Mental Health Fitness
Educator Resources
Everything you need to bring five evidence-based mental health skills into the classroom — free and ready to use. Find tips, videos, and skills sheets for every grade level from the Child Mind Institute’s Mental Health Fitness curriculum.
How to Use the Curriculum
Show all five videos in one 45-minute session.
Best for grade-level rollouts, mental health awareness days, and kick-off events.
Show one video each week. Complete the full series over five weeks with reinforcement between sessions.
Best for homeroom, advisory periods, or ongoing social and emotional learning (SEL) integration.
Show one video a month and build month-long themes with reinforcement activities around each skill.
Best for deeper SEL integration.
Educator Resources for
Mental Health Skill Building
Videos
Mental health fitness skills taught by age
Printable Guides
Download worksheets and tips to help reinforce skills
Articles
Additional guidance for supporting children in the classroom
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Free guides for teaching mental health fitness skills along with tips for reinforcing them in the classroom.
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