Burnout check-in quiz
Burnout happens when someone is mentally, emotionally and physically exhausted. Students may experience burnout when struggling to meet the demands of work and study. It is important for students to recognise the symptoms of burnout and to understand what supportive actions and systems are in place to help them.
Year level
9-12
Duration
5 minutes
Type
In class activity
SEL Competencies
Self-awareness
Self-management
Learning intention
Students will learn to recognise the warning signs of burnout and to propose strategies for managing it.
Key outcomes
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
recognise the signs of burnout
identify what actions they will take (stop, start or continue) to prevent or manage burnout symptoms.
Materials needed
Access to ReachOut's 'Are you burning out?' quiz
Whiteboard markers
Whiteboard/interactive whiteboard
Student workbooks
Mapped to
Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education
Plan, rehearse and evaluate strategies for managing situations where their own or others’ health, safety or wellbeing may be at risk (AC9HP10P08)
Plan, justify and critique strategies to enhance their own and others’ health, safety, relationships and wellbeing (AC9HP10P10)
Australian Curriculum: General Capabilities
Personal and Social Capability:
Self-awareness
Self-management
Critical and Creative Thinking:
Reflecting
Literacy:
Reading and viewing
Writing
NSW PDHPE Syllabus
Assesses their own and others’ capacity to reflect on and respond positively to challenges (PD5-1)
Assesses and applies self-management skills to effectively manage complex situations (PD5-9)
Victorian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education
Plan, rehearse and evaluate options (including CPR and first aid) for managing situations where their own or others’ health, safety and wellbeing may be at risk (VCHPEP144)
Activity 1
Instructions
5 minutes
Students access and complete ReachOut’s ‘Are you burning out?’ quiz online using devices/laptops.
Students write three headings in their workbooks: ‘Stop’, ‘Start’ and ‘Continue’.
Reflecting on their individual quiz results, students write under the headings the actions they will stop, start and/or continue to take.
Teacher note: You could also use a digital collaboration tool such as Padlet, Google Docs or Mentimeter to easily collate the class's responses.
Optional: Students share their answers as a whole class, with the teacher writing the answers on the whiteboard or digital equivalent.
