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Seventh & Eighth Grade
LESSON
Two
Cultivating Belonging Part A: Identity, Culture, Belief, & Values
45 Minutes
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Lesson Overview
In this lesson, students will explore the core concepts of identity and belonging in the context of their individual selves and communities, while learning to see similarities across different identity groups. They will also work to understand how they develop and maintain personal values and how those are formulated across experiences.
Lesson Objectives
- Revisit the concepts of culture and identity
- Create a personal identity wheel
- Explore emotional and experiential similarities across identities
- Examine our personal beliefs and values, and how they are formulated
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Compassionate response reminder: Teaching prevention education helps provide students with language and tools to define and identify abuse. Often while teaching prevention education, students will disclose experiences of harm or abuse to trusted adults. This lesson is trauma-informed and has been designed to acknowledge the varied experiences students may have. Before teaching please be sure you feel equipped to respond to instances of disclosure with a compassionate, trauma-informed approach. Please also confer with other school staff on how to handle student disclosures and navigate sensitive topics raised during these lessons.
There are small group breakouts within this lesson. Be prepared to split your students into small groups.