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Dimensions of Wellness

Tenth graders learn that health is more than physical fitness — exploring the dimensions of wellness (physical, emotional, social, and intellectual) and how balancing all of them supports a healthy, fulfilling life.

Grade 10Wellness50 minutes1 class periodSHAPE / Skills-BasedExplicit teaching4 StandardsSHAPE
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Name the dimensions of wellness.
  • ✓Explain each dimension.
  • ✓Value balance.
  • ✓Assess your own wellness.
Essential Question

You can be physically fit but still not feel “well.” True wellness has many dimensions. What are they, and why does balance among them matter?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

The Wellness Explorer

Project this and tap each dimension. Have students explore the dimensions of wellness and why balance matters.

⚖️ Explore the dimensions of wellness — tap eachTry it

The Lesson · Health & PE Flow (Warm-Up · Learn · Practice · Apply · Cool-Down)

50 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

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Warm-Up — More Than Fitness

5 min

You can be fit but still not “well” — why? Wellness has many dimensions.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask what “well” means.
  • Preview the dimensions.
  • Get ready.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Reflect.
  • Consider.
  • Get ready.
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Learn — The Dimensions

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to the Wellness Explorer.
  • Note each dimension.
  • Note balance.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Tap each.
  • Note them.
  • Reflect.
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Practice — Practice

14 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Give an example for each.
  • Rate your own dimensions.
  • Note a strong and weak area.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Give them.
  • Rate them.
  • Note it.
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Apply — Apply

12 min

Students apply.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Make a wellness plan.
  • Pick a dimension to improve.
  • Plan one action.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Make it.
  • Pick one.
  • Plan it.
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Cool-Down — Cool-Down

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a dimension.
  • Explain balance.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Explain it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to SHAPE America National Health Education Standards.

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HE.1

Comprehend concepts of holistic wellness.

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HE.7

Practice behaviors that support wellness.

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HE.5

Use decision-making for balanced health.

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HE.6

Set goals across wellness dimensions.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Dimension + example cards.
  • Sentence frame: “___ wellness is about ___.”
  • Use a wellness wheel.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with physical and emotional.
  • Use a wellness wheel.
  • Give one example.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add more dimensions.
  • Assess balance.
  • Build a full wellness plan.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Projector / board
  • ⚖️A wellness wheel
  • 💻The Wellness Explorer
  • 📓Reflection journals
  • ✏️Pens
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

wellnessa state of overall good healthphysical wellnesscaring for your bodyemotional wellnessmanaging your feelingssocial wellnesshealthy relationshipsintellectual wellnesskeeping your mind activeholisticconsidering the whole personbalanceall areas working togetherresiliencebouncing back from challenges
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
Name two dimensions of wellness.
Sample: physical, emotional, social, or intellectual.
QUESTION 2
What is social wellness?
Building healthy relationships and having a support network.
QUESTION 3
Why does balance among the dimensions matter?
Neglecting one area affects the others — wellness is the whole picture.

Cool-Down: your wellness wheel.

Have students rate each dimension of their own wellness and pick one area to strengthen. A printable wellness sheet is in the PE & Health library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ Dimensions of WellnessPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: balance, emotional wellness, holistic, intellectual wellness, physical wellness, resilience, social wellness, wellness
  1. managing your feelings
  2. caring for your body
  3. keeping your mind active
  4. a state of overall good health
  5. bouncing back from challenges
  6. considering the whole person
  7. healthy relationships
  8. all areas working together

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. Name two dimensions of wellness.
  2. What is social wellness?
  3. Why does balance among the dimensions matter?
Answer key — Part A: 1) emotional wellness · 2) physical wellness · 3) intellectual wellness · 4) wellness · 5) resilience · 6) holistic · 7) social wellness · 8) balance
Part B: 1) Sample: physical, emotional, social, or intellectual. 2) Building healthy relationships and having a support network. 3) Neglecting one area affects the others — wellness is the whole picture.