Self Awareness

The abilities to understand one’s own emotions, thoughts, and values and how they influence behavior across contexts. This includes capacities to recognize one’s strengths and limitations with a well-grounded sense of confidence and purpose.

Such as:

• Integrating personal and social identities

• Identifying personal, cultural, and linguistic assets

• Identifying one’s emotions

• Demonstrating honesty and integrity

• Linking feelings, values, and thoughts

• Examining prejudices and biases

• Experiencing self-efficacy

• Having a growth mindset

• Developing interests and a sense of purpose

 

Elementary Resources

• Kindess: A Lesson Plan

• Breath Meditation for Kids

• A Wrinkled Heart Activity

• Three Gratitude Lessons

• Guided Meditation Scripts

• Perspective Taking Lesson

• Celebrating Differences Lesson

• Positive Affirmations for Kids

• Positive Self-Talk Flower

• My Emotions Wheel

• What Can I Control Activity

• What Can We Learn from a Box of Crayons Activity

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Middle School Resources

• Three Gratitude Lessons

• Self-Care in Middle School (Video with Additional Resources attached)

• Walk in Our Shoes Facilitation Guide

• Be Grateful Lesson

• Mental Health Challenges and Latinx Children & Teens Podcast

• Stress Lesson

• Positive Affirmations for Kids

• Positive Self-Talk Flower

• My Emotions Wheel

• What Can I Control Activity

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High School Resources

• Talking about Mental Illness- (Informational website with resources)

• Self-Care in High School (Video with additional resources attached)

• Positive Affirmations for Kids

• The Importance of Cultural Competence in Supporting Students’ Mental Health

• Mental Health Factors for Immigrants

• Positive Self-Talk Flower

• My Emotions Wheel

• What Can I Control Activity

• What Makes Us Who We Are Lesson

• Personal Identity Wheel Handout

• Personality Test for Teenagers

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Other Resources​

• SEL for Families

• Learning for Justice Lessons