Self-Esteem - Activities and Resources for Middle School

Description

Help your middle school students understand, build, and protect their self-esteem with this engaging and easy-to-follow Social Emotional Learning (SEL) lesson! This comprehensive self-esteem resource is designed to help students recognize what influences the way they see themselves, challenge negative self-talk, develop a growth mindset, set healthy boundaries, and practice realistic strategies for building confidence.

💡 What’s Included:

• PowerPoint Presentation introducing self-esteem in an engaging, student-friendly way.
• Peer Pressure Posters: How to decline peer pressure, Most common Peer Pressure
• Healthy vs. Unhealthy Self-Esteem Activity
• Influences on Self-Esteem Activity
• Catch, Check, and Change Negative Self-Talk Practice
• Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset Activity
• Strengths Identification Activity
• Protecting Self-Esteem with Boundaries Activity
• Social Media and Self-Esteem
• Writing Prompts
• Self-esteem Scenario Practice:

-School

-Digital

-Home

-Social

• Read & Respond
• True or False Practice.
• Sketch Notes (perfect for students to take notes on the PowerPoint)
• Task Cards with response paper.
• Entrance and Exit Ticket Prompts
• Black and White version included for easy printing.

🧩 Skills Students Will Learn:

• Define self-esteem and explain why it matters
• Recognize signs of healthy and unhealthy self-esteem
• Identify people, experiences, messages, and situations that influence self-esteem
• Notice and challenge negative self-talk
• Use the Catch, Check, and Change strategy
• Replace unrealistic thoughts with kinder, more balanced thoughts
• Understand the difference between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset
• Identify personal strengths, qualities, and accomplishments
• Recognize how social media and comparison can affect confidence
• Set healthy boundaries that protect self-esteem
• Focus on what they can control, influence, or let go
• Develop realistic expectations for themselves
• Practice healthy ways to build and maintain confidence

🌈 Why You’ll Love It:

This lesson makes teaching self-esteem easy, interactive, and meaningful. With ready-to-go visuals, hands-on activities, and reflection prompts.

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⏳Product Q&A⏳

▶️Where can I find the google classroom link?

Google slides link and instructions are on the 2nd page of the PDF.

▶️What formats are included?

-Pdf version to print out.

-Powerpoint presentation.

-Google Slides version.

▶️What mode should I use this in google slides?

This product is meant to be used in "edit" mode (not "presentation" mode). Edit mode is the only mode that allows drag & drop and writing in text boxes.

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⭐Recommended Resources⭐

★ Emotional Regulation: Middle School Lesson

★ Conflict Resolution: Middle School Lesson

★ Peer Pressure: Middle School Lesson

★ Middle School Files

★ Middle School Character Education: Kindness

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