Well-Being Article 4: Physical Resilience

Read the article and highlight any word or term that describes the idea of being physical or movement.

Anchor chart Steven and Physical Resilience

​Steven has an important day coming up. He is preparing for his first game of football for the year. What can Steven do to prepare for the school year and football games?

​

a. Write on yours and add the arrows pointing to the image of Steven as you discuss what he needs.​

Physical resilience helps people overcome physical challenges. Pair and share times you have needed to be physically resilient and how you did it.

How did your body respond?

​

What did you learn about yourself?

Review the three ways to help you build physical resilience from the article.

​

a. Get enough sleep and eat nutritious food.

Take time to rest, breathe, and practice mindfulness.

​

Consider taking one to two minutes to sit still and practice mindfulness.

Pay attention to your breathing.

​

After practicing mindfulness, take a moment to self-reflect on how the students feel.​

Fill in the physical resilience portion of the Types of Resilience Chart graphic organizer.

a. What are some challenges you might experience with physical resilience?

​

b. Why is physical resilience important?

​

c. How does it benefit you?