Lesson Plan

Building a Flexibility Toolkit

Help 4th-grade students identify personal strengths and strategies for social adaptability by creating their own flexibility toolkit.

This lesson promotes self-awareness and equips students with practical tools to navigate social situations with confidence.

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Preparation

10 minutes

Step 1

Introduction and Discussion

10 minutes

Step 2

Personal Strengths Identification

10 minutes

Step 3

Toolkit Building Activity

15 minutes

Step 4

Reflection and Cool-down

5 minutes

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Slide Deck

Welcome to Your Flexibility Toolkit!

Introduce the concept of flexibility and its importance in social situations. Explain that everyone has unique strengths and that we can build a 'toolkit' with these strengths and strategies to help navigate different situations.

What is Flexibility?

Discuss what flexibility means and why it's important. Provide simple examples like adjusting in a game or changing plans with friends.

Your Personal Strengths

Show examples of personal strengths (like kindness, creativity, or being a good listener) and discuss how these can be part of their toolkit.

Building Your Toolkit

Explain that just like a physical toolkit holds tools, their flexibility toolkit will hold strategies that help them handle changes in social settings.

Reflect & Share

Prompt reflection. Ask students to share one strength they are proud of and one strategy they might use when facing changes with friends.

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Worksheet

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Activity

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Cool Down

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What's in Your Flexibility Toolkit?

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