Body Wonder Slides Grade 1 • SEL & Body Kindness
Body Wonder Squad!
Every body is unique, strong, and deserving of kindness.
🌟 Bodies Are Different
💖 Kind Self-Talk
🤝 Respect Everyone
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Every Body Is Wonderfully Different!
Different = Wonderful
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Sizes & Heights
Tall, short, big, or petite—each body is just right!
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Skin & Hair
Curly, straight, wavy, light, dark, and golden tones!
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Super Helpers
Glasses, braces, hearing aids, and wheelchairs!
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Like Flowers
A garden is beautiful because no two flowers match!
💭 Turn and Talk: What makes your favorite flower or animal unique?
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Look What Our Bodies Can DO!
Body Powers
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Moving & Playing
Running, dancing, skipping, jumping, climbing, and resting!
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Creating & Caring
Drawing pictures, giving gentle hugs, and helping a friend up.
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Thinking & Feeling
Laughing out loud, learning new words, and feeling proud!
⚡ Your body is your home that helps you explore the whole world!
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Respecting Every Single Body
Golden Rule
Squad Ways To Act
• Celebrate how friends look and dress.
• Notice what friends DO and SHARE: kindness, games, smiles!
• Include everyone at recess and during play.
What We Never Do
• Never tease someone about their body, size, or hair.
• Never stare or point at differences.
• Never judge someone by what they look like on the outside.
❤️ Reminder: Every person deserves to feel safe and welcome!
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Kind Self-Talk: Magic Words!
Be Kind to You
Ouch Word:
"I don't like my messy hair."
Kind Flip:
"My hair is bouncy, fun, and part of me!"
Ouch Word:
"I am not as fast as the others."
Kind Flip:
"My legs run at my own speed and try their best!"
Ouch Word:
"I wish my body looked different."
Kind Flip:
"My body is wonderful and does so much for me!"
✨ Let's say it loud: "My body is strong, special, and awesome!"
Classroom Mission
Time for Our Wonder Badges!
You will draw yourself, write your kind words, and earn your official badge!
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Draw Yourself
Show what makes you uniquely you!
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Body Powers
Name 2 things your body loves to do!
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Kind Words
Pick a kind self-talk superpower chant!
The Body Wonder Squad Promise
"I will be kind to my body. I will be kind to everyone else's body too!"
Body Wonder Activity Sheet ⭐
My Body Wonder Profile
Body Wonder Squad • Grade 1
Name:
Date:
🌟 Every body is unique, strong, and special! Celebrate everything that makes you, YOU!
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Draw Yourself! (Your Amazing Body)
Draw your smile, hair, clothes, and what you love about you!
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My Body Superpowers!
Circle 2 or 3 things your body loves doing most:
🏃 Running fast
🎨 Drawing & art
🤗 Giving big hugs
💃 Dancing & music
🧠 Reading & thinking
😄 Laughing with friends
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My Kind Words to Myself
Practice speaking kindly to your body! Finish the sentence:
My favorite thing my body can do is:
When I think about my body, I say: "Thank you body for being
!"
Page 1 • Keep practicing kind self-talk every day!
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Body Wonder Squad Badge
Cut & Wear or Keep • Respecting Every Body
Official Badge
Ask teacher or grown-up to cut along dotted line
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Body Wonder Squad
Champion of Kindness
Draw your happy face inside!
"I respect my body. I respect all bodies!"
Squad Member:
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Respecting Everyone: Heart Check!
Color the heart RED or PINK if the sentence is KIND and RESPECTFUL to bodies:
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"Your smile is so warm and welcoming!"
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"Everyone in our class belongs, no matter what they look like."
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"My legs are strong and help me jump high!"
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"Thank you for being my teammate and playing together!"
🤝 Class Promise: We never tease anyone about how they look! All bodies are good bodies!
Body Wonder Teacher Guide 📋
Body Wonder Squad Facilitation Guide
Grade 1 • Social-Emotional Learning & Health
Pacing: 40-45 mins
Lesson Purpose
Guides first graders to build positive body image by focusing on functional body appreciation (what bodies can DO), celebrating diversity without comparison, and practicing kind self-talk and peer respect.
Core SEL Skills
• Self-Awareness & Self-Worth
• Empathy & Social Respect
• Positive Cognitive Reframing
1 Direct Instruction & Slide Walkthrough (20 Mins)
Slides 1 & 2: Welcome & Diversity as a Garden 6 Mins
Teacher Script: "Look around our room! Just like a flower garden has sunflowers, daisies, and roses, our classroom has bodies of different heights, skin tones, hair textures, and abilities. Is a sunflower better than a tulip? No way! Every body is just right."
Key Teaching Point: Normalize physical aids (glasses, braces, wheelchairs) as helpful tools that let bodies explore the world.
Slide 3: Functional Appreciation (Body Powers) 5 Mins
Teacher Script: "Sometimes people think about what a body looks like, but the most exciting thing is what your body DOES! Your heart pumps, your lungs breathe, your hands give high-fives and draw pictures."
Interactive Move: Have students put hand on heart to feel their heartbeat, then give themselves a gentle self-hug.
Slides 4 & 5: Respecting Everyone & Flipping "Ouch Words" 9 Mins
Teacher Script: "Has an 'ouch thought' ever popped into your head, like 'I don't like my hair' or 'I wish I ran faster'? We can use our Magic Flip words! Instead of 'I'm not fast,' we say: 'My legs are working hard and learning!'"
Golden Rule: Reinforce clearly that commenting on someone else's weight, size, or body shape is never allowed.
Page 1 of 2 • Facilitation & Instructional Script
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Activity Guide & Best Practices
Badge Ceremony, Sensitive Coaching & Differentiation
Hands-on: 20 Mins
2 Activity Facilitation: Body Wonder Activity Sheet (20 Mins)
Step 1: Self-Portrait & Powers (8 min)
Provide diverse skin-tone crayons/markers. Prompt students to draw what they love about themselves: their genuine smile, favorite outfit, or hairstyle. Have them circle 2 superpowers their body enjoys.
Support: For students who struggle with handwriting, allow them to dictate their sentence to a teacher or peer buddy.
