Life Skills and SEL

What is self awareness?

• Being able to connect with others

• Thinking positive thoughts

• Being able to understand your own emotions, strengths and weaknesses

• Making good decisions

The word strength means...

• Something I am good at

• When I make a mistake

• Something that is hard for me to do

• Never getting the answer right

Self Management is an important Life skill.

• True

• False

What is perseverance?

• The ability to self-regulate one's own thoughts, words, emotions, and actions.

• Working through to the completion of a goal despite challenges and roadblocks along the way.

• A skill or ability that can be more difficult and often requires more work to improve.

• An accurate view of oneself

Which is an example of resilience?

• Judy lost her cell phone, reported it and then would not leave the office until it was turned in.

• Nancy did not get the level she wanted so she felt sad but decided to make a change for next time.

• Max failed a test and so he frowned at all his teachers and friends for the rest of the day.

• Henry lost his point sheet and refused to do anything but sit in the Zen Zone.

This will be challenging, but I will keep at it.

• Growth Mindset
• Fixed Mindset

I've never been good at this.

• Growth Mindset
• Fixed Mindset

I'm going to have to try again.

• Growth Mindset
• Fixed Mindset

Your brain is most like a

• muscle that grows with exercise.

• published book that always stays the same.

• tank of gas that gets used up and needs refilling.

• lawn that you need to mow when it gets too long.

You believe that talent and intelligence can be developed through effort, your mindset is...

• Growth
• Fixed