Building A Positive Reputation: An SEL Social Skills Character Education Lesson
Do you wonder how your reputation will shape your future? Are you curious about the kind of person you want to become? This engaging character education lesson is designed to help upper elementary students understand the influence of reputation and character on how others perceive them. It’s perfect for upper elementary students to learn the importance of having a positive reputation.
The lesson begins with a thought-provoking pre-assessment question: "How do you want to be remembered?" Students often enjoy sharing their thoughts, but rarely consider their reputation. The lesson actively involves students through interactive learning. In the first game, students guess their given Reputation card by listening to their classmates' descriptions without using a specific "Hush" word. In the second game, students determine if the description on the PowerPoint slide matches their reputation.
This lesson not only explores students' reputations in real life but also addresses the importance of an online reputation. The discussion about how online activities can have long-lasting effects and impact future goals is highly relevant in today's digital age!
With this comprehensive resource, you'll have everything you need to teach the importance of cultivating a positive reputation. No extra planning is required! Some printing and prep is required.
KeyFeatures:
- Pre/Post-Assessment Activity: Gets students thinking about how they want to be remembered so they can set goals to build a positive reputation!
- Character Analysis: Looks at story characters with negative reputations and why so students can learn from their mistakes and avoid negative behaviors!
- "What's My Reputation?" Game: Fun game where students guess reputation words with clues so they can learn about different traits while having a blast!
- "Hoo" Am I?: Social Scenario-based activity to match reputations to descriptions so that students can see how reputations apply in various situations!
- Online Reputation Discussion: Talks about how online actions affect your reputation so students understand the importance of being smart digital citizens!
What is included in this Creative Counseling Resource:
1. How do you want to be remembered? Lesson Plan (2 pages)
2. How do you want to be remembered? Slide Show (34 slides)
3. Pre/Post Assessments (2 pages)
4. Reputation cards - Cut in half for a total of 30 reputation/character traits (15 pages)
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