1.
Pre-­‐Adolescent
Girls
Empowerment
Group
Week
4
Lesson
Plan:
Self-­‐Esteem
1. Opening:
Select
a
sensation
word
card
that
best
describes
how
you
are
feeling
right
now.
Share
the
word
with
the
group
as
well
as
how
it
relates
to
you.
Keep
the
word
card
for
the
session.
2. Personal
Power
Activity
a. Objective:
Students
will
focus
on
personal
achievements
and
strengths
in
order
to
help
promote
self-­‐esteem
in
themselves
and
one
another.
b. Materials:
Drawing
paper
(four
sheets
for
each
student);
one
larger
sheet
of
paper
for
each
student;
crayons
or
markers;
scissors;
any
additional
craft
materials
if
preferred
c. Procedure:
i. Talk
to
the
group
members
about
the
importance
of
a
positive
self-­‐concept.
Explain
that
self-­‐concept
refers
to
the
way
that
we
view
ourselves.
Encourage
the
students
to
talk
about
reasons
it
is
important
to
have
a
positive
self-­‐concept.
ii. Next
encourage
the
students
to
discuss
things
that
lower
self-­‐esteem
and
make
it
harder
for
us
to
believe
in
ourselves.
Explain
that
in
order
to
help
develop
a
positive
self-­‐
concept
and
to
raise
self-­‐esteem,
people
must
be
able
to
identify
and
believe
in
positive
aspects
of
their
lives.
iii. Give
each
student
a
sheet
of
paper
and
distribute
the
art
materials.
Explain
that
in
today’s
activity,
group
members
will
be
encouraged
to
“brag”
about
themselves
and
to
view
this
form
of
“bragging”
as
a
healthy
way
to
improve
self-­‐concept.
iv. Instruct
the
students
to
draw
something
positive
about
themselves
(a
“brag”)
that
coincides
with
each
of
the
following
categories:
1. One
activity
that
I
enjoy
or
am
good
at
doing
at
school
2. One
activity
that
I
enjoy
or
am
good
at
doing
at
home
3. One
way
that
I
help
my
friends
4. Something
that
I
am
working
on
achieving
or
learning
v. After
the
students
have
drawn
their
four
“brags,”
instruct
them
to
glue
these
pages
on
the
larger
sheet
of
paper
and
label
it
“My
Brag
Collage.”
vi. When
the
students
have
finished,
encourage
them
to
share
their
collages
with
the
rest
of
the
group.
vii. Grades
3-­‐5
Alternative:
Instruct
each
student
to
create
two
additional
“brags”
of
their
choice
that
they
are
particularly
proud
of.
d. Activity
Closing
Questions:
i. Why
do
you
think
girls
have
a
hard
time
concentrating
on
the
positive
aspects
of
their
lives?
ii. What
do
you
think
would
help
girls
think
more
positively
about
themselves?
iii. What
did
you
learn
about
yourself
in
group
today?
iv. How
will
you
use
what
you
learned
today
in
the
future?
3. Closing
Ritual:
Note
how
you
feel
now
in
compared
to
the
start
of
group.
Do
you
find
that
your
sensation
word
is
the
same
or
different?
Explain,
and
then
return
your
sensation
word
to
the
middle.
Lesson
Plan
Prepared
by
Allie
Gross,
BSW
Intern
Reference:
Girls
in
Real-­‐Life
Situations:
Group
Counseling
Activities
for
Enhancing
Social
and
Emotional
Development