LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY

PEOPLE
Community Circle
Self-Esteem and Socialization Group Curriculum
for 4th Grade Girls
Walnut Canyon Elementary

Created by: Ila Laguercia

California Lutheran University
February, 2016

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
GROUP IS DESIGNED FOR:
o 4th grade girls
o 6 8 students
o 7 sessions, once per week, 30 minutes

Includes Introduction Session to develop Group

Norms and celebration at end of Group.

o Meets in the school counselors office during lunch

STUDENTS WILL:
o Define personal values and self-esteem
o Strengthen communication skills
o Determine positive qualities of friendship and
leadership
o Identify college and career aspirations

RESEARCH SUPPORTING PURPOSE OF THE GROUP:

Sharing in small groups helps to normalize what students
are currently experiencing.
Adolescents need support as they anticipate career decisions, transition issues,
social challenges, and academic hurdles. (Sink et al., 2012)
Erik Erikson, developmental theorist, defines this stage (aged 5-12) as Industry
vs. Inferiority (1968).

Peer groups are a major source of self-esteem.

Adolescents are looking to win approval by demonstrating specific
competencies that are valued by society.

Children should develop a sense of pride in their accomplishments.

Encouragement and success in this stage = Competence.

If initiative is not encouraged, child will doubt abilities and a sense of

inferiority will develop.

Young adolescents are therefore, ripe for small-group discussions and activities
related to, diversity, social justice, bullying, friendship, educational success, and
behavioral concerns.
(Akos et al., 2007)

SESSION TOPICS & STRUCTURE:

Introduction - Developing Group Norms & Trust
Who Am I? Self-Esteem & Interests
How We Connect Things We Have In Common
What Is A Friend? Values I admire, what type of friend am I?
Choosing My Path Career Inventory and Interests
I Aspire to be . . - Discussion about Interests
Celebration and Presentation of Aspirations

Structure of Session:
Opening (5-10 minutes)
Activity (10-15 minutes)
Process (10-15 minutes)
Closing (5-10 minutes)

PREPARATION:

Support of Administration

Parental/Guardian consent form

Pre-Session: Develop Group Norms, signed confidentiality,

norms & participation contracts from group members

Location & Materials:

Chairs set in circle

Materials: crayons, pens, paper, glue sticks

Activities & measurable instruments for group evaluation

Community participation (if possible)

Donated supplies from local business or colleges (Stickers,

journals, bottles of water, snacks)

EXAMPLES OF FORMS:
CONFIDENTIALITY

Caught in the Middle School Counselors. In this room pledge.

Retrieved from
https://www.facebook.com/groups/176582632507419/files/

SELF-ASSESSMENT

Kirby, B.F. (2005). Grab bag guidance and other small group counseling
topics for middle school students. Mar-Co Products Inc: Warminster, PA.

Sample: Parent Consent Form

NOTE:
This form was also
translated into
Spanish.

LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE:

SESSION 1: Introduction
o Objective:

Review group norms and procedures (based on pre-session)

Review respect of others & confidentiality to group
Expectations of commitment to group

Materials:

Paper, pens, index cards

o Icebreaker:

Martian Name Game:

On index card have each student write their first and last name. On
the other side of the card, they must write their name backwards.
Students will introduce themselves with their real name and then their
Martian name. They also give the meaning of their Martian name:
something that is personal to them..
Example: Ali Aicreugal (Ila Laguercia) may mean one who loves the
ocean.

o Activity/Discussion:

Review purpose of the group and Confidentiality

Write a letter to yourself stating your intention in this group.

o Closing:

Describe yourself as a color

o Evaluation:

LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE: SESSION 2:

Who Am I? Self-Esteem & Interests
o Objective:

Discovering what is important to me

o Materials:

Self-Assessment, feelings scale forms

Poster paper, pens or crayons

o Icebreaker

If you could have one superpower, what would it be?

oActivity/Discussion:

Conduct Self-Assessment and Feelings scale

What is important to me diagram: Based on self-assessment, students will
collectively create a list and rate values.
Students will reflect upon their personal feelings scales

o Closing:

Draw a picture or symbol that represents you (for Aspiration Board)

o Evaluation:

Self-Assessment and participation

LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE: SESSION 3:

How we connect: things we have in common
o Objective:

Acknowledge uniqueness of self

o Materials:

Pencils and Just Like Me Game

Poster paper, pens or crayons

o Icebreaker

Finding Nemo Clip play video and discuss that we all are unique.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTPwcTlLiow

oActivity/Discussion:

Just Like Me students will find another person in the group who shares the
same interests and likes as them

o Closing:

Who is someone in the group that you have something in common with?
(Aspiration Board) Were you surprised by some of the commonalities or
differences?

o Evaluation:

Participation in discussions

Finding Nemo clip Im Obnoxious

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTPwcTl
Liow

Just Like Me Activity:

LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE: SESSION 4:

What is a friend?
o Objective:

What does friendship look and feel like?

o Materials:

Poster paper, pens or crayons, blank friend cutout

o Icebreaker

Describe your day as a weather report: sunny, cloudy, stormy, windy, etc. .

oActivity/Discussion:

Ask question: If you could chose a friend from a book, TV show or movie:
who would it be and what do you admire about that friend?

Create a friend: using descriptive words, write down attributes that you
embody or admire in another that determines a good friend. (Aspiration
Board) http://www.firstpalette.com/tool_box/printables/gingerbread-med.pdf

o Closing:

To Give and Receive: Turn to the person on your left and share a
compliment with them.
Reminder about remaining sessions in group and exit preparation

o Evaluation:

Participation in discussions

What is a Friend example:

before

after

LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE: SESSION 5:

Choosing my pathway
o Objective:

What interests me for college and career

o Materials:

Work Sheets, Poster paper, pens or crayons

oIcebreaker

Howard Gardners Multiple Intelligence Survey

https://theschoolcounselorkind.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/multiple-intelligencesquiz.jpg
This activity helps students determine strengths and interests

oActivity/Discussion:

Link Multiple Intelligence sheet to careers that are within those Intelligences
https://www.teachervision.com/intelligence/teaching-methods/2204.html?for_prin
ting=1
What are my strengths and how can they help me in the future?
Write down your strengths on post it notes (Aspiration Board)

o Closing:

Prepare for closure of group in 2 weeks

Plan for celebration, note home to parents to remind them (if party is occurring)

Homework Assignment: Light Bulb Collage

o Evaluation:

LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE: SESSION 6:

I Aspire To Be . . .
o Objective:

Discussion of dream job or recognition of a skill set.

o Materials:

Poster paper, pens or crayons

collage from last week

o Icebreaker:

Review Light Bulb collage

oActivity/Discussion:

Continue from last session: strengths and how they relate to school
learning

Based on last week and this assessment, what careers interest you?

Working on Aspiration Board

o Closing:

Discuss emotions about ending group next week.

Plan for celebration

HW: write a letter to self

o Evaluation:

Participation in discussions

LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE:

SESSION 7:
Closing of Group and Aspiration
Presentations
o Objective:

Celebration of group and presentation of aspiration boards

o Materials:

Items for celebration

oActivity/Discussion:

Students will present their aspiration board.

Students will choose a word that describes how they feel

o Closing:

Thanking students for time together

Giving students their letter from first session, have them compare it to
their most recent letter.

o Evaluation:

Participation in discussions

References:
Caught in the Middle School Counselors. In this room pledge. Retrieved from
https://www.facebook.com/groups/176582632507419/files/
Careers Related To Intelligence (n.d.). Teacher Vision. Retrieved from
https://www.teachervision.com/intelligence/teaching-methods/2204.html?for_print
ing=1
Gingerbread men (2012). First Palatte. Retrieved from
http://www.firstpalette.com/tool_box/printables/gingerbread-med.pdf
Kirby, B.F. (2005). Grab bag guidance and other small group counseling topics for middle
school
students. Mar-Co Products Inc: Warminster, PA.
Sink, C., Edwards, C., Eppler, C. (2012) School based group counseling. Belmont, CA:
Brooks/
Cole Publishing
Multiple Intelligences (n.d.). Word Press. Retrieved from
https://theschoolcounselorkind.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/multiple-intelligencesquiz.jpg
Muse1972 (2009, September 30). Finding Nemo Obnoxious [Video file]. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTPwcTlLiow
Taylor, J. (2013) Adapted from: So, you think you know me worksheet. Adapted from
Salvaging
Sisterhood.Chapin, SC: Youthlight Inc.