Life Skills Education Toolkit

2 • MODULE TWO: KNOWING MYSELF

Objectives

By the end of the session the children will be able to:

• Identify their strengths – what they are good at
  and what positive qualities they possess;


• Get feedback from their friends in the group
  about their positive qualities;


• Say why they are happy to be a boy or a girl;


• Learn to protect themselves from any negative
  remarks about themselves; and


• Decide what quality or skill they would like to
  strengthen.

Key Points

Many children with difficult and sometimes

traumatic life experiences have low confidence and

low self-esteem. It is very important that children

are aware of their strengths and receive positive

feedback from others. Self-esteem and confidence in

oneself are critical to try out new behavior or

practice new skills. This session emphasizes that

each of them is unique, that there is no bad person.

This shield protects them from adverse criticism.

Life Skills Learned

Self awareness, critical thinking and communication.

Time Required

Each activity lasts for 30 to 40 minutes.

Materials

Activity 1: Paper plates, markers, sticking tape.

Activity 2: Paper shields (should be of stiff paper),

markers.

Activity 3: Paper body outlines of a girl and a boy,

one pair for the girls’ group and one for the boys’

group, cards of three colors, sticking tape or glue.

Session One: My Abilities, My Skills