February 15–19
Theme: Making Choices Toward Wanted Results
Skill Building: Communicating for Choice
Well Being and Social Connection
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Black History Month!
This week, let's learn and talk about Black Inventors and important milestones in Black culture.
Have you ever seen or played with the popular water toy "Super Soaker"?
A Black rocket scientist, Lonnie Johnson, invented this iconic toy that is still popular today. Read about it here.
Today happens to be...
Ash Wednesday, Lent begins and Random Acts of Kindness Day
Check In (5 min)
Hi and how are you's
Recap Yesterday (2 min)
Assertive, Passive and Aggressive communication
Portfolio Planner (3 min)
PRESENTERS: You can use the annotation feature to show what things to mark off
- How are your goals going?
- Habit trackers?
- Any changes you are making to your schedule?
Show & Share (1-10 min)
Have you ever written or received a wonderful card or letter from someone in the mail? Share it with us.
Tomorrow's Show & Share: Have you ever been successful at helping someone who was
very upset, sad or agitated to feel better? What did you say to them? Has anyone been able
to do that for you? What did they say to help you?
Thematic Activity 01 (10-15 min)
PRESENTERS: Complete the activity as instructed for the worksheet.
Activity Sheet 1 - Eating at a Buffet*
PRESENTERS: Now continue using the SAME sheet to complete the predicting outcomes discussion using the prompt below.
Uri completed the worksheet too. He got a score of 10. His friend asked if he's going to change his choices, Uri said no. He said he plans to keep eating whatever he wants, no matter what.
- Discuss the LONG-TERM results of choosing to eat too much of foods that aren't good for you.
- What do you think COULD happen to Uri if he doesn't have good nutrition for many years?
<Body Break>
Thematic Activity 02 (5-10 min)
PRESENTERS: Go over the menu first. Identify some healthful choices. Complete the second worksheet using that information.
Activity Sheet 2a: Breakfast Menu*
Activity Sheet 2b: Evaluate Your Breakfast Choices*
Skill Builder (5-10 min)
PRESENTERS: Use the following questions about the menu worksheet to help participants recognize when there is enough information to predict results and when you need more informatino to predict results.
- Dionne ordered the pancake stack but did not realize they had blueberries. Dionne is VERY allergic to blueberries. What will probably happen if he eats the pancakes anyway?
- Ollie is 34 years old and eats 6 eggs fried in butter for breakfast every day. Their doctor says they have heart disease. How long will Ollie live if they keep eating that way?
- Fred is really into fruit. He always orders the fruit plate any time he goes out to eat and eats lots of fruit at home too. Which fruit item will Fred order from the menu?
- Trinh has a disease where she can't have any gluten. Gluten is in anything that has wheat. Which items on the menu will make Trinh sick?
- Tom and Janet went to the diner and decided to split the bill. Tom likes to give big tips but Janet is more careful about tips. How much of a tip do you think they will leave their server?
<Body Break>
Life Skills Story* OPTION
Survival Language (5-10 min)
- Complete the sentences with the right homonyms
- Circle the Picture that matches the meaning
Optional Level-Up
Play this "Guess the Homonym" game. Read the poem and input the letters for the homonym the poem is about.
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What did we learn today?
What are we doing this afternoon?
