Tutor Time Bundle: Self Discovery Life Skills for Teenagers - Bundle Pack

Self Discovery Life Skills for Teenagers Series
Ideal for use during several 1-hour Tutor Time sessions (approx 6-8).
This PDF resource is designed for teenagers in the age range of 14-17.

The overall purpose of the booklets in this series is to help teenagers understand and develop their own character, inspiring young people to reach their dreams and be the best they can be.
It’s intended to get them thinking about what they’d like to do and start to plan how to get there. There are also lots of resources to inspire and encourage.
The activities in this booklet are designed to be worked on independently with consideration on how to use the skills in everyday life.

How to use: Teachers can ask the children to read the introduction paragraphs at the start of the session, then ask some questions to check all have read and understood it. Teachers should read it through first themselves and think about possible questions the students may ask them.

Teachers should think of some questions related to the topic to ask the class. For example, asking about the benefits of learning this life skill. Or do you have a story of your own related to the topic which students would find interesting and would bring the subject to life?

This booklet includes worksheets on :

• Self-awareness and finding and using your strengths
• Making good decisions and getting over mistakes
• Emotional maturity
• Health and wellbeing and changing habits
• Finding supporters and asking for help
• Fulfilling your dreams
• Life skill development and helpful resources

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Life skill development: By the end of this series, students will have developed skills in the following areas:

• Adaptability and willingness to change: By engaging with all the activities and being open minded to change.
• Problem solving: Through learning about decision making and thinking an issue through in a logical way.
• Willpower: By starting to change any unhealthy / unwanted habits or introduced something new in their life.
• Communications: By being more self-aware, confidence will grow and communications with others will get easier.
• Resilience: Through recovering from mistakes, forgiveness and moving on.
• Perseverance: By reflecting on things that has needed perseverance in the past.
• Writing skills: Lots of writing during the activities and summarising and choosing words carefully to fit all the key points.
• Emotion regulation: Mindful consideration of behaviour and recognising triggers all help to regulate control over emotions. Understanding that you can control your reaction to an event even if you can’t control what’s happening.
• Growth mindset and open mindedness: Someone has a growth mindset if they have a positive attitude towards learning and their ability to progress and achieve.
• And last but not least employability! All these skills help to make student more employable. The activities could even provide examples to talk about in interviews.