BUILDING LIFE SKILLSTools for Life

WHAT DO YOU ALREADY KNOW?

What are life skills and why are they important?

When it comes to making decisions, what steps do you think need to be taken to make the best decision?

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO BUILD A HOUSE?

Wood Bricks Hammers Nails Cement Dry wall People

WE NEED TOOLS!!!!!!!!!!!!

We can’t just magically make a house appear

We need tools to help us build our house

Life Skills are similar We can’t make it through life without

Life Skills

LIFE SKILLS

The more life skills we have, the easier it will be to enjoy life

We need to be able to: Interact with others Take care of our body and mind Have a purpose in life

WHAT ARE SOME SKILLS YOU NEED IN LIFE?

TEN LIFE SKILLS!!!!!!!

1) Assessing your health 2) Communicating effectively 3) Practicing wellness 4) Coping 5) Being a wise consumer 6) Evaluating Media Messages 7) Using community resources 8) Making great decisions 9) Using refusal skills 10) Setting Goals

TOOLS FOR LIFE

Life skills

Assess CommunicatePractice wellness copingcosumer evaluate media

messages Using Resources Great decisionsrefusal skills Goal setting

MAKING GREAT DECISIONS

Every Decision we make has a consequence

We make a decision and deal with the consequences (good or bad)

If you buckle your seat belt or not If you walk away from a fight or fight If you complete your homework or

choose not to do it

THE GREAT DECISION MODEL

G- Give thought to the problem R- Review your choices E- Evaluate the consequences of each

choice A- Assess and Act T- Think it over afterwards

SITUATION 1

You are walking down the hall during school when someone bumps into you by accident. Your books fell to the ground and the person did not say sorry. What will you do to respond to this situation?

SITUATION 2

You are stranded at a party because some of your friends left you. Kim offers you a ride home, but you know she has been drinking. She tells you that she is fine to drive and you have no other ride home. What do you do?

SITUATION 3

You just got to school when your friend comes up to you and asks if you want to skip school with him. He tells you that he just got a new Xbox game and his parents will be at work all day. You really don’t want to go to school, and you want to hangout with your friend. What do you do?

SITUATION 4

You and your friend get into an argument over who is better at basketball. Both of you get pretty angry and start insulting each other. What do you do?

SITUATION 5

You found 50 dollars laying on the floor in class. You know that the 50 dollars is your, but you found it. What do you do?

SITUATION 6

You forgot to study for your history test. You sit next to the smartest kid in class and he never covers his paper. It is easy to see his answers and you are afraid of failing what do you do?

SITUATION 7

You asked your mom for money to buy books for a class project. She gives you 50 dollars and tells you that she wants you to go buy the books and bring her change back to her. You are at the book store when you see a brand new video game for Xbox. You only have 50 dollars and the game is 35. You need your books for the class and you can’t afford both. What do you do?

QUICK RECAP

List 3 of the 5 life skills we discussed in class

List and explain each step involved in the great decision model