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The Price of Happiness: On Advertising, Image, and Self Esteem

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Are your students aware of the effect advertising can have on their self-image, self-esteem, and happiness? This lesson from the Media Awareness Network is aimed at increasing that awareness and mitigating any negative effects it might...
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Understanding Self-Esteem

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students describe self-esteem and what it means to them. In this health related lesson plan, students work through 4 exercises to become more aware of what self-esteem means to them and others in the classroom. The lesson plan ends with...
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Feeling Good About My Body: A Lesson on Self Esteem

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the concept of self esteem. In this health lesson, 3rd graders participate in several classroom activities that address developing a positive self concept.
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I Have Talent

For Students K - 3rd
In this coloring instructional activity, students will complete a ribbon. Students will color a ribbon that reads, "I Have Talent" for building self esteem and/or a talent competition.
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Personal Health Series - Self-Esteem

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this personal health instructional activity, learners design a collage using magazine pictures or original drawings that show what they see when they look at a personal reflection. The depict their skills, and accomplishments in the...
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Student Self-Esteem

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate human psychology by completing a worksheet in class. In this self-esteem lesson, students identify the importance of confidence in life situations and discuss why they should feel good about themselves. Students...
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Knowing Self- Self-Esteem

For Teachers 6th - 8th
As a group, learners read a book about self-esteem. They answer questions as a class about having high self-esteem and discuss it.
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Health Education: Self Esteem

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders focus on people skills. In this personal health lesson plan, 2nd graders distinguish between evaluations of performance and self-worth.
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Identity: A Path to Self-Esteem

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders participate in a brainstorming activity in which they identify the types of decisions they make everyday. Individually, they complete a worksheet on making decisions effectively. After reading a poem, they identify the...
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Good For Me!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learning how to do things, and realizing that one has capability to do things is how children begin to build their self-esteem. A simple instructional activity beginning with a class discussion about student accomplishments. Next, kids...
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Definition of Cool

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The goal of this lesson is for kids to develop self-esteem and an appreciation for others. In it, they brainstorm a class list of talents that different students possess. Each child talks about why they think other kids are cool. They...
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Elmer by David McKee

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Young scholars explore individual differences. In this literacy and self-esteem instructional activity, students listen to the story Elmo by David McKee, then describe what characteristics make Elmo special. Young scholars complete a T...
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Feeling Good about Ourselves

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners examine what makes them happy. In this self-esteem lesson, students work together to create a flip chart about what they think happiness is and discuss their reactions to the list. They create a name tag about who they are and...
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The Skin I’m In: Discussion Guide for Grades 8 and Up

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
Words can hurt! But self-esteem can blunt the impact. That's the takeaway when discussing the themes in Sharon G. Flake's powerful novel The Skin I'm In. A discussion guide leads groups through a study of this narrative of a girl who is...
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Princesses Don't Have to be Passive

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students rewrite a fairy tales to eliminate any gender bias that occurs in the original fairy tale. In this gender bias lesson plan, students also discuss how gender bias effects self esteem, relationships, and behaviors.
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Poetry: A Mirror in Which to See Myself

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders focus on their self-esteem and strengths while reading poetry. In groups, they research the contributions and achievements of African-Americans and discuss how they overcame obstacles. They are read a poem, define new...
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First Day in Grapes

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students read about a boy's first day in a new school. In this self-esteem lesson plan, students discuss the problems Chico has in his new school and how he faces them with courage and bravery. Students discuss people who migrate from...
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Join the Self Esteem Team!

For Students 3rd
In this character worksheet, 3rd graders complete two dot to dot puzzles. They help someone feel good about themselves and write about it in the star bursts on the page.
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Self-esteem Builder

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students recognize and acknowledge each other's strengths as well as becoming more aware of their own through this activity. They write positive comments about each other and turn them into positive paragraphs.
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Self Acceptance

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders brainstorm their strengths and the positive qualities that make them unique. They write their own short story in prose.
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Using Fairy Tales to Debate Ethics

For Teachers K - 8th
Is trickery ever justified? Is it okay to steal from someone who has stolen from you? Puss, from Puss in Boots, and Jack, from Jack and the Beanstalk, might have some ideas about these ethical questions. After listening to a series of...
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Exploring the Self

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use different pieces of music and writings to explore the theme of self-reliance and individuality. After viewing a video clip, they discuss how the images made them feel. They keep a writing journal to evaluate their own...
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Character Development Through Song

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use songs to analyze their sense of identity and self-worth. In groups, they discuss and explore their own character development and discover how far they have come in recent years. They also identify the positive and negative...
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Drawing Inferences: “My Own True Name”sl.7.1

For Teachers 7th Standards
How much are you worth? Scholars read text dependent questions, and discuss how the text relates to self worth. They then work with partners by having written conversation to make inferences about the text. For homework, pupils correct...

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