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Getting Started Unit PlanGetting Started Unit Plan
Publisher
University of Oklahoma
Resource Details
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Social & Emotional Learning
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Resource Type
Unit Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
2 hrs
Instructional Strategies
Direct Instruction
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Unit Plan

Getting Started

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This Getting Started unit plan also includes:
  • ME! Units 1-10 Lessons and Materials (.pdf)
  • Unit 1 Modified Lessons
  • ME! Scale
  • ME! Scale (Spanish Version)
  • YOU! Scale
  • YOU! Scale (Spanish Version)
  • Understanding Self-Awareness & Self-Advocacy
  • My Improvement Plan
  • ME! Book Instructions and TOC
  • Group Activity
  • Unit 1 Knowledge Quiz
  • Understanding Self-Awareness & Self-Advocacy -TE
  • My Improvement Plan TE
  • Unit 1 Knowledge Quiz TE
  • Using a KWL Chart
  • nit 1 - It's Not Easy (PPT)
  • Unit 1 Bell Ringers (PPT)
  • Lesson 1: Understanding Self-Awareness & Self-Advocacy
  • Lesson 2: Understanding What It’s All About
  • Me! Teacher Materials
  • Me! Student Materials
  • Me! Additonal Resources
  • It's Not Easy Presentation PPT
  • Bell Ringers PPT
  • Join to access all included materials

"Getting Started" is a two-lesson unit focused on familiarizing high schoolers with the concepts of self-awareness and self-advocacy. Learners identify their strengths and weaknesses, likes and dislikes in a ME: Book that they will use throughout the remaining lessons and units in the series.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

self-awareness, social-emotional learning, casel, personal growth

Additional Tags

classroom support

Instructional Ideas

  • Have groups craft skits that demonstrate self-advocacy and self-awareness to perform before the class

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires extra prep time to collect and prepare required materials
  • The first lesson in a series of units
  • Designed for the special needs classroom but appropriate for all learners
  • Presumes that a protocol has been established for a safe, respectful discussion of sensitive topics

Pros

  • Worksheets come in both Spanish and English versions

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.1.10 W.7.2.a W.7.3.a W.7.3.c W.7.4 W.7.5 SL.7.3 RL.8.9 W.8.3.b W.8.3.c W.8.4 W.8.5 SL.8.4 RL.11-12.1 W.11-12.1.c W.11-12.3.a W.11-12.5 W.11-12.7 SL.11-12.1.a

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