with their hat on
Ideal learning environment
- Long-term virtual learning
- Short-term virtual learning
- Hybrid classroom
- Traditional classroom
Links to relevant external resources
Tags
awarenesshatsmental health wellbeing