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.
- 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.
Video-Based Lessons
Being a Mentor
Learning Libraries » Middle School » Self-Awareness Self-Awareness Family Resources on Being a MentorLesson Topic Ask students to think about people who have mentored them and times that they have had an opportunity to mentor others. Essential Question What are important qualities of mentorship that I posses? Loading the player... Being a Mentor - Monique [...]
Digital Diary
Learning Libraries » Middle School » Self-Awareness Self-Awareness Family Resources on Digital DiaryLesson Topic Safely Managing Online Use 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... Respect – Hillary Share this Link BackgroundOpen/Download Parent Conversation Starter.pdf [...]
Finding Courage
Learning Libraries » Middle School » Self-Awareness Self-Awareness Family Resources on Finding CourageLesson Topic Students will discuss and consider how someone maintains their sense of courage when faced with adversity. Essential Question What competencies or assets does a person draw on to deal with difficult life situations? Loading the player... Finding Courage - Masha Share [...]
I Did It To Fit In
Learning Libraries » Middle School » Self-Awareness Self-Awareness Family Resources on I Did It To Fit InLesson Topic Understanding Peer Pressure and the Choices We Make Essential Question What should I think about when friends encourage me to something that will have negative consequences? Loading the player... I Did It To Fit In – Lavale [...]
Unlikely Friendships
Learning Libraries » Middle School » Self-Awareness Self-Awareness Family Resources on Unlikely FriendshipLesson Topic Students should discuss and explore the importance of friendship in various contexts. Fulfilling friendships can occure with people who are similar to us as well as those who may be different. Essential Question What are the important qualities of lasting and [...]
