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Ufs Lesson 3
Ufs Lesson 3
After learning what self-talk is, how to use it, and when to use it, and writing about a time they
felt like they were not enough, students will provide at least one positive thing they could have
said to themselves.
Instructional Procedures:
1. Anticipatory Set:
Teacher words / actions Student words / actions
Instruct students to sit at the rug Students sit at the rug in their designated
spots
3. Input:
Teacher words / actions Student words / actions
Tell students that they will form a line and Students get in line and follow directions
when it is your turn at the mirror, you will
say 3 positive things about yourself. When
you are done, come sit back down on the
rug, but sit in their designated spots for
community circle time
Once all students are sat down and ready, “It made me feel good… it made me feel
go around the circle and have students confident…”
explain how that activity made them feel.
6. Guided Practice:
● “Ok, so now we are going to go back to our tables and I am going to give you paper that
will look like the pages in your writing journals.”
● Call students by row and hand papers to students as they get up.
● Project your paper onto the overhead so students can see what you are doing.
● “So for this writing task, I am going to have you think about something that made you not
feel good. Maybe somebody said something mean to you, maybe you didn’t do as well as
you wanted on a test, maybe you lost a soccer game… But I want you to think of a time
when you felt not good enough. You are going to write a sentence about it. Give the
students the sentence frame, “I felt discouraged when ______________.”
● Provide an example for them by filling in the blank yourself
● “Now I want you to think of at least one positive thing you could have told yourself when
this happened.”
● Give the students the sentence starter “However, I know that I am ________.
● Provide an example for them by filling in the blank
7. Independent Practice:
● Students will fill in the blanks and complete their sentences. They will then draw a
positive picture of themselves.
● Teacher will assess these after class.
Closure:
● Have students join you at the rug when they are finished
● “Wonderful job today everyone! It is not easy to talk about your feelings, so I am really
proud of everyone for doing that today. What is something you learned from today’s
lesson?”
● Recap what students said
Differentiation:
● Provided sentence starters for ELs
● Acted out concepts for ELs
● Allowed students to draw picture to help express themselves
● Allow students to speak in native language when they talk in the mirror