Teaching middle schoolers to build confidence is an important social skill for adolescents to acquire. With Everyday Speech’s Building Confidence lesson, students can learn to independently boost their confidence and in-turn, boost their self-esteem, as well. To teach your next middle school lesson on building confidence make sure to download this free learning styles PDF for middle schoolers!
Teaching Middle Schoolers to Build Confidence
Middle schoolers who are confident, trust and feel good about themselves, including their abilities and their thoughts. This includes teaching middle school students to understand and self-advocate for their different learning styles in the classroom. When learners are confident they’re more likely to try new things and try again when they fail or things get challenging. Building confidence improves learners’ self-esteem and sets them up for future success beyond the classroom.
Lesson Plan – Using Your Learning Styles PDF
1. Teach the Different Types of Learning Styles
Start by teaching your middle school students the concept of learning styles. Describe how everybody’s brain has different and unique learning preferences. We call these preferences, learning styles. Then, introduce and describe the 5 different types of learning styles: Visual, Writing, Kinesthetic, Auditory, and Reading.
2. Connect the Concept of Learning Styles to Building Confidence
Now that your middle school students have a foundational understanding of the different learning styles, give students the opportunity to reflect on what their learning styles might be. Middle school students can complete this reflection individually or through the use of small group discussions. Connect the concept of learning styles and building confidence by explaining that when someone understands how they learn best they become more confident at school.
3. Use Our Free Learning Styles PDF
Our free PDF is our “Learning Styles” activity! Download, print, and have your middle school students complete this activity to reinforce the concept of the 5 different learning styles.
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