Lesson: The Power of Positive Personal Mottos

Published on March 5, 2024

The Power of Positive Personal Mottos

CREATING AN ANTI-BULLYING CULTURE

📝 Overview

This lesson plan (LP) asks students to consider how personal mottos can help people overcome challenges—like being the target of bullying—and approach others with empathy. Students explore two essential questions:

How can positive personal mottos help people overcome challenges?
How can we use empathy towards others to address bullying?

🎯 Goals

As a result of this lesson, students will be able to:

consider the effects of bullying on others
explore the concepts of empathy and compassion
explain the purpose of personal mottos
select personal mottos for creating a supportive community

A vertical montage shows four photos. The first photo shows painted shells, one of which says “Make the world a better place.” The second shows scrabble tiles that say “Be the kind one.” The third shows a wall with the words “Make people feel loved today.” The fourth photo shows a colorful mural that says “You belong.”

📖 Key Vocabulary

Below, you can find key vocabulary related to The Power of Positive Personal Mottos.

anti-bullying
appearance (physical)
bullying - bully - to bully - to be bullied
cyberbullying
compassion
to define (someone’s worth / importance)
to be grateful

hurtful - to hurt
inspiring - to inspire
motto - personal motto
motivation - to motivate
motivational speaker
to overcome

A colorful mural says the words “Our differences don’t have to divide us.”

🔊 Audio Recordings

You can find audio recorded versions of the reading text below in both female and male voices. If you are unable to access any of the audio files, please contact [email protected].

"Lizzie Velásquez: Anti-Bullying Motivational Speaker:" female voice and male voice

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