Life Skills & Leadership: Unit 1, Session 3: Building Self-Confidence | Page 28 of 93Instructional Sequence
I. Motivation (10 minutes)
Materials:
Several slips of paper (one sheet cut into eighths) for each participant
Pens or pencils
A. Stormy Weather
Participants consider their own development within the stages of adolescence and identify their
personal concerns.- Remind participants of the previous session and the discussion about the stages of adolescent
development. Say:
“Last time we talked about the changes that people experience during adolescence in the areas of
physical, mental, emotional, and social growth.”- Ask one or more volunteers to read Flip chart 1: Development During Adolescence.
Note: Have the handout from Session 2 with the full chart (Development During Adolescence) on hand in case there
are questions.- Continue with the introduction. Say:
“Today we want to identify typical concerns or problems you might encounter in school, with family,
with friends, and others while growing up and maturing. We will also talk about how to get help
and how to stay strong. Typical concerns may include a feeling of being an outsider to your peer
group, or wondering if the changes you are experiencing are normal.Some young people say they have more feelings of anger and this can lead to problems at school, at
home, and with friends. Others say they feel attracted to someone else or like another person a lot
and they don’t know how to act around this person.Please take a moment and think of any concerns you have for yourself in any of the four areas of
adolescent development. They could be the same as those I’ve mentioned or different concerns. You
might have details you want to add to the examples I gave.”- Distribute several slips of paper and a pen or pencil to each person.
Note: Offer the same type and color of pen or pencil to all participants. This will help maintain an atmosphere of trust,
as the concerns that participants write can be anonymous.