Life Skills Lessons to the Remainder of the Year

*All activities can be found here:

https://mrsmcraesplayground.weebly.com/life-skills.html

You can type your answers in a Google doc. to share them with me.
erica.mcrae@excelsiorca.org

Activity 1:​ Complete ​EVERFI ​activities. The login and password are found beneath the
link on our website.

Activity 2:​ Watch the ​GRIT vs. Talent​ video.

1. Answer the following questions:
a. What is GRIT and why is it important?
b. Complete the equation: ​Talent x effort = _________
c. Complete the equation: ​_________ x __________= Achievement
d. What is the biggest predictor of long term achievement?
e. What must you do in order to grow GRIT?
i. Develop a ______________________
ii. Strive for _______________________
iii. Remind yourself of _______________
iv. Adopt a ________________________

2. Measure your GRIT. Share the results with me and what your feelings are about
your results.
Activity 3: ​Watch the ​Failing Forward​ slideshow presentation and answer the
following questions:
1. Describe the 4 steps to overcoming devastating setback:
1. You must learn to overcome ___________________________.
2. Recognize that ______________ and _________________ are on the
same path.
3. Celebrate the _______________ and not the __________________.
4. Don’t let _____ _____________ become global. __________
____________ doesn’t define everything.
2. Describe a failure that you experience.
1. How did it make you feel?
2. What was the end result? (did it make you want to try again or give up?)
3. What motivated you to make that choice?

Activity 4:​ Watch the​ Importance of Empathy​ slideshow presentation and answer the
following questions:

1. What are some of the differences between empathy and sympathy?

2. What are the 4 qualities of empathy:
a. The ability to take the _______________ of another person.
b. Staying out of ____________________.
c. Recognizing _____________ in other people and then
___________ that.
d. Empathy is ___________ WITH ____________.
3. Empathy is a vulnerable ________________ because in order to connect
connect with others we have to open up part of ourselves that knows that
_______.
4. Rarely does an empathic response begin with ____ ________.
5. Rarely can a response make something _____________. What makes
something better IS _______________.
Activity 5:​ Watch the​ Goal Setting​ slideshow presentation and answer the following
questions:
1. What does it mean to have the “end” in mind?
2. What are the two steps of setting and reaching goals?​ Hint: All things are created
twice.
3. Create a ​personal mission statement ​based on the steps in the presentation.

Activity 6:​ Watch the​ Proactive vs. Reactive ​slideshow presentation and answer the
following questions:
1. Describe the difference between being proactive and reactive.
2. Analyze your own behavior. Are you more proactive or reactive?
3. What steps can you take to be more proactive? ​(Hints: Langauge, Circle of
influence)
4. Do you think it’s possible to “carry your weather with you? Explain.
Activity 7:​ Watch the​ Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator​ video and answer
the following questions:

1. Describe your “dark playground”. What does spending too much time in the “dark
playground” lead to?
2. Describe the “hard things” for you. In what areas are you a master
procrastinator?
3. What are the “hard things” that are also usually fun for you?
4. What role does anxiety play in reaching long term goals vs. short term goals.

Activity 8:​ Watch the​ Circle of Control ​ video then create your own circle of control
using the template provided.

Example:
 Your Template:

Activity 9:​ Answer the questions under ​Final Project​. Don’t worry about creating a
poster. Use the resources on our Life Skills page to help you.