Self-Confidence Skills

Aligns with CASEL 5 & The ASCA School Counselor Professional Standards & Competencies

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Fran is the sixth story from Powerful You (grades 2-adult.) Fran is used by schools and homes to help children access new ways to build self confidence. Faking It Fran applies self-motivation and self-direction to learning and encourages school success.

20-MINUTE POWERFUL YOU LESSON PLAN

Launch Introduce the A-Z Powerful You theme.
Breathe and Stretch Practice self-awareness and self-management with the Powerful You free movement videos on this page. Simply hit play or gain a new movement idea for your toolbox.
Connect Read the true short story from the 8.5 x 11 laminated Powerful You Educator Cards.
Promote a Positive Mindset Stand tall and practice each story’s positive self-talk.
Reflect Social-awareness, relationship skills, and problem-solving skills escalate when students are given turn and talk time for each journaling prompt. Learn from them and allow optional sharing.
Role-play Students hold the Powerful You Educator Card and act out desired behaviors.
Leave an SEL Footprint Copy and display the Digital Powerful You Classroom Social Skill Sign.
Expand Use the Powerful You Book or resources below. Make it your own! Be You! You are more powerful than you know!

Chalkboard Quotes

“When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are.” Oprah

“When you say, ‘I’m amazing,’ you might feel like you are bragging or being stuck up. But bragging is saying, ‘I’m better than you.” Brooke Castillo

Mind chatter & self hate gets you no-where!

Apples taught me that there is a star within each of us.

Self-Confident people have positive thoughts about themself.

“It's not what you say out of your mouth that determines your life, it's what you whisper to yourself that has the most power!”
― Robert T. Kiyosaki

“Discovering the truth about ourselves is a lifetime’s worth of effort.” Fred Rogers.