Instant Messaging

This is a simple quick activity that helps you evaluate how opinions have changed over the course of the lesson.

What you need: Twitter bubble worksheets

What to do:

• Before the film begins hand out to each member of the class a worksheet with two Twitter speech bubbles on it.
• Ask the class to fill out the first bubble with a statement with anything they know about mental health/mental ill-health. Give the class 2 minutes for this. 
• Play the film and repeat the exercise with the second bubble. 
• Then lead a round-up on how the class’s opinions have changed since they have learned about mental ill-health.

Some suggestions:

• Ask the pupils to answer this question as a stimulus to writing something positive: ‘How would you support someone with mental ill-health?’
• Stick the Twitter bubbles up on the wall as a class display.
• This activity works well as an end of unit evaluation, but also works on its own.

Learning Outcome:
Pupils learn how it is easy to stigmatise others when you don’t know what someone is feeling. Pupils gain skills in understanding and empathy.

'HWB 0-05a / HWB 1-05a / HWB 2-05a / HWB 3-05a / HWB 4-05a
I know that friendship, caring, sharing, fairness, equality and love are important in building positive relationships. As I develop and value relationships, I care and show respect for myself and others.'