Lesson Plan
Be Your Own Superhero Lesson Plan
Students will learn to identify and activate their internal superpowers—gut feelings, assertive refusals, and trusted adults—to stay safe and build confidence through movement and interactive activities.
Young children benefit from trauma-informed safety lessons that teach body awareness, assertive communication, and support-seeking. This empowers them to trust themselves, prevent harm, and build resilience.
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Prep
Material Preparation and Review
15 minutes
Step 1
Opening: Affirmations & Grounding
10 minutes
Step 2
Teaching Superpower 1: Gut Feelings
5 minutes
Step 3
Interactive Card Activity: Gut Feelings
8 minutes
Step 4
Teaching Superpower 2: Ways to Say No
5 minutes
Step 5
Interactive Practice: Refusal Styles
8 minutes
Step 6
Teaching Superpower 3: Trusted Adults
5 minutes
Step 7
Repetition: Blame-Free Language
3 minutes
Step 8
Wrap-Up: Putting It All Together
10 minutes
Step 9
Graduation: TAARA Superhero Ceremony
6 minutes

Slide Deck
Be Your Own Superhero
Affirmations & Grounding
Superhero Affirmations
Grounding Exercise
Superpower 1: Gut Feelings
Safe vs. Unsafe Signals
Interactive Activity: Match the Signal
Superpower 2: Ways to Say No
Refusal Styles
Practice: Choose Your No
Superpower 3: Trusted Adults
Trusted Adults Hand Diagram
Reinforcing Blame-Free Language
Safety Jingle: Stop, Run, Tell, Safe
Review Questions
Graduation: TAARA Superheroes
Thank You!

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