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Self Esteem
self esteem
Goal: To increase self-esteem
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Objectives: To - • Understand the meaning of self-esteem • Understand how others can affect self-esteem • Learn how positive self-talk impacts self-esteem
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Module 3 - Self Esteem
Self Esteem
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Lesson 1
What Is Self-Esteem? 1
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Calming exercise
Self Esteem
The one minute calming exercise is to introduce the children to the practice of enjoying being silent and peaceful. This can be used at the beginning of every day or before any class activity to create peace, harmony and concentration in the classroom. Choose an exercise from the CD provided or from the Resources Section.
10 MIN
INTRODUCTION What is Self-Esteem
Deliver the lesson below to the class by using the script provided and encouraging the children to ask questions and create discussion. Self-Esteem is how you feel about yourself as a person. When we are babies and very small children, it is the people around us that help us to have good self-esteem. When we learn to walk, people say “Well done” and “You are so clever”! When parents praise their baby and take good care of it, this helps the baby feel loved and valued. As we get older, we can help ourselves have high self-esteem. Achievements like getting a good grade on a test or scoring a goal in soccer are things that make us feel proud of ourselves and boost our self-esteem. If we get positive messages about ourselves as small children, chances are we have high self-esteem. You can compare self-esteem to a bucket of water. It starts out full when you are born and then whenever you develop negative thoughts about yourself, it’s like poking little holes in that bucket and our self-esteem drips right out through the holes. Everything you say and do affects your self-esteem. Remember how we talked about that little ‘voice’ or chatter in our minds and how it’s important for you to keep having ‘green’ thoughts instead of ‘red’ thoughts? Well, it’s the same with our self-esteem – plug up those holes in the bucket with ‘green’ thoughts! If your self-esteem is high, then you have the confidence to try anything!
Discuss/Share
Ask the children to pair up with a ‘Mind Magic Buddy’ that they sit next to. Ask them to discuss and share with each other the answers to the questions below. Listen to a few answers whilst everyone is in discussion and then select one or two to explore further with the whole class. What are some things that you say to yourselves that poke holes in your bucket? What could you say to yourself to plug up the holes? © 2009 Life Skills Programs.
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SYMBOL DESCRIPTION
Include Puppet
10 MIN
Delivery Time
Teacher Instruction
Teacher Script
A centering allows the children to use their imaginations and become quiet, calm and peaceful in preparation for a story or any other activity that requires them to be centered. Use the CD provided or alternatively read the centering to the children using the text from the Resources Section. 15
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Activity
Holes in My Bucket
Ask the children to write in what they say to themselves to make holes in their bucket (red thoughts). Then on the opposite side of the bucket ask them to turn it around to a positive thought (green thoughts). Use the Activity Workbook.
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ENDING LESSON
Bring the children to the floor to signal the end of the lesson. Ask the question below to ensure the objectives have been met and that the children have understood and ‘experienced’ the lesson. What was the one thing you learnt today about self-esteem? Choose a child who has participated and give them the honour of saying goodbye to PIP and put him away in his special place.
HOME PLAY
Home play has been developed with the intention of children sharing what they learnt with their families. Ask the children to teach a member of their family what they have learnt in the Confidence lesson.
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Self Esteem
CENTERING
Lesson 1
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Activity 1
What is Self Esteem – Lesson 1 Self esteem is like a bucket of water. It starts out full when you are born and then whenever you have negative ‘red’ thoughts about yourself, it’s like poking small holes in the bucket and your self esteem drips out through the holes.
Activity 1 – HOLES IN MY BUCKET
Self Esteem
Think about what is making your bucket leak. What red thoughts are making your bucket leak? What green thoughts will plug your bucket up? Draw or write what you could do to PLUG THEM UP.
Red Negative Thoughts
Green Positive Thoughts
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Activity corresponds to Lesson 1, pg 36 SELF-ESTEEM of the Confidence Lessons Manual
Top tip:
Remember that you possess many skills and talents. You will discover many opportunities for you to reach your goals and dreams.
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