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Self-Confidence Soars

Self-confidence will soar as students identify their strengths and create a kite to show they can fly high.

Lesson Plan

Supplies Needed

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  • Paper
  • Ribbon
  • Tissues or Tissue Paper

Steps

  • Step 1

    Have students talk about their dreams and aspirations. What do they want to achieve? What qualities are needed to get there? What strengths do they have that will help them be the best they can be? How can self-confidence help them do well in life? Talk about the metaphor of "taking flight" and "aiming high." You could ask younger children to act out these idioms. Ask older students to think of other idioms that imply achievement such as reaching for the stars, knocking it out of the ball park, floating on cloud 9, etc.

  • Step 2

    Have students create pictures that show them doing something they love or an activity or career they dream of doing. Then have them turn the drawings into kites by gluing on ribbons or strips of tissue paper on the back.

  • Step 3

    Ask students to present their kites and talk about the pictures they created. When they're done, hang the kites from the ceiling (or perhaps on a clothesline). The kites and dream statements could be displayed on a bulletin board to show that dreams can take flight when we have self-confidence and use our strengths to work toward them.

Standards

SEL: Self-Awareness: Recognize one's strengths, emotions, and limitations with a well-grounded sense of confidence and purpose.

SEL: Self-Awareness: Set and achieve goals to better understand oneself.

Adaptations

Read and discuss a confidence-inspiring book such as "Born to Sparkle: A Story About Achieving Your Dreams" by Megan Bomgaars and Pete Olczyk or "Nigel and the Moon" by Antwan Eady and Gracey Zhang.

Have students think of idioms and then illustrate them, both literally and in a way that portrays their intent. For example, they would draw a barrel with "Haha" written several times inside and then draw themselves having fun at an activity to illustrate "a barrel of laughs."