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I Have a Border in my Mind: the Puerto Ricans' Arts and Culture as Factors for Self-Esteem

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders study in depth the history of Puerto Rico. They gather information to write a summary that will contain the following information: Population - In Puerto Rico there are several groups who have integrated. Location - In...
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Recognizing Strength

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students identify their individual strengths. In this values lesson plan, students create a collage to show their positive qualities as an individual. They share this to the group.
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Social Emotional Skills Lessons Overview

For Teachers 7th
Sometimes the hardest part of planning any unit of instruction is determining the activities that reinforce the concepts of the lessons and support the development of student skills. This first resource in the Health Smart series...
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Health/Social Emotional Skills

For Teachers 8th
Designed for instructors, a seven-page packet provides an overview of the Health Smart unit for eighth-graders. The resource includes the objectives and goals of the unit, details suggested procedures and provides links to additional...
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Bullying

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders define the role of a bully, then participate in skits with bullying situations. In this health and safety activity, the teacher introduces the idea of bullying with the book Enemy Pie. Then students create a double bubble...
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American Families: Portraits of African-American Families

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students develop a greater understanding and appreciation for their families. They increase personal self-esteem and pride as a result of studying about families through literature. They assess the importance of family values and...
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Sexually Speaking

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in activities designed to increase self esteem, self awareness and human sexuality. They engage in a variety of activities to encourage active participation, introspection, stating and examining values, gaining factual...
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Getting To Know You

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students listen to the book "I like me" by Nancy Carison, or a similar self-esteem book, and then create self-portraitswhile the song "Getting to Know You" is being played. This is an excellent ice-breaker for the beginning of the...
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The Right Stuff

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this self-esteem worksheet, students learn that the best attributes in people are not physical, but personality related. Students identify and write about a personal role model, then list non-physical attributes in themselves that are...
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Drama and African American Folktales: Addressing the Social Development Needs of My Students

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders develop cultural awareness of their heritage, therefore building their self-esteem. They discover the link between learning and social skills and recognize that learning is an integral part of their lives. The recognize...
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Martin Luther King Jr. Layered

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students identify African American and their contributions to American Society. They describe what African Americans did and explain how it positively changed our way of life. In essence, this lesson plan increases children's self-esteem...
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Who Am I?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore how people throughout time have responded to questions regarding identity. For this The House on Mango Street lesson, 6th graders create an identity chart for a fictional character and then write personal essays...
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Bad Case of Stripes Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars think about why we worry about what others think, bullying, and learning to respect and accept differences in others.In this Bad Case of Stripes lesson plan, students examine cause-and-effect relationships in a story as...
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Accentuate the Positive

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students analyze the attitudes, ideas and beliefs of characteristics that assist humans in living a positive, proactive life that values self, family, community, nation and world. Students identify their own strengths as individual....
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Boys' Self-Esteem, Friendship, Managing Emotions, Media Literacy

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Learners explore their emotions, feelings and reasons for their feelings. After watching a commercial, they identify emotions the characters in the story experience. In groups, students examine the commercial script and predict what...
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Fr ie n d s h ip, Self-esteem

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students brainstorm examples of activities that show friendship and illustrate them and explain below each picture what is happening. They hear a poem about friendship, watch a commercial about it, write a book about it and now they are...
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My Life—My Mental Health

For Students 6th - 8th
Between peer pressure, an onslaught of hormones, and brand new responsibilities, the teenage years can be emotionally volatile. Equip young adults with coping mechanisms and a safe place to discuss their feelings with a guided lesson...
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October: Respect for Self and Others

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students realize their worth and dignity as human beings and account for their strengths as well as display their weaknesses. They display good manners and politeness, showing the respect for others as they would wish for themselves....
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The Hat We Wear

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students explore how they can use their skills to apply to the job industry.  In this career choice instructional activity students participate in a discussion and an esteem builder exercise. 
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Building Bridges for Young Learners - Self

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars explore self analysis by investigating other cultures. In this personal characteristics lesson, students utilize the Internet to read about a child from Niger, and many other young scholars around the globe. Students...
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Self-Image: The Fantasy, The Reality

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the issue of body image and the media. They watch and discuss a video, identify ads with unrealistic images, write a letter to the magazine, develop a timeline of changing body types, and conduct research.
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Mental Health/Social Emotional Skills

For Teachers 10th
Looking for social-emotional resources? Check out this seven-page packet that includes activity and lesson ideas, as well as links to information resources that support the social and emotional development of tenth graders.
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Fitting In and Setting Healthy Boundaries

For Teachers 10th
Saying "No" isn't easy. Setting healthy boundaries and sticking to them takes practice. A series of exercises enables sophomores to practice these skills and reflect on the difference between fitting in and belonging.
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Compliment a Character

For Teachers 6th
Compliments are true, specific, and positive. Crafting those compliments can be a challenge. Graciously accepting a compliment can also be a challenge. The first lesson in the Health Smart series designed for sixth graders provides them...

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