Friendship Skills
Aligns with CASEL 5 & The ASCA School Counselor Professional Standards & Competencies
Inspiring Izzie is the seventh story from Powerful You (grades 2-adult). Izzie encourages positive and supportive relationships with other student and adults. Izzie also fosters long and short-term academic, career and social/emotional goals.
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!
Chalboard Quotes:
“Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eye for an instant?” Henry David Thoreau
“Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not, and therefore the fount of all invention and innovation. In its arguably most transformative and revelatory capacity, it is the power that enables us to empathize with humans whose experiences we have never shared.” J. K. Rowling
"The privilege of a lifetime is being yourself." Joseph Campbell
Have you ever felt left out because you don't fit in? Have you ever picked on someone because they are different? This story will point out the similarities and differences in others. It is ok to be yourself and think for yourself. Don't be afraid to show off what you've got. Be an inspiring leader, instead of a follower. Be true to yourself and you will be successful.
