Goals
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To help the students see themselves as precious and important human beings, able to think and express themselves freely concerning their feelings and emotions.
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To recognize that they are members of a family, of the school and a community, with rights and responsibilities.
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To help them learn to set simple goals and to think of possible consequences for irresponsible actions and how to avoid these actions.
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Words To Study
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me
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interpersonal
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human being
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stress
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equal
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strategy
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different
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consequences
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expression
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goal
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feelings
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plan
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yourself
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identity
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In the development of these lessons I will use the YaleNew Haven Social Problem Solving program for young adolescents.
Procedure
I will start by writing this poem, “Everyone is a me”
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, on the board:
Everyone is a “me”
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Each person In my family is a “me.”
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Every one of my friends is a “me.”
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Of course, all those “me’s” are people.
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So they are all alike in many ways.
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All people have human bodies.
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All people come into the world in the same way.
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All people have someone, or a few very special people, they love.
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All people laugh and cry, feel happy and sad and angry and afraid, do good things and bad things and brave things and kind things.
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And all people explore their world and learn about it.
Students will:
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read the poem
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comment on the poem
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copy it from the board
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use a dictionary
