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Bouncing back

‘Bouncing back’ is a term used to explain how a person responds after a difficult situation or
event. By developing the skills to bounce back and respond positively, students will feel confident to
face the pressures of life.

 Materials Needed

Notepaper and pen

 Mapped to

Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education

Australian Curriculum: General Capabilities

NSW PDHPE Syllabus

Victorian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education

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Year Level Duration Type SEL
7-10 60 minutes In class activity Competencies
Online learning Self-awareness
Self-management

Learning Intention
Students learn how to become resilient by understanding the concept of bouncing back to overcome
challenges.

Key Outcomes
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
■ understand the concept of bouncing back
■ articulate ways in which they have overcome challenges
■ understand what resilience looks, sounds and feels like.

ACTIVITY 01

Class reflection: Bouncing back

 20 min
1. As a class, discuss:

What does the term ‘bounce back’ mean? (e.g. returns to normal after a difficult situation or
event)
How does someone demonstrate an ability to bounce back? (e.g. asks for help, practises self-
care, connects with friends)
What does it mean if someone is described as resilient? (e.g. aware of and understand their
emotions and emotional needs, cope with the hard things that life throws at them)
When faced with adversity, what does ‘being stronger’ mean? (e.g. let go of the painful
things, setting goals to move forward)

2. Record students’ ideas on the whiteboard or virtual equivalent.

ACTIVITY 02
Look, sound and feel: Being resilient
 30 min
1. Divide students into small groups.
2. In notebooks or a virtual equivalent, students draw a Y-chart labelled as follows:
Looks like
Sounds like
Feels like.
3. In small groups, students complete the Y-chart for resilience.
4. Individually, ask students to reflect on the discussion:
What is something you hadn’t considered about the topic?
What is one learning you can take away from today?

ACTIVITY 03
Individual reflection: Overcoming challenges
 10 min
1. Ask students to think of a time when they have had to overcome a challenge.
2. Ask students to record:
What was the challenge?
What did they do to help them cope?
How did this thinking or action help them to cope with or overcome the challenge?
What is something they could do if faced with a similar challenge?
What advice would they give others to help them overcome a challenge?
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