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Values and Wellbeing Adventure

Lesson Plan

Values and Wellbeing Adventure

Identifying personal values

This lesson guides students to identify their personal values and understand the importance of these values for their wellbeing. Through experiential learning, collaborative activities, and a video, students will explore how personal values influence their decisions and relationships. This lesson fosters self-awareness and resilience, empowering students to make choices aligned with their values.

Audience

11-year-olds at an international school

Time

90 minutes

Approach

Experiential Learning, Game-Based Learning, Collaborative Learning

Materials

Post-it notes, Pens, Video: Managing Peer Pressure (https://isl-ch.lennylearning.org/view/managing-peer-pressure), Values Worksheet, Printable Cards for Values Game, Discussion Questions, Quiz, Answer Key, and Exit Ticket

Step 1

Introduction

10 mins

  • Welcome the students and introduce the topic of personal values.
  • Explain that understanding our values can help us make better decisions and stay true to ourselves.
  • Outline the activities for the lesson.

Step 2

Video: Managing Peer Pressure

10 mins

  • Introduce the video on managing peer pressure and explain how it relates to understanding and standing by personal values.
  • Watch the video together.
  • Briefly discuss the main points of the video.

Step 3

Values Identification Activity

20 mins

  • Distribute post-it notes and pens to each student.
  • Ask students to write down 3-5 values that are important to them on the post-it notes.
  • In groups of 3-4, have students share their values and discuss why they chose them.
  • Facilitate a brief group discussion on how personal values can guide decisions and actions.

Step 4

Values Worksheet

15 mins

  • Hand out the 'Values Worksheet' to each student.
  • Guide students through the worksheet, helping them to explore their values further with reflective questions.

Step 5

Values Game

20 mins

  • Use the 'Printable Cards for Values Game' to conduct a collaborative activity.
  • Divide the class into small groups and distribute the cards.
  • Each group will categorize the cards into what they think are 'essential values', 'important values', and 'less important values'.
  • Groups will share their categorizations and reasoning with the class.

Step 6

Group Discussion

10 mins

  • Facilitate a group discussion using the prepared questions to encourage deeper thinking about the importance of personal values for wellbeing.

Step 7

Quiz and Exit Ticket

5 mins

  • Distribute the 'Quiz' to assess understanding of the lesson.
  • Follow up with an 'Exit Ticket' where students write one personal value they identified and how they plan to honor it in their daily lives.

Step 8

Closure

5 mins

  • Recap the key points discussed in the lesson.
  • Encourage students to reflect on their values and share any final thoughts or questions.
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Discussion

Values Discussion

This discussion focuses on understanding the role of personal values in decision-making and wellbeing.

Why do you think it is important to know your personal values?

Guide students to discuss how values can influence decisions and actions, and why self-awareness is key to wellbeing.







Can you think of a time when your values helped you make a decision?

Encourage students to share personal experiences and reflect on how their values guided their actions.







How can understanding your values help you resist peer pressure?

Discuss how being aware of personal values can empower students to stand up for themselves and make positive choices.







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Worksheet

Values Worksheet

This worksheet helps students identify and reflect on their personal values.

List 3-5 values that are important to you.








Why are these values important to you? How do they influence your decisions?








Describe a situation where you acted in alignment with one of your values.








How do you feel when you honor your values? How do you feel when you don't?








How can you remind yourself to stay true to your values in challenging situations?








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Quiz

Values Quiz

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Answer Key

Values Answer Key

This answer key provides the correct answers for the 'Values Quiz'.

What are personal values?

Beliefs and principles that guide your decisions
Personal values are the beliefs and principles that guide your decisions.

Why is it important to identify your personal values?

To make choices that align with who you are
Knowing your values helps you make choices that align with who you are.

Which strategy can help you manage peer pressure?

Evaluating the consequences
Evaluating the consequences can help you make thoughtful decisions during peer pressure situations.

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Worksheet

Values Printable Cards

These printable cards are used for the Values Game, where students categorize different values based on their importance.




Honesty







Respect







Kindness







Responsibility







Courage







Creativity







Fairness







Compassion







Wisdom







Independence







Family







Health




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Quiz

Values Exit Ticket

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