Building Self-Esteem

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Building Self-Esteem

• While Gaining a Richer Vocabulary for Adjectives

Alexandra Schmidt Hannah Charry
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Goal
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Goal

• Introduce the concept of self-esteem and
  strengthen language skills through literature and
  vocabulary.

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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.

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Context
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Context

• 2nd Graders

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Context

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

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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

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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

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Objectives
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Objectives

• Students will work cooperatively with the teacher
  to understand the concept of self-esteem.

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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.

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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.

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Activities
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Activities
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Activities
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Activities
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Activities
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Activities
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Activities
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Activities
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Activities
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Activities
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Evaluation
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Evaluation

• Second worksheet on adjectives and self-esteem

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Evaluation

• Second worksheet on adjectives and self-esteem
• Teacher-initiated classroom discussion based on
  the students written responses from day four.

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The End!
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The End!

• Thank you.