The document provides information about life skills education for class 7 students. It discusses 10 core life skills identified by the World Health Organization: self-awareness, empathy, critical thinking, creative thinking, decision making, problem solving, interpersonal skills, effective communication, coping with stress, and managing emotions. For each skill, the document provides a brief definition and examples of suggested hands-on activities and exercises for students to practice and develop that particular life skill. The overarching goal of the life skills curriculum is to help youth develop competencies to effectively face challenges in their lives.
2. “We are guilty of many errors and many
faults, but our worst crime is abandoning the
children, neglecting the foundation of life.
Many of the things we need, can wait. The
children cannot. Right now is the time his
bones are being formed, his blood is being
made and his senses are being developed. To
him we cannot answer “Tomorrow”.
His name is “Today”.
(Gabriela Mistral)
3. ADOLESCENCE
A PERIOD OF STORMY STRESS
UNLIMITED ENERGY AND VITALITY
URGE TO EXPERIMENT
RAPIDPHYSICAL,PSYCHOLOGICAL
AND BEHAVIOURAL CHANGES
4.
5. WHAT ARE LIFE SKILLS???
World Health Organization
The abilities for adaptive and
positive behavior that
enable individuals to deal
effectively with the demands and
challenges of everyday life
Mastery of
competencies for
productive adults
life
Not done to youth
but with youth
Skills that promote
well-being and
competence in
youth to face life’s
challenges.
6.
7. IMPORTANCE OF LIFE SKILLS
Exploring
alternative
s
Weighing
pros and
cons
Making
rational
decisions
Effective
communicatio
n
Assertivenes
s: saying NO.
9. 1.SELF AWARENESS
APPRECIATING THE GOOD
QUALITIES IN ONESELF
DO NOT JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS
COVER
LEARN TO APPRECIATE THE
WORTH OF OTHERS
THINK POSITIVELY
10.
11.
12. SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
1.Start a thought diary and describe all your
high self-esteem and low self-esteem
moments and compare them over a period
of 6 months and see if you have been able
to improve your positive self-esteem.
2.JAM-Have you ever helped any person or
animal recently?
3.Sprinkle their vocabulary with as many
magic words on kindness and politeness.
13.
14. 2.EMPATHY
SEEING WITH THE EYES OF
ANOTHER
LISTENING WITH THE EARS
OF ANOTHER
AND FEELING WITH THE
HEART OF ANOTHER
25. SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
1.Sailor Cat needs to bring a wolf, a goat, and a cabbage across the
river. The boat is tiny and can only carry one passenger at a time.
If he leaves the wolf and the goat alone together, the wolf will eat
the goat. If he leaves the goat and the cabbage alone together, the
goat will eat the cabbage. How can he bring all three safely across
the river?
26. 2.SURVIVER SCENARIOS
Imagine you are stranded on an island, knowing
that help will not arrive for three days. The group
has a limited amount of food and water and must
create shelter from items around the island.
Encourage working together as a group and hearing
out every child that has an idea about how to make it
through the three days as safely and comfortably as
possible.
27. 3.MORAL DILEMMAS
I saw a good friend of mine
shoplifting. What should I do?
The cashier gave me an extra $ 10 in
change after I bought candy at the
store. What should I do?
28. 7. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
APPRECIATING OTHERS
CO-OPERATIVE APPROACH IN GROUP
WORK
BUILDING AND MAINTAINING FRIENDSHIP
29. SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
1.RELATIONSHIP TEMPERATURE CHART
Degree of heat Meaning Persons
who fall in
this
category
Why you
feel about
him/her
in this
way?
Hot Very important relation-
can’t imagine my life
without him/her
Warm Important relation-good to
have them
cold Negative relation-makes
me negative
32. 9. COPING WITH STRESS
Manage stress before it manages you
Healthy and unhealthy ways
Unshared or unexpressed feelings build
up pressure inside which can be harmful
33.
34. SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
1. MAKE A STRESS JOURNAL
SITUATION AUTOMATIC
THOUGHTS
EMOTIONS ALTERNATI
VE
RESPONSE
S
FUTURE
STEPS
I am so
tired-sick-
fatigue-
have to
go to bed
I am ill. I
will never
get better. I
can’t
achieve my
dreams and
aspirations
Sad
Anxious
negative
I need
rest.
Then I
can get
rid of my
tiredness
and can
be more
I will
include
some rest
time in my
daily
routine. I
CAN,I
WILL, I
35. STRESS SNAP-SHADE ATLEAST 5
SQUARES WHILE YOU ARE STRESSED
Go for a walk Call a good friend Spend time in
nature
Listen to music workout cycling
Play with a pet Play games Yoga/meditation
Watch a comedy Emailing/sms/chatti
ng
Diary writing
Work in your garden Relaxation
exercises
Outing with friends
Eating Curl up with a good
book
Savour a warm cup
of tea/coffee
37. SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
EMOTION WHAT WAS HAPPENING WHEN YOU FELT
THE EMOTION
ANGRY
ASHAMED I LOOKED DOWN THEN I CLOSED
MY EYES
ENERGETIC
DEPRESSED
PROUD
LONELY I CALLED MY OLD FRIEND
38. 2. WRITE AT LEAST 3 HELPFUL THINGS
YOU WILL DO NEXT TIME WHEN YOU
GET ANGRY