Advisory curriculum

Advisory curriculum

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  Advisory Curriculum Mr AnasLahrichi
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  Tuesday 9th October Lesson: Identifying Strengths  Objectives :  Students will recognize that every individual has personal strengths.  Students will identify some of their strengths.  More involvement please
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  Introduction  Respect emanatesfrom strengths  Who are some celebrities you respect ?  State their strengths  Maybe : actors,good performances,philantropists  “Do we all have personal strengths?  If so, what are they?”
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  Individual Activity –25 minutes  Let’s discover the personal strengths you have !  Each student gets a copy of activity sheet number 1 + 5 index cards7  there are five categories across the top of the activity sheet— Sports & Fitness, Arts & Music, Friends & Family,School Subjects, and Just for Fun—and that each category has boxes beneath it labeled 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50.  write the titles of the categories on the backs of their index cards.  Then write their names and a strength they possess in each category on the other side of the cards.  Finally, 5 volunteers from each category will gather cards of their category  Present to us the strengths
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  Conclusions from activity Everyone is good at something.  So everyone should have been able to identify with at least one or two of the categories.  Everyone is unique with their own strengths
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  Groupwork : StrengthsInterview  Was it hard to state strengths in all categories ?  Nobody shines in every area.  We all have our own personal strengths and interests.  Interview sheet distributed  Divide into pairs  Take turns interviewing one another.  • Your task is to find out five of your partner’s strengths.  • No matter how much your partner tries to convince you that he or she  doesn’t have any more strengths, you must keep asking until you’ve written  down five.  • If your partner says that he or she has no strengths, ask specific questions  about his or her interests.
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  Reflections on Interviews • Were you surprised to find that you had a lot in common?  • Did you learn anything new while you were interviewing your partner?
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  Out in theworld  Why is it important to know our strengths ?  because it helps us keep our self-respect, because it helps us to make decisions.  How can you continue to use these strengths in everyday life ?  Identify more than 5 !  write down your strengths on paper and post them on their bedroom wall, mirror, or locker door as a reminder.  Reminding ourselves of our special qualities will help us to persevere when we’re experiencing challenges.
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  Conclusion  Everyone hasstrengths.  • Some of our strengths are shared by others. Some are unique.  • It’s important for each of us to know our strengths and use them every day.