Lesson Plan
Cognitive Reframe
Students will learn to spot unhelpful “challenge thoughts” and use a four‐step Positive Reframe process—identifying evidence for and against—to craft balanced, growth‐focused perspectives with concrete action steps.
Reframing negative automatic thoughts builds resilience and self‐efficacy, empowering 9th graders to handle academic and personal transitions with confidence.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Teacher Preparation
10 minutes
Step 1
Warm-Up: Weather Report Check-In
3 minutes
Step 2
Vocabulary Introduction
5 minutes
Step 3
Modeling the Reframe Process
10 minutes
Step 4
Teacher-Led Interactive Activity
15 minutes
Step 5
Reflection Questions & Wrap-Up
7 minutes

Warm Up


Slide Deck
Cognitive Reframe
Objectives & Why
Key Vocabulary
Four-Step Reframe Process
Model Example
Interactive Scenario 1
Interactive Scenario 2
Reflection Questions

Activity


Script

