Life Skills and Leadership Manual - Peace Corps

Life Skills & Leadership: Unit 1, Session 2: Stages of Adolescence | Page 14 of 95

Session 2: Stages of Adolescence

Date: Time: 120 minutes Facilitator(s):

Facilitator preparation:

1. Copy handouts –one for each participant


2. Gather art supplies

Note: The personal posters made by participants in the Assessment section should be saved by the

facilitator. Participants will add to them in the Assessment section of Session 3, the Application section

of Session 4, the Application section of Session 5, and in the Assessment section of Session 7.

Materials:

Equipment

1. Art supplies (markers, glue, old picture magazines, paint, brushes, etc.)


2. Poster board or large sheets of heavy paper
   Handouts
   Handout 1: Development During Adolescence
   Handout 2: Personal Dramas
   Trainer materials
   Trainer Material 1: Personal Dramas Answer Key

Learning Objective(s):

1. After studying a chart of the Stages of Adolescent Development and analyzing fictional situations,
   participants will describe at least one indicator of physical, cognitive, and psychosocial changes they are
   experiencing or will experience as they develop.


2. Using locally available materials and found objects, each participant will create a poster that represents
   his or her uniqueness and appreciation of himself or herself.