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Page 2—What is self-esteem? Note: The highlighted “Word Power” words are intended to be used as vocabulary words (students may need your help pronouncing them). Have a class discussion about self-esteem. Students may have initial difficulty separating the idea of healthy self-esteem with concerns about being perceived as conceited. Talk about the difference. Ask students to think of some reasons why having healthy self-esteem is important and how it can help them succeed in school and in life in general. Supports Language Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.4a,d CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.4a,c CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.4a,c CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.6 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.6 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.6 Supports Speaking & Listening Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.1c,d CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.1c,d CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.5.1c,d Page 3—Rating self-esteem Invite a school counselor to your class to talk about self-esteem. Ask him or her to explain how self-esteem can affect schoolwork, relationships, etc. Also ask him or her to discuss ways students can improve their self-esteem and who they can go to if they need to talk to someone. Ask students to prepare questions in advance. Have them write reports about what they learned. They can also make posters to highlight what they learned. Post these in class or around the school, if possible. Supports Speaking & Listening Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.1a,c,d CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.1a,c,d CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.5.1a,c,d CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.3 Supports Writing Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.2a,b,d CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.2a,b,e CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.2a,b,e CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.4 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.4 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.4 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.10 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.10 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.10 Teacher’s/Leader’s Guide for The activities below can help reinforce the material in this Who Knew? ® workbook when used in the classroom. Many are experiential, helping students work together to better understand issues related to self-esteem and to improve skills needed for success in school and life. You can also use these activities to help students meet select Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts (CCSS.ELA). Correlations to specific standards are listed below each activity. Visit www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy to learn more. The Self-Esteem Issue 2017 Edition ©2002 Channing Bete Company, Inc. All rights reserved. (06-17-B) Channing Bete Company, One Community Place, South Deerfield, MA 01373 • 20D-0090 To reorder call (800) 628-7733 or visit www.channing-bete.com and ask for item number PS99142 Follow your organization’s policies and regulations (for example, those that apply to parental notification and consent) when using these activities. Please read: Talk to a professional! This guide is not a substitute for the advice of a qualified expert. C O M P A N Y Channin ®