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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENTLearning Goals Expectations Activities2. Knows and understandsone’s personal strengthsand needs.a. Identify three personal strengths andneeds.b. Recognize how one’s strengths can beused to meet one’s needs.c. Explain your personal values.d. Explain your personal definition ofsuccess.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.Ready, Set, Fly! Personal Development #5.Social Skills Activities for Children, Being Interesting, p. 187-188.f. Tell at least three characteristics of a goodleader and why being a leader isimportant.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 inrelationships.a. Define respect.b. Describe caring, respectful, responsible,and honest behavior.c. Give examples of situations where caring,respectful, responsible, and honestbehavior affect a relationship.d. Describe the role of manners incommunicating respect for others.e. Demonstrate meeting someone for thefirst time (e.g., shaking hands, eyecontact).f. Describe an appropriate response ifsomeone is rude to you.g. Tell what being trustworthy is.h. Tell how to accept the blame.i. Describe how you would like to be treatedand how 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, I-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.Social Skills Activities for Children, Touching Others, p. 176-178.Social Skills Activities for Children, Someone Made a Mistake, p.179-181.Social Skills Activities for Children, Tone of Voice, p. 268-270.Social Skills Activities for Children, Other People’s Opinions, p.273-275.Social Skills Activities for Children, Is This the Right Time? p.276-277.Life Skills Guidebook 125©2004 by Casey Family Programs.