Peer Pressure Skills

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

Peer Pressure Youth Skill

Peer Pressure

Unmoved Uriel is the twenty-first story from Powerful You (grades 2-adult.) Uriel encourages long and short-term academic, career and social/emotional goals. Uriel Understands that postsecondary education and life-long learning are necessary for long-term career success.

20-MINUTE POWERFUL YOU LESSON PLAN

  1. Launch  Introduce the A-Z Powerful You theme.

  2. 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.

  3. Connect  Read the true short story from the 8.5 x 11 laminated Powerful You Educator Cards.

  4. Promote a Positive Mindset Stand tall and practice each story’s positive self-talk.   

  5. 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.

  6. Role-play  Students hold the Powerful You Educator Card and act out desired behaviors.

  7. Leave an SEL Footprint  Copy and display the Digital Powerful You Classroom Social Skill Sign.   

  8. Expand  Use the Powerful You Kit or resources below. Make it your own! Be You! You are more powerful than you know! 

Chalkboard Quotes:

“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.'” Eleanor Roosevelt

“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.” Maya Angelou

“Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.” Helen Keller