Westport Middle School Advisory Lesson Self-Regard Westport Middle School Advisory Lesson

Icebreaker: Name Your Emotion Name the emotion you’re bringing to class and describe in one sentence why you are feeling this emotion. Pass if you’re not comfortable sharing.

Learning Target and Agenda: LT: I can define and assess self-regard. Agenda: Discuss emotional intelligence and self-regard. Activity- Lay it on the Line and Name Game Exit Ticket- What qualities are you most proud of? What qualities are you most embarrassed by?

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE You may have heard people mention "IQ" when talking about how smart someone is. IQ stands for "intellectual quotient,“ but it is just one measure of our abilities.

Emotional Intelligence There are many kinds of intelligence, including: musical intelligence, interpersonal (interacting with people) intelligence, linguistic (word smart) intelligence, and kinesthetic (body smart, athletic) intelligence.

Emotional Intelligence One important type of intelligence is emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand, use, and manage our emotions.  Emotional intelligence is sometimes called EQ (or EI) for short.

Self-Regard The nice thing about EQ is that you can improve it by working on your EQ skills. Self-regard is the ability to respect and accept oneself as you are. It is an important part of emotional intelligence.

Self-Regard

Self-Regard Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws7ryVCQHWE&rel=0

Activity Independently, complete the Lay it on the Line and Name Game worksheets. If you would like to share, pick two or three qualities about yourself and be prepared to talk about them.

Exit Ticket What qualities are you most proud of? Why? What qualities are you most embarrassed by? Why?