Grade Level: High School

Motivation: Pain and Gain, Part 1

Motivation: Pain and Gain, Part 1
Learning Libraries » High School » Self-Management Print Self-Management Family Resources on Motivation: Pain and Gain, Part 1Project and Purpose Students read an article and interview their teacher about how they think about motivation. Essential Questions How do teachers help students find their motivation? What is my personal motivating value statement? Share this Link BackgroundOpen/Download [...]

Task Initiation Self-Survey

Task Initiation Self-Survey
Learning Libraries » High School » Self-Management Print Self-Management Family Resources on Task Initiation Self-SurveyProject and Purpose Students analyze and develop a plan to improve their task initiation skills. Essential Questions What are some strategies you can use to improve your task initiation skills? Share this Link BackgroundOpen/Download Parent Conversation Starter.pdf If this lesson was [...]

Perfectionism Games

Perfectionism Games
Learning Libraries » High School » Responsible Decision-Making Print Responsible Decision-Making Family Resources on Perfectionism GamesProject and Purpose Students participate in improvisation games that teach strategies for dealing with perfectionism. Essential Questions What are some strategies to help us embrace making mistakes? Share this Link BackgroundOpen/Download Parent Conversation Starter.pdf If this lesson was used in [...]

Life Mulligan

Life Mulligan
Learning Libraries » High School » Responsible Decision-Making Print Responsible Decision-Making Family Resources on Life “Mulligan”Project and Purpose Students will apply advice from experts to analyze situations they would like to “do over” to turn a setback in to a comeback. Essential Questions How do we learn and move on from setbacks? Share this Link [...]

#2 Talk to Your Folks

#2 Talk to Your Folks
Learning Libraries » High School » Relationship Skills Print Relationship Skills Family Resources on Relationships: Talk to Your FolksProject and Purpose In groups, students analyze portions of an article and demonstrate using frameworks for talking with parents and adults. Essential Questions What are some strategies for having meaningful conversations with parents and adults? Share this [...]

#1 Relationships: Relational Aggression

#1 Relationships: Relational Aggression
Learning Libraries » High School » Relationship Skills Print Relationship Skills Family Resources on Relationships: Relational AggressionProject and Purpose Students analyze poetry to identify the signs of relational aggression and create a plan for combatting relational aggression in their own lives Essential Questions Why do people participate in relational aggression and what can we do [...]

#8 Using “I” Statements

#8 Using “I” Statements
Learning Libraries » High School » Relationship Skills Print Relationship Skills Family Resources on Using “I” StatementsProject and Purpose One technique for respectful communication in relationships is the use “I” statements, students will practice using “I” statements in the context of an intimate relationship. Essential Questions How can we prevent unnecessary conflict in an intimate [...]

#7 Personal Beliefs

#7 Personal Beliefs
Learning Libraries » High School » Relationship Skills Print Relationship Skills Family Resources on Personal Beliefs in a RelationshipProject and Purpose Different people have different beliefs and values, students will participate in an activity to learn how remain respectful in an intimate relationship when a partner has differing values. Essential Questions What values should be [...]

Marriage in Different Cultures

Marriage in Different Cultures
Learning Libraries » High School » Relationship Skills Print Relationship Skills Family Resources on Marriage in Different CulturesProject and Purpose People from different cultural backgrounds may find additional difficulties in an intimate relationship, students will participate in a cultural competence activity to consider how to work out cultural differences Essential Questions What are healthy questions [...]