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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENTLearning Goals Expectations Activities2. Knows and understandsone’s personal strengthsand needs.a. Describe three personal strengths and threeneeds.b. Recognize how one’s strengths can be used tomeet one’s needs.c. Explain your personal values.d. Explain your personal definition of success.e. Describe the benefits and consequences ofperseverance.Creative Life Skills Activities, Activity 9, Toilet Paper.Creative Life Skills Activities, Activity 10, Grab Bag.Creative Life Skills Activities, Activity 81, Animal Babies.Creative Life Skills Activities, Activity 90, Get to Know YourApple.Life Skills Activities for Secondary, I-3, Spotlight on Me, p. 7-8.PAYA, Module 2, Social Skills, p. 98-101; 135-141.f. Tell at least three characteristics of a goodleader and why being a leader is important.Ready, Set, Fly! Personal Development #5.Social Skills Activities for Children, Being Interesting, p. 187-188.Social Skills Activities for Children, Developing Interests andHobbies, p. 291-292.Social Skills Activities for Children, Being the Leader, p. 155-156.3. Knows and understandsthe impact of caring,respectful, responsible,and honest behavior onrelationships.a. Define respect.b. Define in your own words caring, respectful,responsible, and honest behavior.c. Give examples of situations where caring,respectful, responsible, and honest behavioraffect a relationship.d. Describe the role of manners incommunicating respect for others.e. Demonstrate meeting someone for the firsttime (e.g., shaking hands, eye contact).f. Describe an appropriate response if someoneis rude to you.g. Tell how to accept the blame.h. Tell what being trustworthy is.i. Describe how you would like to be treated andhow you will treat others.Life Skills Activities for Children, Meeting People, p. 330-331.Life Skills Activities for Children, At the Movies, p. 332-333.Life Skills Activities for Children, Rudeness in Others, p. 336-337.Life Skills Activities for Children, Including Others, p. 338-339.Life Skills Activities for Secondary, 1-6, Acts of Kindness, p.13-15.Oops! Gross, p. 98-99.Oops! Big Days, p. 102-116.Ready, Set, Fly! Relationships #2.Social Skills Activities for Children, What is Respect? p. 28-29.Social Skills Activities for Children, Being Trustworthy, p. 32-33.Social Skills Activities for Children, Accepting the Blame, p.165-167.Life Skills Guidebook 42©2004 by Casey Family Programs.