My Core Qualities

My Personal Identity

Goals

• understand what makes up your identity

• Play a game with core qualities

• Create an identity tree and share your qualities and values with the rest of the class.

What makes
up this girl's identity?

Intro to Identity

Can your identity change?

What does it mean to be a global citizen?

Stand up if...

• You speak another language language at home

Stand up if...

•  You play a teams sport

Stand up if...

• You play a musical instrument

Stand up if...

• You’ve lived in a different country than the Netherlands in your life

Stand up if...

• Your friend would describe you as honest

Stand up if...

• You really like science or learning about the world.

Stand up if...

• You really like art, music or museums.

What is Identity?

- Your hobbies and interests

- The language you speak

- Where you were born

- Your ethnicity

- Your family situation

- Your values

- Your qualities

Which things can change?

Which things stay the same?

What are your hobbies?

What sports/activities do you like?

What music do you like?

What are examples of values?

1. curiosity, teamwork, exploration,
2. science, basketball, comics

What other values do you know?

What are examples of qualities? (example: honesty)

My Identity Tree

Create an identity tree:

Use qualities list here
Use values list here

• Leaves:  qualities, interests, hobbies, how you are NOW
• Trunk:   values, things that have happened in your life
• Roots:   family, ethnicity, place you were born

Group Mix Up!

After 10 minutes, the whole class needs to changes seats and sit with different students.

GOAL:

- What do you have in common?

- What did you learn about someone at your table?

Round Up

• What makes up your Identity?
• What did you learn about another classmate?
• What do you have in common?
• Which qualities are helpful in our classroom?
• Is there any quality you wish you could have more of / work on?

Did you get to know your classmates more?

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Finish your Tree!

Next class:

- Tree is finished

- Post it in the classroom

- Decide on 1 quality you want to work on this year