Session no: Time: 2 hours

Title: I am Unique - Others are Unique

Objective: To help Ss recognize the uniqueness of self and to develop a positive self-image

Material required:
Positive Qualities - cut into chits (ensure that the number of words matches the number of Ss) A-4 size sheets (1 each) A-4 size sheets
cut in quarters (1 quarter piece per student) and pencils for all participants, a bowl, French beans/stones - there should be one for every
participant, white board markers in red, blue, green and black

Problems anticipated & solution:

1. Ss may lack vocabulary to express themselves - Pre-teaching vocabulary exercise provided. T should help if required
2. Students may not understand the task - T must have sample of drawing. T can help by asking leading questions
3. T should make sure that no one is being negative or insulting - T should warn that if anyone uses negative words, he/she shall be
taken to the principal and action will be taken against him/her.

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Session no: Time: 2 hours
Title: I am Unique - Others are Unique
Objective: To help Ss recognize the uniqueness of self and to develop a positive self-image

Material /
Stage Name Time Procedure
Reference
5 Play a song and encourage Ss to sing and dance along
Warm-up
minutes

Hold up a bean and ask the class to describe it as it appears to them visually.
As they respond, write the words they use to describe it on the board.
Next, pass the bowl around and tell Ss to pick up one bean each from the bowl.
Tell them to look at it very closely. Give them 2 minutes to examine it individually.
Next, form groups of about 10 to 12 and have them put their beans together and mix
15 them up. A bowl, French
Lead-in 1
minutes beans/stones, markers
Now tell Ss to identify their bean. (They will be able to do it very easily)
Ask a few Ss how they could identify ‘their’ bean - they will each point out a unique
feature about ‘their’ bean/stone
Conclude by saying that even a simple thing like a bean/stone has a few unique features,
doesn’t it?
So do you think you also have unique features and qualities?

Ss realize that even a bean with so little complexity is so obviously unique. It is only
Output when you look closely and get to know it better, can you see its uniqueness and then
discover its hidden traits.

Lead-in 2 20 Adjectives - cut into chits

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Session no: Time: 2 hours
Title: I am Unique - Others are Unique
Objective: To help Ss recognize the uniqueness of self and to develop a positive self-image
(Pre-teaching minutes Tell Ss that we are now going to learn words that describe people - they must try and - please ensure that there
vocabulary) identify which words describe them is one for each student. If
you have any left over,
Pass the adjectives chits around. Ensure all chits are distributed even if someone please give some
gets two. students two chits
Tell Ss to go around the class and find two partners who have a chit with a word
that means the same as the one they have (please don’t use the word ‘adjectives’
or ‘synonyms’)
Play some nice peppy music and tell them that their time will be up once the
music stops.
Give them around 2 minutes to find their partner
If required, extend the time and give them another 2 minutes
Put up the list of words and tell Ss to check if they have got the right partners - if
not, they should swap and be in 3s.
Tell each triad to come up and read out their words
Ask everyone if they know the meaning of the word - explain the meaning of the
words if required
• correct if pairing is wrong
• correct pronunciation
• help Ss distinguish between typically masculine and feminine words
When all words have been completed, get Ss to sit down, wherever they wish
Re-cap all the new words learnt - you could ask one student to say his/her word
out loud and immediately, the other Ss who have the corresponding words says
his/her word aloud.

Ask Ss: How many of these words do you think would describe you?

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Session no: Time: 2 hours
Title: I am Unique - Others are Unique
Objective: To help Ss recognize the uniqueness of self and to develop a positive self-image
Give each student a paper.
Tell them that they have to place their palms down on the paper with the fingers spread
out and draw the outline of both their palms side by side.
Hold up an A-4 size sheet with an outline of your hands and qualities written on each
finger.
Next, tell Ss to write down their name in the palm area and a unique aspect of A-4 size sheets of paper
Main Lesson 20
themselves on each finger. Give them 10 minutes to do this exercise. and pencils - 1 set per
1 minutes
Walk around and if Ss are stuck, you could prompt them by asking a few leading student
questions or suggest words that describe the student - all 10 fingers must be filled.
The instructor can help by stating that the unique aspects can be physical attributes like
sex/gender (i.e. boy/girl) or nature like talkative/quiet or their talent. Ask them not to be
shy, modest or humble.
Tell Ss to fold this and keep it aside

Ss realize that they do have positive qualities and they begin to feel good about
Output
themselves

Divide Ss into groups of 10 and get them to sit in a circle

Give them 3 A-4 sheets and tell them to divide them in quarters and tear it neatly
along the folds
Each group will now have 12 quarters.
Main Lesson Tell Ss to take one each, and give you the balance two A-4 size paper cut into
50
2 Tell Ss to say their name out loud - turn by turn and write their name on their quarters - 1 quarter per
minutes
piece of paper student
Next, tell them to turn around so that they are sitting facing outwards.
Tell Ss that when you clap, they must pass their sheet to the person sitting on
their left, which means, each person will get their neighbour’s paper
When they get the sheet, they must write one word that they think describes that
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Session no: Time: 2 hours
Title: I am Unique - Others are Unique
Objective: To help Ss recognize the uniqueness of self and to develop a positive self-image
person - it must be a positive word
(If they don’t know the person, they could talk about any quality that they noticed
like friendly, helpful, etc. or say what their first impression about that person
was)
Clap every 30 to 45 seconds (keep a check on how Ss are doing and adjust the
duration of the claps)
Ensure that Ss are passing the paper to the next person on their left.
Continue till the circle is complete and the owner gets his/her sheet back.
Thus, the paper has gone around with 9 other people have written something
good about that person.
Get each S to read what others have to say about him/her
Tell Ss to silently compare with what they had written about themselves earlier on the
fingers
• Ask if there are any that have traits that are absolutely opposite
• Ask if anyone one’s self image and other’s perception is pretty close
Ss can sum up all the positive attributes about their personality
Ss (especially those who have a low self-esteem) develop a feeling of self worth.
Output
Their confidence is boosted. Ss also become aware of others’ good qualities.

5 Ask Ss what they learnt from this class.

Summary Get Ss to realize that each one of them is unique. Similarly, others are also unique and so
minutes
they should respect everyone.

5 If you’re happy and you know it - encourage Ss to follow the instructions | Song, speakers
Wind-down
minutes Any other fun energizer

Total time 2 hours

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