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