LIFESKILLS IN
ACTION
Presented by
Dean Tannewitz
Certified Master HET Consultant
WELCOME to LIFESKILLS IN
ACTION
 Take
a bookmark and identify three
LIFESKILLS that are important to you at this
time in your life in these areas:
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Family
Work
Friends
 Create
a Mindmap with three arms to
reflect on them in words or pictures
Session Goals
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Explicit Lifelong Guidelines and LIFESKILLS
instruction
Connection to Literacy
Extensions into Procedures and other
locations
Center and Discussion Options
Town Hall Guidelines
Behavior Reflection
Lifelong Guidelines and LIFESKILLS Fair
Goal Setting
Procedure:
Going To Australia
Initiative: Place Australia icon on your desk or in the air when
you need to go there.
Trustworthiness: Once teacher signals permission, quietly walk
to Australia.
Truthfulness: Set the timer for 4 minutes.
Responsibility: Choose a quiet activity such as reading a
book, squeezing a ball, relaxing with an animal, or thinking.
Personal Best: When the timer has gone off, fill out the
“Reflection” sheet and place it in the box.
Caring: Return quietly to your seat and finish your job.
While In Australia
Procedures
Trustworthiness: One student at a time.
Cooperation: Australia is a place for
silent reflection.
Integrity: Treat all items with respect.
Responsibility: Sit gently in the beanbag
chair.
Effort: Leave Australia as you found it.
Procedure:
From Australia,
Going Back to Your Job
Integrity: Fill out “Self Reflection”
and place in box.
Trustworthiness: Quietly walk
back to your seat.
Responsibility: Continue the job you left or
wait for teacher to give you a job.
LIFESKILL DISCUSSION
 With
your Learning Club:
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Each member select a LIFESKILL that is one
that is very important to you and one that is
most challenging for teachers today.
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Standing in a circle, take turns sharing the
LIFESKILLS you’ve selected
LIFESKILL #2
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your Learning Club:
Each person select someone you know who
embodies the LIFESKILLS
Stand in a circle and take turns sharing
about that person
If time, discuss which LIFESKILLS our Nation’s
politicians need to practice the most.
LIFESKILL #3
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your Learning Club:
Select five LIFESKILLS or Lifelong Guidelines
to act out. Practice to present to others.
LIFELONG GUIDELINES
 In
a circle, discuss with your Learning
Club, how students would benefit by truly
understanding each of the Lifelong
Guidelines:
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At school
At home
In jobs
Town Hall or Class
Meeting Procedures
 Push
 Walk
 Sit
in your chair.
quietly to the circle.
in listening shape.
 Use
Active Listening.
Uses for Class Meetings
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To build a sense of belonging for all
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To solve problems
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As a “compliment circle”
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To plan events and functions
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To celebrate accomplishments
PUT DOWNS
NO PUT DOWNS
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EYES
EARS
YOU
HEART
UNDIVIDED
ATTENTION
ACTIVE LISTENING
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PASS
COMPLIMENTS
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PERSONAL SPACE
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Send a Problem
1. On the 3x5 card, write a problem you are
having in your life right now. Fold your card
into fourths. Put a geometric shape in one
of the corners.
2. Put your card in the center of the circle and
pick up another one.
3. On the back, write a solution in one of the
fourths, then put it back in the center and
pick up another card.
4. When all four spaces have been filled,
return the card to the owner.
5. When you get your card back, read the
solutions and pick the one you like the best.
S.H.A.R.E.
Sensing people's needs before they ask
Helping each other out
Acknowledging people's feelings
Respecting yourself and others
Encouraging people with compliments
LIFESKILL ACTION FIGURES
 Examples…
LIFESKILL TARGET
YEAR
WEEK
TODAY
CARING
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PERSONAL LIFESKILL
T-CHART PLAN LIFESKILL OF _________________
DOESN’T LOOK LIKE
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DOESN’T FEEL LIKE
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LOOKS LIKE
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SOUNDS LIKE
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FEELS LIKE
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DOESN’T SOUND LIKE
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MY PERSONAL LIFESKILL PLAN
Behaviors I Want to Change
LIFESKILL OF
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Behaviors I Will Use
LIFESKILL OF
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LIFESKILL OF______________
This is the choice I made:
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This is a better choice . . .
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Draw a picture of the choice you made.
Draw a picture of a better choice.
My name is_____________________________________________________
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LIFESKILL OF ________
This is what I did . . .
A better choice for
next time
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Today I did not use the LIFESKILL of ____________________ when I _____
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A better action to take to show that I use this LIFESKILL is to __________
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Name_________________________ Date_________________________
Today I did not use the LIFESKILL of ____________________ when I _____
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A better action to take to show that I use this LIFESKILL is to __________
___________________________________________________________________
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Name_________________________ Date_________________________
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My Personal LIFESKILL Plan
This is what happened:
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This is the behavior I want to
change:
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Name_______________________
This is the action I plan to use:
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This is how I will evaluate my
plan:
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Date________________________
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Resources

Tools for Citizenship and Life: Using the Lifelong
Guidelines and LIFESKILLS in your Classroom
by Sue Pearson

Character Begins at Home
by Sue Pearson

The Code
by Mawi Asgedom

Character Action
by Mawi Asgedom