Group:  Female  Issues  for  Adolescents  

Lesson  Plan:  Twinkle,  Twinkle  Little  Star  

Session  Time:  40  minutes  

Objectives/Goals:  

1. Members  will  be  able  to  emotionally  and  logically  assess  why  they  self-­‐harm.  

2. Members  will  better  understand  the  depth  of  self-­‐harm  and  it’s  negative  

affect  on  themselves  and  those  surrounding  them.  

3. Members  will  begin  to  understand  that  self-­‐harm  is  not  a  healthy  coping  skill.  

4. Members  will  support  each  other  and  give  feedback  as  to  why  self-­‐harm  is  

not  a  necessary  coping  skill.  

Plan:  

1. Have  materials  ready  at  each  member’s  spot.  

2. Greeting  &  Rules  Review  

3. Shining  Star  Exercise:  

a. Have  each  member  write  their  name  in  the  center  of  the  star  

b. Have  each  member  write  one  reason  why  they  self-­‐harm  on  each  

point  (five  reasons  total-­‐  should  be  the  most  prevalent)  

c. Have  each  cut  away  one  point  they  are  willing  to  let  go  of  and  stop  

allowing  to  be  an  issue  

d. Now  have  them  pass  that  point  to  the  person  to  their  left,  that  person  

will  write  on  the  other  side  of  the  point  why  they  should  love  

themselves  instead/why  that  shouldn’t  be  a  reason  

e. The  point  should  then  be  returned  to  the  original  owner  

f. Repeat  steps  c,  d,  &  e,  but  have  them  pass  the  points  to  different  

members  each  time  (to  the  right,  across,  diagonal)  until  all  points  

have  been  processed  

g. Once  the  owner  has  all  their  points  back,  they  will  put  their  star  back  

together  with  the  new  reasons  why  they  shouldn’t  self-­‐harm  facing  up  

h. On  the  back  of  their  star,  in  the  center,  they  will  write  three  reasons  

why  they  live/what  they  live  for  

4. Debriefing/Discussion:  

a. How  are  you  feeling  after  seeing  why  each  person  self-­‐harms?  

b. How  are  you  feeling  after  seeing  why  each  person  doesn’t  think  you  

should?  

c. What  do  you  think  was  the  point  of  this  exercise?  

d. How  did  it  feel  cutting  away  your  points?  

e. How  did  it  feel  putting  your  star  back  together  with  positive  

messages?  

Materials:  

1. Paper  Stars  

2. Different  colored  pens/markers  

3. Scissors  for  each  member  

4. Tape