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My Name Is Me!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students write about themselves. In this personal writing lesson, students write their name vertically down a sheet of paper and think of a self descriptive word that matches each letter of their name. Students write a descriptive...
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Body Image

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

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore how they connect with artwork on an emotional level through writing and the creation of an original piece of art.
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Gender Equity in the Classroom and the Workplace

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research careers non-traditional to their genders. They job shadow at cooperating businesses and investigate gender bias, stereotyping, and discrimination.
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Stepping Up to Depression and Suicide

For Teachers 8th
Health Smart provides a lesson that shows middle schoolers how they can step up and help someone exhibiting self-harming behaviors. After learning the signs and symptoms of depression and suicide, teams research local resources...
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What's My Story? A Book About Me

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Have your class create keepsake books about themselves. This activity is a presented as a basic idea with minimal justifications or classroom applications. However, with a little effort, this could become a full lesson. Add a rubric,...
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Being Old

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students examine the characteristics of being a senior citizen in today's society. In groups, they develop a list of stereotypes associated with senior citizens. They use the internet to research their financial situtation, proper...
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Art Through the Eyes of Youth

For Teachers K - 8th
Students take a field trip to an art gallery reflecting on the paintings they like the most. Individually, they use magazines to find pictures related to their personality. In pairs, they make a mask to represent their ethnic group and...
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Best Part of Me

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students find the best part of their body. In this positive self-concept lesson, students listen to the story The Best Part of Me. They come up with their best feature and write a poem about it.  
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Prescribing Beauty

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners explore self image. In this personal health lesson plan, students watch "Prescribing Beauty," and discuss what beauty is. Learners develop beauty questionnaires and complete them.
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Marvelous Me

For Teachers 1st
First graders engage in a variety of activities to better comprehend self-esteem and its implications for social wellness. The outcomes should be that students better know their strengths and weaknesses in relationship to self-esteem.
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2 Cubed

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students recognize the many kinds of knowledge we all have. They develop recognition and foster self-esteem. They log on to SparkTop.org and play 2 Cubed, an online trivia game that they play one-on-one with an opponent. They identify...
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Social Studies: All about Me

For Teachers K
Students collect information about themselves and their favorite things. Each month they add information in the form of reflections demonstrating growth in self esteem and self evaluation. At the end of the sachool year, students...
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Goals, Goals, Goals

For Teachers K - 8th
Young scholars list the benefits of goal-setting. They describe the steps in a goal setting process. Students practice all the steps of the goal-setting process. They have an opportunity to observe how goal setting can improve...
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Challenging Images

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students demonstrate the meaning of self-esteem and individuality. In this character education lesson, students discuss the meaning of self-esteem and self-image. Students are divided into small groups and are shown...
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All About Me Brochure

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders complete a prewriting activity to gather information about themselves. They create a brochure using their prewriting activity that will introduce themselves to either a prospective employer or their freshman teachers.
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Dance: Personal Soundtracks

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create a musical autobiography. In this fine arts lesson, students explore the emotions that music can express by listening to and discussing a variety of music. Students construct a personal timeline and a collection of music...
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Our Many Shapes and Sizes

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discover humans come in all shapes and sizes.  In this equality lesson plan, students evaluate different bodies among their peers and discover no human body is "perfect".  Students discuss different ways to keep their...
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21 Game (Self Esteem)

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Here's a simple math game that two people can play together. The first player says the number one or two. Then, the other player says the next one or two consecutive numbers. The goal of the game is to be the player who says "twenty-one"...
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Little Me in a Big World: Ants

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students use the life cycle of an ant to learn about their own self-esteem. In this self-esteem lesson, students read books about ants and discuss obstacles from the stories as well as the ant behavior.
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What is Health?

For Students 6th - 12th
Many indicators of health are beyond a teenager's control, but there are many changes they can make in their daily life that can improve their health. Middle schoolers think about their physical, social, and mental health status before...
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Understanding the Body, Day 3: Sexual Health & Hygiene

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Ideal for secondary moderately disabled special ed students, this lesson plan focuses on personal hygiene and self-care. They discuss a case study and role-play to introduce the importance of good hygiene then discuss current appropriate...
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Male Image Building Utilizing the Writing Process

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Introduce your class to the techniques of proper writing. In groups, they brainstorm their ideas on family structures and discuss the importance of having a male figure in their lives. After listening to an African-American poem, they...
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How the Namuhs Learned to Be Content with Who They Are

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders consider how perceived standards of beauty influence body image as well as the relationship between body image and eating disorders. The class brainstorms traits the media presents as beauty standards for males and females,...

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