Fifth graders look at advertisements paying close attention to the people in them, then create an advertisement based on a healthy body image. For this health lesson, 5th graders analyze magazine or television advertisements for the...

Did you know that over 70 percent of girls avoid certain activities because they feel bad about their looks? This fantastic resource includes 18 tried and true activities designed to help girls establish positive self-esteem. 

Learners access prior knowledge of vocabulary on feminism and psychoanalytic theory, and gender schema.  In this Empowered Barbie instructional activity, students recreate a Barbie doll.  Learners write a reflection on how they...

Students practice media awareness. In this media awareness activity, students analyze print and electronic media messages. Students discover how advertisers use re-imaging to manipulate photographs and discuss how they can become...

Geared to parents and educators on how to raise a girl to have a positive body image and not be influenced by peers or media influences. This is an easy-to-read article which students would also find useful.