Choose a Winning ‘Tude, Dude!
GRADE 6 LESSON 26a
Time Required: 30-45 minutes
Content Standards:
AA.S.1
AA.S.7
Students will acquire attitudes, knowledge,
and skills that contribute to effective
learning in school and across the lifespan.
Students will acquire the knowledge,
attitudes and interpersonal skills to help
them understand and respect self and
others.
Indicators:
AA.A.6.1.01 Identify attitudes and behaviors that lead to successful learning.
AA.PSD6.7.16 Understand how esteem impacts social success.
Goal: To understand how attitude impacts academic and social success.
Activity Statements: Students will determine their “attitude quotient” and share their scores.
Students will portray their attitude through completion of the Wear an Attitude project and
demonstrate an appreciation for the similarities and differences among people.
Materials:
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Handout 1- Attitude Quotient Survey
Handout 2 – Wear an Attitude activity sheet
Procedures:
1. Give each student a copy of handout 1 – Attitude Quotient Survey. Read the directions as a
group and talk about what is the difference in a good attitude and bad attitude. Have the
students complete the activity sheet.
2. Have students share their scores.
3. Lead a discussion on the importance of positive attitudes toward work and learning.
4. Define and discuss the meaning of attitude (personal view of something, an opinion or general
feeling about something; bodily posture, a physical posture, especially while interacting with
others; challenging manner, an arrogant or assertive manner or stance) and the statement
“attitude is everything.”
5. Hand out the Wear an Attitude activity sheet and explain the project requirements. Students are
to work independently and keep their project a secret, have them write their name on the back.
Self Esteem
GRADE 6 LESSON 26
6. The next time advisory meets, post the results and see if the students can guess who did each
project.
Discussion:
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What is an attitude?
How do people with a bad attitude act?
How do people with a good attitude act?
Is it hard to keep a positive attitude in 6th grade? Why?
What can you do to have a good or positive attitude?
How does your attitude affect your relationship with others (family, friends, teachers,
etc.)?
How does your attitude affect your academics or grades?
Additional Resources:
http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/mental_health/self_esteem.html - ways to improve selfesteem.
http://discoveryhealth.queendom.com/self_esteem_abridged_access.html - self esteem test
tells you whether you have a high or low self-esteem and ways to increase it.
www.selfesteemawareness.com – defines and gives examples of self-esteem.
Extension Activities:
1. Ask students write a paragraph or journal article identifying their own sources of good
attitude.
2. Ask students to make a list of behaviors that lead to success in academics, relationships,
sports, and physical appearance.
Adapted from: Florida Dept. of Education Guidance and Counseling Lesson Plans
By: Iestyn Bright, Counselor, WVDE (2010)