Life SkillsLife Skills Skills to help you feel good about yourself, Skills to help you feel good about yourself,

express yourself, make good decisions and express yourself, make good decisions and reach your goals.reach your goals.

Life Skills – Lesson 1Life Skills – Lesson 1

Self ImageSelf Image

Learning Targets:Learning Targets:

1. What is self image?1. What is self image?

2. What are 3 techniques for 2. What are 3 techniques for improving your self image?improving your self image?

Self ImageSelf Image

Self Image is how you see yourself. It is a Self Image is how you see yourself. It is a number of self-impressions that have built number of self-impressions that have built up over time.up over time.

What effect can a positive self-image have What effect can a positive self-image have on you?on you?

Discuss Some ExperiencesDiscuss Some Experiences

Have you ever had an experience that Have you ever had an experience that helped boost your self-image?helped boost your self-image?

How about experiences that hurt your self How about experiences that hurt your self image?image?

How do you improve How do you improve your self-image?your self-image?

• Spend time with people who like you and care about you.• Ignore (and stay away from) people who put you down or treat you badly.• Do things that you enjoy or that make you feel good.• Do things you are good at.• Reward yourself for your successes.• Develop your talents.• Be your own best friend - treat yourself well and do things that are good for you.• Make good choices for yourself, and don't let others make your choices for you.• Take responsibility for yourself, your choices, and your actions.• Always do what you believe is right.• Be true to yourself and your values.• Respect other people and treat them right.• Set goals and work to achieve them.

Wrap-up QuestionsWrap-up Questions

Who is in control of what you do and how Who is in control of what you do and how you feel about yourself?you feel about yourself?

Why is it important to maintain a positive Why is it important to maintain a positive image of yourself and others?image of yourself and others?

AssignmentAssignment Trace your handsTrace your hands

– Left side = Favorites (on each finger)Left side = Favorites (on each finger)– Right side = Things you are good at (on each finger)Right side = Things you are good at (on each finger)

Trace your feetTrace your feet– Left side = Things you don’t like(on each toe)Left side = Things you don’t like(on each toe)– Right side = Things you are not so good at (on each Right side = Things you are not so good at (on each

toe)toe) Connect the hands and feet by drawing a body and head. Connect the hands and feet by drawing a body and head.

Come up with a creative title using your first and last name. Come up with a creative title using your first and last name. (should be colored and written neatly)(should be colored and written neatly)– Draw pictures of those things you wrote on your fingers and toes if Draw pictures of those things you wrote on your fingers and toes if

you have extra time.you have extra time.