The Self-Esteem Bundle Pack is from Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering life skills and transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike which includes Becoming Self-Aware, Building Self-Esteem, Creating Self-Confidence and Building Self-Motivation.
Like the other books in this series, it contains airy-pages and bullet-point information for easy independent study, yet, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated, Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence and Common Core Standard Compliant information.
Written on a 3rd/4th grade level, workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-four page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real world activities are provided whenever possible.
Lessons in Daily Living Skills Becoming Self-Aware discusses how to take an honest look at ourselves and how to present your best self. Lessons include: What is self-esteem? Stopping the voice in your head, Ten Tools to Self-Esteem: 1) Smile and Stand Tall; 2) Stop the Voice; 3) Think Positive; 4) Appreciation Meditation; 5) Know Yourself; 6) Know Your Value System; 7) Be Kind; 8) Exercise; 9) Appreciation Notation; 10) Gratitude; Build a Self-Esteem Regime.
Lessons in Daily Living Skills Building Self-Esteem discusses how to take an honest look at ourselves and how to present your best self. Lessons include: What is self-esteem? Stopping the voice in your head, Ten Tools to Self-Esteem: 1) Smile and Stand Tall; 2) Stop the Voice; 3) Think Positive; 4) Appreciation Meditation; 5) Know Yourself; 6) Know Your Value System; 7) Be Kind; 8) Exercise; 9) Appreciation Notation; 10) Gratitude; Build a Self-Esteem Regime.
Lessons in Daily Living Skills Creating Self-Confidence include What is Self Confidence? 10 Keys to Self-Confidence: 1--Know Your Unique Self; 2--Take Care of Yourself; 3--Get Active in Your Life; 4--Confront Your Fears; 5--Give it Your Best; 6--Learn Something; 7--Give Yourself a Pep Talk; 8--Start Small; 9--Focus on Solutions; 10--Do Good. Also included is a template for students to record their efforts and progress. Additionally, this book provides a student grading sheet, answer key and a Parent Letter suggesting at-home activities for families in accordance to federal mandates.
Lessons in Building Self-Motivation include: What is self-motivation; positive/negative motivation; intrinsic/extrinsic motivation; what motivates me; myths about motivation; your success is in your hands, hard is a chance; hard work is good; let's hear it for persistence!; choosing a goal; overcoming friction; the Goldilocks rule; overcoming obstacles and a goal chart to let students organize their approach to a goal and check off steps as they achieve it. Additionally, this book provides a student grading sheet, answer key and a Parent Letter suggesting at-home activities for families in accordance to federal mandates.
A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book—Doing Laundry.
Titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series include: Becoming Likeable, Becoming Self-Aware, Building Character, Building Self-Esteem, Celebrating Holidays, Cleaning House, Decision Making, Doing Laundry, Dress for Success, Everyday Manners, Fair Fighting, Getting a Paycheck, Grocery Shopping, Interviewing Skills, Kitchen Basics, Making Conversation, Making Meals, Managing Stress, Nutrition, Overcoming Failure, Paying Bills, Practicing Patience, Safe Dating, Seeking Employment, Staying Healthy, Time Management, Transportation, Voting, Who Am I? College and Career
A Power Point Presentation introducing the program to students, parents and staff is available free of charge on this site.
A Teacher’s Manual providing tips on implementation and written ITP goals for workbooks is also available for purchase on this site.