Students will distinguish specific, reachable goals from vague ones, write one SMART goal, and identify the first action step.

Students will create and say aloud two positive "I am" statements about themselves and practice using them when they feel unsure.

Students will tell the difference between helpful and unhelpful thoughts and practice replacing an unhelpful thought with a helpful one.

Students will explain that visible success is built on unseen effort, mistakes and practice, and identify the "below the surface" work behind one of their own accomplishments.

Students will explain in simple words that practice makes the brain stronger, and identify one thing they got better at through practice.

Students will recognize and name specific strengths in classmates, give and receive strength notes, and reflect on how recognition affects confidence.

Students will sort helpful and unhelpful thoughts, then create a three-panel comic that shows a challenge, a flipped thought, and a confident action.

Students will experience that trying again leads to improvement, notice their own progress, and describe how it feels to keep trying.

Students will name a skill they have not mastered yet, make a short practice plan, and start a simple habit tracker to build confidence through visible progress.

Students will identify their top three character strengths from a kid-friendly list, give evidence for each, and explain how a strength helps them and others.

Students will recall a time they acted with courage, identify the self-talk that helped, and retell the moment as a short comic to strengthen their confident identity.

Students will identify what it means to feel proud, name one thing they did that made them feel proud, and share it with confidence.

Students will share a mistake and what it taught them, reframe mistakes as evidence of courage and learning, and contribute to a class Mistake Celebration board.

Students will identify what being brave means, share a brave thing they did, and choose one small brave step to try.

Students will understand that mistakes are a normal part of learning, name a mistake they made and what they learned, and practice a class response that makes mistakes feel safe.

Students will set one small, specific goal and name one step they can take toward it, connecting confidence to trying and growing.

Students will name a strength they see in a classmate and receive a strength badge from a classmate, building confidence through peer recognition.

Students will learn about people who failed before succeeding, connect setbacks to persistence, and write their own "I haven't ___ yet" story with a next step.

Students will explore the story and meaning of their name as part of their identity, and share one thing about their name with pride.

Students will identify unhelpful self-talk ("I can't," "I'm bad at this") and flip it into helpful, growth-minded self-talk. Students will connect confidence to practice and effort by making a short, specific practice plan for one skill they want to improve.