Life Skills & Leadership: Unit 1, Session 3: Building Self-Confidence | Page 34 of 93- Ask participants to form groups of three. Have them choose in their mind between “Rain,” “Wind” or
“Thunder.” On the count of three, have everyone say their choice out loud. Then have the participants
form groups with one person of each category (rain, wind and thunder) represented. - Give directions:
“In your group of three, read the handout and add to it by taking some of the put-down statements
that Samantha might have said about herself and turning them around into buildup statements.”- Ask the groups of three to share a few examples of the ‘buildups’ they wrote.
Note: The completion of Handout 1: Put-Down, Turn Around serves as an assessment of Objective 2.B. Summary
Summarize by saying:“These are all good examples of put-down, turn arounds. Sometimes it feels like we get a lot of ‘put-
downs’ so it’s important to take care of yourself. Give yourself a buildup whenever you can.”V. Assessment (25 minutes)
Materials:
Graffiti Wall Chart, markers or crayons
Personal posters from the Assessment section, “My Life as Art,” of Session 1.
A. In Plain Sight
Participants make a graffiti wall and create affirmations to add to their personal posters.
Note: This activity can be seen as an “application activity,” in which the participants apply what they have practiced, while it also
serves to assess the learning objectives.- Hang the wall chart or lay it across the floor of the learning space. Label sections of the paper with
these headings “My strengths ...” “People I can go to for help ...” “Things I have accomplished ...” “I
help others by ...” “Things that make me laugh ...” Say:
“It’s important to change ‘put-downs’ into ‘buildups’ to improve your self-confidence. And there are
many other ways you can feel better about yourself. I would like you to think of as many things about
yourself that you can to write in these categories. Let’s try to fill the space with words, phrases,
drawings, and so forth that express positive things about ourselves. If you can, put something about
yourself in each section.”Note: If possible, provide magazines and/or newspapers so participants can cut out images and words that represent their
feelings, thoughts, etc.