Accepting Myself - Lesson Plan Bundle (4 Lesson Plans)

Body image is both mental and emotional. It is not just about what you see in the mirror, it is also about how you feel about your body when you look in the mirror. Having a healthy body image means that you truly accept yourself as you are right now. You don’t need to change in order to accept yourself.

Grades level: 9-12

Lesson Plan Durations: 60 - 70 min each

Lessons:

• Lesson Plan 1: Powerful Words
• Lesson Plan 2: Confronting Beauty Standards
• Lesson Plan 3: Eating & Body Image Disorders
• Lesson Plan 4: Nurturing a Healthy Body Image

Learning outcomes:

It is expected that students will: 

• Recognize how powerful the words they say are.
• Identify and explore ways to speak words of encouragement and love instead of negativity and hurtful teasing.
• Demonstrate an understanding of how to make people feel more confident in who they are instead of insecure
• Recognize what messages their culture and the media send them about body image.
• Identify and explore ways to combat these potentially harmful messages from culture and the media.  
• Demonstrate an understanding of how to truly accept themselves as they are right now.
• Recognize what factors lead to eating and body image disorders. 
•  Identify and explore ways to avoid these eating and body image disorders. 
• Demonstrate an understanding of how to pursue health instead of disordered thinking and eating.
• Recognize the physical and emotional ramifications involved in dieting and restriction. 
• Identify and explore ways to nurture a positive relationship with food and their body image.
• Demonstrate an understanding of how pursuing health and a positive body image is a powerful way to achieve their goals.

Bundle includes: 

• All Accepting Myself lesson plans and accompanying printable material

Required Materials (Not Included):

Powerful Words

• Screen and speakers for viewing videos
• Pencil Crayons
• Colouring Books/Colour by Numbers Sheets

Confronting Beauty Standards

• Screen and speakers for viewing videos

Eating & Body Image Disorders

• Screen and speakers for viewing videos

Nurturing a Healthy Body Image

• Mentimeter Q&A (create free account)

NB: Purchase includes access to streamable video and downloadable resources for 6 months.