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Health & Wellbeing — ASDAN

Social Media & Emotional Wellbeing

One big match weekend. One big question. Almost no writing. 😉

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Main question: What is one way social media helps wellbeing, and one way it might harm it?

Learning objective:

To explore how social media can affect young people's emotional wellbeing in positive and negative ways.

Success criteria — I will…

vote on real scenarios and give one reason out loud
help build our class team of helps vs harms
write my verdict — just two sentences

Navigation: Arrow keys / Spacebar | 40 minutes | Skills: Use of English · Discussion

🖨️ Teacher prints (before lesson):

Kick-Off Check-In⏱ 3 min · no books, no pens

How's the tank this morning?

Hands up for each one — I'll tap the count. This is the topic: how we feel = wellbeing.

Sunday night's match — were you up for it? ⚽

Talk pair (60 sec): A late one on Sunday — can you still feel it two days later? That link — screens, sleep, mood — is exactly what we're exploring.

Retrieval — Fab 4 Shoot-Out⏱ 4 min · say it, don't write it

Four penalties. Shout the answer, then we reveal. 🥅

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⚽1Name one trusted health advice website for young people.e.g. NHS website / Childline

⚽2What does "mental health" mean?How we think, feel and cope day to day

⚽3Give one example of a healthy habit.e.g. sleep, exercise, eating well, time offline

⚽4What should someone do if they feel unsafe online?Tell a trusted adult · block · report

Shots taken: 0 / 4

🛡️ Safe examples only — no personal stories needed today.

I Do — A Balanced View⏱ 4 min · listen, then tap to reveal

We're not deciding "good" or "bad" — we're looking at balance.

❌ Misconception: "Social media is always bad for young people."
✅ Truth: it depends on how it's used, what you see, and how you feel afterwards. (Tap the myth to bin it.)

Can HELP wellbeing ✅

🤝 Keeps people connectedGroup chats, calls, staying close to family and friends far away.

🎓 Helps people learnRevision pages, tutorials, new skills — free and instant.

🛟 Gives support networksFinding people who get it — hobbies, fandoms, communities.

🎨 Creativity & self-expressionMaking, sharing, editing — being seen for what you create.

Can HARM wellbeing ⚠️

🪞 Comparison anxietyEveryone's highlight reel vs your behind-the-scenes.

💬 CyberbullyingUnkind messages that follow you home in your pocket.

😴 Sleep loss"One more scroll" at 2 a.m. — the brain pays for it tomorrow.

⏰ Pressure to be onlineStreaks, replies, FOMO — feeling you can't switch off.

Key vocab — tap a chip to flip it:

WellbeingHow someone feels in their mind and body

Comparison anxietyFeeling bad comparing your life to others online

CyberbullyingBullying using phones, games, apps or social media

Support networkPeople or groups who help you

We Do — Vote With Your Body⏱ 8 min · whole class

🧍 STAND = Helpful 🪑 SIT = Harmful 🙌 HANDS ON HEAD = Both

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🧍 Helpful

🪑 Harmful

🙌 Both

🌱 Aspire: spot the hidden factor — is it ever really the app, or is it how it's being used?

🛡️ Safe examples only — no real names, no personal stories.

We Do — Pick the Team⏱ 6 min · come to the board

Build our idea bank — which team does each one play for? ⚽

Tap a chip, then tap a team sheet. Tap a placed chip to send it back. Aim for at least 4 a side — and say why as you place it.

✅ Helps Wellbeing XI

⚠️ Harms Wellbeing XI

📸 Evidence capture: this board prints on the class evidence sheet — it's your pros/cons bank for the verdict.

🌱 Captain's pick: which ONE chip matters most for wellbeing? Be ready to defend it.

You Do — My Verdict⏱ 7 min · the ONLY writing today

The pundit's verdict 🎙️ — your slip, your call.

Use the team boards we just built. Pick your pathway. Two sentences done well beats a page done badly.

🟢 Build: finish the sentences using the team boards.
Social media can help because .
Social media can harm because .

🟠 Grow: full sentences, then rank.
One positive effect is because .
One negative effect is because .
The bigger effect is .

🔵 Launch: add a judgement.
The most serious impact is because .
This is more serious than because .

💡 Evidence tip: one clear reason beats three vague ones. "…because it affects sleep, which affects mood" scores; "…because it's bad" doesn't.

Try: "…because it keeps people connected" · "…because comparing yourself to edited posts lowers confidence" · "…because losing sleep changes your mood the next day".

🌱 Aspire: finished early? Flip your verdict — argue the opposite side out loud to a partner. Can you make it convincing?

Exit Ticket — Full-Time Whistle⏱ 5 min

Answer the main question on your slip. 📣

Main question: What is one way social media helps wellbeing, and one way it might harm it?

Two sentences. Frames if you need them:
Social media can help wellbeing because .
It can harm wellbeing because .

Stretch: which impact do you think is most serious? Why?

Model answer (revealed after slips are in):

Social media can help wellbeing because it connects people to friends and support networks. It can harm wellbeing because staying up late scrolling causes sleep loss, which lowers mood the next day.

🌱 One helpful habit to try this week: take a break from scrolling · follow positive accounts · talk to a trusted adult if something feels wrong.

My Verdict — Social Media & Emotional Wellbeing · ASDAN Health & Wellbeing
Name: ____________________________ Date:
LO: To explore how social media can affect young people's emotional wellbeing in positive and negative ways.

☐ I voted in Stand Up / Sit Down ☐ I placed a chip on the team board ☐ I gave a reason out loud

Build — finish the sentences:
Social media can help because Social media can harm because

Grow — full sentences, then rank:
One positive effect is because One negative effect is because The bigger effect is: ______________________

Launch — add a judgement:
The most serious impact is because This is more serious than because

Exit — Full Time: one way social media helps wellbeing, and one way it might harm it: Stretch: the most serious impact is… because…

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