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Developing Personal Power Lesson PlanDeveloping Personal Power Lesson Plan
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Overcoming Obstacles
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Social & Emotional Learning
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1 hr
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Developing Personal Power

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Money? Beauty? Education? The final lesson in the Confidence Building module encourages middle schoolers to consider the power they have to determine the course of their lives. After investigating different forms of power, participants create a symbol that reminds them of their power.

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Concepts

social-emotional learning, power, self assessment, self esteem, self-awareness, symbols, responsible decision-making, responsibility, Social & Emotional Learning

Instructional Ideas

  • Encourage participants to keep all the materials generated in the series in their folders so they can reference them in the next Overcoming Obstacles module

Classroom Considerations

  • The final lesson in the six-part Building Confidence module
  • Requires a variety of art materials

Pros

  • The activities draw attention to the amount of power individuals have to control their own lives

Cons

  • None

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