K-5: Self-Awareness
Structured means by which students gain knowledge of, understand, and express themselves
Learner Goal 1
Gain knowledge of the importance of self-concept.
Indicators
- Describe positive characteristics about self as seen by self and others.
- Identify how behaviors affect school and family situations.
- Describe how one's behavior influences the feelings and actions of others.
- Demonstrate a positive attitude about self.
- Identify personal interests, abilities, strengths, and weaknesses.
- Describe ways to meet personal needs through work.
- Describe how self-esteem can be controlled by the individual.
Learner Goal 2
Develop skills to interact with others.
Indicators
- Identify how people are unique.
- Demonstrate effective skills for interacting with others.
- Demonstrate skills in resolving conflicts with peers and adults.
- Demonstrate group membership skills.
- Identify sources and effects of peer pressure.
- Demonstrate appropriate behaviors for when peer pressures are contrary to one's beliefs.
- Demonstrate awareness of different cultures, lifestyles, attitudes, and abilities.
Learner Goal 3
Gain awareness of the importance of growth and change.
Indicators
- Identify personal feelings.
- Identify ways to express feelings.
- Describe causes of stress.
- Identify and select appropriate behaviors to deal with specific emotional situations.
- Demonstrate healthy ways of dealing with conflicts, stress, and emotions in self and others.
- Demonstrate knowledge of good health habits.
Suggested Activities
- Infusion of activites into current curriculum
- Creative writing
- Informal interests and/or values inventories
- "Special persons" luncheons*
- Family genealogies, including "career trees"*
- "Show and tell" activities
- Classroom-to-classroom partners
- Journals
- "All About Me" booklets
- Student of the week and/or month
- Interviews with significant others*
- Talent and/or hobby demonstrations
- Peer tutoring
- Penpals
* This and other starred activities facilitate parental involvement.
