(SEL)Social and Emotional Learning Teaching empathy, Self-management and Self-awareness.  I will share screen to show a video appropriate to our discussion.

Students will create or design their own positive affirmations and discuss the importance of how you both see yourself and speak concerning yourself (organizing your thoughts, goal setting and coping mechanisms, anger management and battling self- sabotaging behaviors while mitigating stress). 
Student will decide the one sentence affirmation they would like to write. Put that affirmation on a separate piece of paper or note card. Then the student would then design a decorative border to put around the affirmation card.

We'll do at least 2 to 3 of these for practice. Students will be allowed to add additional decorative elements like stencil, stickers or color with markers or crayons as they please.
It's true...you're always talking to yourself.  Be careful of what you're saying, because you're listening!

Essential questions we could explore:

Why is it important to guard our mouths and minds against what we say and what we think?

Can learning to write down or create your own positive affirmations help improve what we say, which improves how we think, which in turn improves our actions ?

Why is having a positive attitude key to success?  Does a positive attitude really make a difference?

Can positive thinking help you to have more confidence, improve your mood, and even reduce the likelihood of developing conditions such as hypertension, depression or other stress-related disorders?

I'm very engaged with my students and I love to give them a voice and to create a positive atmosphere for self discovery and the possibility of changing negative thoughts or behavior and redirecting by teaching skills or techniques that will be better for the child.