Good to be me Learning about me Part

‘Good to be me’ ‘Learning about me’ Part 1 Good to be me/Learning about me SEAL COMMUNITY 2014 1

Good to be me: What’s it all about? v Recognising our strengths and talents – accepting ourselves, warts and all! v Dealing with worry and anxiety v Understanding and managing my feelings – especially anger!* v Assertiveness* * Activities and ideas coming soon!

Learning about me: What’s it all about? v Recognising our strengths and talents – accepting ourselves, warts and all! v Understanding what makes us happy v Being optimistic v Dealing with stress and worry v Understanding and managing my feelings* Activities and ideas coming soon!

1. Who said that? Good to be me/Learning about me SEAL COMMUNITY 2014 4

2. Celebrating us! A fun starter Each person takes a ‘compliment token’ and offers it to the person on their left while giving that person a compliment so that everyone can hear! What qualities, gifts and talents do we have between us? Good to be me/Learning about me SEAL COMMUNITY 2014 5

3. The importance of being YOU! Read the advice from Dr. Seuss. In pairs talk about what you think each lesson means. Do you agree? Vote as a class on the most important ‘lesson’. What advice would you add? Good to be me/Learning about me SEAL COMMUNITY 2014 6

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