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Alexandra Schmidt &

Hannah Charry

Goal

Goal• Introduce the concept of self-

esteem and strengthen language skills through literature and vocabulary.

Goals• Introduce the concept of self-

esteem and strengthen language skills through literature and vocabulary.

• Help students’ gain positive self-esteem through artistic expression and cultural awareness.

Context

Context• 2nd Graders

Context• 2nd Graders• Full school week (4-5 days); 45 minutes to 1

hour

Context• 2nd Graders• Full school week (4-5 days); 45 minutes to 1

hour• Any Connecticut classroom because it follows

an objective on The Connecticut Framework: K-12 Curricular Goals and Standards

Context• 2nd Graders• Full school week (4-5 days); 45 minutes to 1

hour• Any Connecticut classroom because it follows

an objective on The Connecticut Framework: K-12 Curricular Goals and Standards

• Appropriate for any classroom in which the teacher feels there are self-esteem issues that are affecting learning

Objectives

Objectives• Students will work cooperatively with the

teacher to understand the concept of self-esteem.

Objectives• Students will work cooperatively with the

teacher to understand the concept of self-esteem.

• Students will be encouraged to relate to different cultural examples of self-esteem found in literature in order to recognize which strategies best fit their experiences or lives.

Objectives• Students will work cooperatively with the teacher

to understand the concept of self-esteem. • Students will be encouraged to relate to different

cultural examples of self-esteem found in literature in order to recognize which strategies best fit their experiences or lives.

• Students will collect their knowledge on self-esteem and adjectives in order to evaluate who they are as individuals.

ActivitiesDay One: Introduction

ActivitiesDay One: Introduction

1.) The teacher begins the lesson by reading books aloud to students that all have the common theme of awareness and promotion of healthy self-esteem. 

2.)Teacher gives background information on adjectives, emphasizing the differences between positive and negative ones. She then gives some examples from her reading for reinforcement.

3.) Students are told to choose a book on self-esteem that most appeals to them personally. They are given worksheets and told to find and write down positive adjectives in their readings.

ActivitiesDay Two: Dialogue

ActivitiesDay Two: Dialogue

1.) The teacher will facilitate a group discussion on self-esteem tying in what was learned the previous day on positive adjectives.

2.) Students will be asked to describe their personalities and physical characteristics using positive words.  Children will be asked for positive insight into what qualities they like about their fellow classmates.

Activities

Day Three: Art

Activities

Day Three: Art1.) The students will search through provided magazines to find positive adjectives that describe themselves.

2.) Teacher will pass out heart tracers, which children can trace with red construction paper. They will decorate their hearts with the adjectives that they cut out and any additional decorations.

*The teacher will circle around the room making sure that the students are cutting out words that are not only adjectives but also positive ways to describe themselves.

Activities

Day Four: Worksheet Evaluation

Activities

Day Four: Worksheet Evaluation1.) The teacher hands out an adjective worksheet that will evaluate how much knowledge the students attained.

*Most importantly though, at the bottom of the worksheet is a very short writing assignment of a few sentences about themselves.

Activities

Day Five: Wrap-Up

Activities

Day Five: Wrap-Up1.) The teacher encourages the students to share their answers to the previous day’s writing assignment with the class making sure to give positive feedback on each student’s response.

Evaluation

Evaluation• Second worksheet on adjectives

and self-esteem

Evaluation• Second worksheet on adjectives

and self-esteem• Teacher-initiated classroom

discussion based on the students’ written responses from day four.

The End!The End!The End!The End!

The End!The End!The End!The End!

Thank you.Thank you.