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Building Life Skills in 15 Minutes

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Lesson Plan

Building Life Skills in 15 Minutes

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In this rapid-fire lesson, 10th-grade students will be introduced to essential life skills, such as time management and decision-making. This lesson is designed to be quick yet impactful, providing students with valuable tools they can use in everyday life. The session will involve a brief activity and a group discussion to reinforce the concepts learned.

Audience

10th grade students

Time

15 minutes

Approach

Materials

Post-it notes, and Pens

Step 1

Introduction

2 minutes

  • Briefly explain the importance of life skills in personal and academic growth.
  • Mention that today's session will focus on time management and decision-making.

Step 2

Time Management Activity

6 minutes

  • Hand out Post-it notes and pens to each student.
  • Ask students to write down at least three tasks they need to complete today.
  • Next, have them arrange these tasks in order of priority.
  • Encourage them to consider how they will allocate their time for each task.

Step 3

Group Discussion on Decision-Making

5 minutes

  • Pose the question: 'How do you make important decisions?'
  • Facilitate a group discussion using the discussion questions provided.
  • Allow students to share their strategies and experiences.

Step 4

Closure

2 minutes

  • Summarize the key points discussed during the lesson.
  • Encourage students to apply these life skills in their daily routines.
  • Thank them for their participation and effort.
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Discussion

Life Skills Discussion

A brief discussion to help students reflect on their decision-making processes.

What factors do you consider when making an important decision?

Encourage students to think about both personal and external factors, such as advice from others, pros and cons, and possible outcomes.







Can you describe a time when you had to make a difficult decision? What steps did you take?

Guide students to think about their problem-solving steps and what they learned from the experience.







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