| So you need lesson plans on positive | | | | and how they can find the positive in |
| thinking, huh? Here is a positive | | | | each of those situations. |
| thinking lesson plan your students can | | | | The more that your students practice |
| partake in. By taking part in this | | | | these skills, the more likely they are |
| activity they will be able to see how | | | | to apply them to their own personal |
| their thoughts can affect the way they | | | | lives. When they are done in their |
| feel. They will also learn that if they | | | | groups ask the students to share their |
| respond to situations with more positive | | | | different answers. |
| thoughts, they will be able to manage | | | | Here are some of the other questions |
| their emotions more effectively. | | | | that can be asked: |
| First tell them to ask themselves this | | | | - How do thoughts trigger our feelings? |
| question. What happened? Let just say, | | | | - Who is in control of our thoughts? |
| you went to an acting audition and got | | | | - Who is in control of our feelings? |
| cut. Negative thoughts would be, I | | | | - Why can two people have two different |
| really suck at this I am never going to | | | | feelings positive or negative about the |
| try again. The resulting feelings are | | | | same situation that they were confronted |
| frustration sadness and disappointment. | | | | with?, |
| Positive or neutral thoughts would be, I | | | | - Why does it seem like negative |
| guess I need to practice and I can not | | | | thoughts are more likely to be thought |
| gain every job from every acting | | | | of than those positive or neutral |
| audition. They are disappointed however | | | | thoughts? |
| still hopeful and determined. | | | | - How do we benefit from having positive |
| Explain to the students that because of | | | | thoughts as appose to negative? |
| the negative thoughts they got the | | | | The questions above are just a few of |
| resulting feelings and tell them that | | | | the more important questions you can use |
| different more positive thoughts can | | | | for your lesson plans on positive |
| give them a different set of feelings. | | | | thinking. Different combinations of the |
| Next make the students work in groups | | | | questions can therefore be used for |
| and tell them to list negative | | | | different lessons and help with positive |
| situations in their own personal lives | | | | thinking in various situations. |