Self-Awareness

Self-Awareness is the ability to understand your motivations, attitudes, beliefs, and emotions. By building this competency, you are better able to navigate situations and interactions with others in your daily life. You understand your strengths, your challenges, and how your inner life can impact achievement in school, your relationships, and meeting personal goals for college, career, and life.

Our lessons and conversation starters on each page are formatted for use by the classroom teacher, parent, or other adult who works with students. Every situation is different and these resources provide adults who access this site with the greatest flexibility for use. On each lesson page you will find:

Any adult who works with children and youth can choose to use the Class Lesson components in their setting and/or the Conversation Starters.
The classroom PDF lesson, available in the bottom portion of each lesson page under the heading School to Home Resources, has also been “coded” to the page so a parent or caregiver can see at a glance what the traditional SEL lesson was about if taught in the classroom at an earlier time.
Specially designed lesson extensions that complement the class lesson are also attached as a PDF and are labeled Conversation Starters; they too have been conveniently coded to the page in the beginning section entitled Family Resources and are also attached as a PDF in that section. The Conversation Starters provide a quick overview and suggested questions that parents, caregivers or other adults can use to prompt meaningful conversation with children and youth on the topic/competency addressed.
Again, our design provides lots of flexibility in use, from lengthier “lesson plans” to quick reflection questions to be used at the dinner table, in the car, youth group, or other setting when reinforcement of concepts are needed, but time is a factor.

Print Only Lessons

Video-Based Lessons

Belonging for Everyone

Learning Libraries » High School » Self-Awareness Self-Awareness Family Resources on Belonging for EveryoneLesson Topic Students analyze ways to increase everyone’s sense of belonging Essential Question What actions encourage belonging for everyone in a community? Belonging for Everyone - Sikirat Share this Link BackgroundOpen/Download Parent Conversation Starter.pdf If this lesson was used in the classroom: [...]

Decision for the Future

Learning Libraries » High School » Self-Awareness Self-Awareness Family Resources on Decision for the FutureLesson Topic Encourage students to consider all vocational options, regardless of post-secondary schooling requirements. Essential Question What vocational options should I consider? Loading the player... Decisions for the Future - Travis Share this Link BackgroundOpen/Download Parent Conversation Starter.pdf If this lesson [...]

Learning from Mistakes

Learning Libraries » High School » Self-Awareness Self-Awareness Family Resources on Learning From MistakesLesson Topic Students will discuss strategies for learning from mistakes and learn that mistakes are normal opportunities to learn. Essential Question How can I learn from mistakes, particularly in post-secondary pursuits? Loading the player... Learning from Mistakes Share this Link BackgroundOpen/Download Parent [...]

Peace

Learning Libraries » High School » Self-Awareness Self-Awareness Family Resources on PeaceProject and Purpose Students create an artistic interpretation of a place where they find peace on a postcard and share it with a person of their choice Essential Question How do we depict the places we find peace? How do we choose people with [...]

Post Secondary Options and You

Learning Libraries » High School » Responsible Decision-Making Responsible Decision-Making Family Resources on Post-Secondary OptionsLesson Topic Students explore post-secondary options and discuss different career paths. Essential Question What are the factors I should consider when I make decisions about my post-secondary future? Loading the player... Post-Secondary Options – Gunn/Vishnu Share this Link BackgroundOpen/Download Parent Conversation [...]

Self Respect & Self Care

Learning Libraries » High School » Self-Awareness Self-Awareness Family Resources on RespectLesson Topic Managing time online Essential Question In the digital age, when we can be online 24/7, how can we manage our online lives to stay healthy and productive? Loading the player... Self-Respect and Self-Care – Hillary Share this Link BackgroundOpen/Download Parent Conversation Starter.pdf [...]