Lesson Plan
Identity Map Lesson Plan
Students will create an identity map with four dimensions—strengths, values, interests, cultures—and explain one way a label has impacted them through reflection.
By exploring multiple facets of their identity and examining labels, students build self-awareness, empathy, and confidence, and learn to challenge bias in themselves and others.
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Prep
Prepare Materials and Space
5 minutes
Step 1
Warm-up: Four Corners Identity Statements
5 minutes
Step 2
Mini-Lesson: Labels vs. Lived Identity
5 minutes
Step 3
Identity Mapping Activity
10 minutes
Step 4
Pair Share: Insight and Celebration
5 minutes
Step 5
Exit Reflection: One Thing to Celebrate
5 minutes

Slide Deck
Who Am I? Beyond Labels
Warm-Up: Four Corners Identity Statements
What Is a Label?
What Is Lived Identity?
Examples of Labels
How Do Labels Shape Perceptions?
Identity Mapping Activity
Pair Share: Insight & Celebration
Exit Reflection: One Thing to Celebrate

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