My Wellbeing Journal – Year 5

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YEAR 5 MY WELLBEING JOURNAL CREATING MY BEST SELF as a young person.

My photo

Doing kind things to make others’ lives better is the best way to grow your own wellbeing to shape your best self. A smile, eye contact and saying hello with your heart is a great way to start. Name .................................................................................................................................................. My Class ................................... My Teacher ..................................................................................... What is Healthy Wellbeing: feeling optimism and hope for your future, because you know that you are working towards creating your best self.

What do I want this year to be for me? I will write a short letter to myself about my goals. ..................................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................................... What could be challenges for me in making these things come true? Who could help me? ..................................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................................... .....................................................................................................................................................

CHARACTER STRENGTHS WEEKS

There are eight Character Strengths weeks throughout the year. You and your classmates can draw or describe how you could use one of the strengths to build your wellbeing and respectful relationships.

GRATITUDE WEEK for, not the things you life that you are grateful you already have in your acts others do Think about the little things think about the many kind if they weren’t there? And builds everyone’s want; what would happen Choosing to show gratitude do you say thank you? for you, without you asking; and your family wellbeing. and at home for your class Walls both in your classroom to say thank you. This week make Gratitude for and what they said things they are grateful to write down or draw

you kind things others did for you are grateful for and or draw little things that this week? This week write down grateful for your efforts This Week’s Gratitudes: to them. Also, who was and then say thank you that you are grateful for

The order of these weeks are: Gratitude, Curiosity, Teamwork, Love of Learning, Kindness, Perseverance, Leadership, Zest. Download these activity sheets and award certificates from the Wellbeing Program/Individual Resources/Strengths Weeks or Wellbeing Awards sections of www.learningcurve.com.au.

us happiness.” Anon is gratitude that brings brings us gratitude. It “It is not happiness that

Acknowledgement: Sonja Lyubomirsky & Tal Ben Shahar

“Never stop dreaming, never stop believing, never give up, never stop trying, and never stop learning.” Roy T Bennett

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2022 Index of PERMAH+ Year 5 Wellbeing Lessons and Activities PERMAH+ describes what makes up your wellbeing, it doesn’t develop it. To do this, you need to explore the lessons and activities which follow. Enjoy the journey of shaping yourself. The Right Thing To Do .............................................44 Kind and Caring.......................................................56 Forgiving and Saying Sorry ......................................68 Smiling ....................................................................80 Celebrating Differences ............................................92 Fair Problem Solving ..............................................104

Accomplishment + optimism Goals To Grow.........................................................22 Time and Wellbeing .................................................34

Positive Emotions + gratitude

Whole Brain Learning ..............................................46

Friendly and Welcoming...........................................14 Believe In Yourself ....................................................26 Positive Eyes ...........................................................38 Healthy Self-Talk ......................................................50 Special Times ..........................................................62 Fun and Laughing....................................................74 Feelings and Thinking ..............................................86 Wants and Needs ....................................................98

Projects Steps .........................................................70

Engagement + mindfulness

Stretching and Practising .........................................58 Creating Patterns.....................................................82 Connect, Extend, Challenge ....................................94 T.E.E.L. Paragraphs ...............................................106

Health + strengths Big Five Awareness .................................................24 Habits Which Create Habits .....................................36 Fear Of Missing Out: FOMO.....................................48

Brain Growth ...........................................................16 Resilient Attitudes ....................................................28 Being Focused ........................................................40 Growth Using Grit ....................................................52 Respectful and Firm.................................................64 Not Getting Started .................................................76 Ways To Cope .........................................................88 No to Bullying ........................................................100

Power of Sleep ........................................................60

Relationships + empathy

Body Language .....................................................111

Respectful Relationships..........................................18 Listening and Responding .......................................30 Teacher Gratitude ....................................................42 Joy Of Missing OUt..................................................54 Sharing Feedback ...................................................66 Golden and Platinum ...............................................78 Connect To Belong ..................................................90 Learning Together ..................................................102

Treasures Breathing .................................................72 Kind To Yourself .......................................................84 Help Seeking ...........................................................96 Enjoying Nature .....................................................108

Rear Pages Character Strengths Weeks ...................................110 Respectful Relationships................................ 112-113 Describing Yourself ................................................114 Presenting Your Best Self ......................................115 Feelings and Emotions...........................................116 Self-Talk in Action ..................................................117 Habits of Mind ............................................... 118-120 Multiplication Tables...............................................121 Learning Goals for Term One .................................122

Meaning + purpose

Learning Goals for Term Two .................................123

Giving With Purpose ................................................20 People Joy ..............................................................32

Learning Goals for Term Four.................................125

Learning Goals for Term Three ...............................124 Books I Have Read / Dates I Must Remember .......126 Acknowledgement: Martin Seligman & Chris Peterson

“To know and still not do is still not to know.” Chinese Proverb

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Creating My Best Self ................................................1 Index .........................................................................2 How To Create Your Best Self ....................................3 PERMAH+ What Your Wellbeing Is ........................ 4-5 Trusted Champions ...................................................6 M.A.R.B.L.E.S. ..........................................................7 Resilience To Bounce Back ................................... 8-9 Character Strengths ................................................10 Strengths Wheel ......................................................11 Strengths Word Search ...........................................12 Similarities You Share ..............................................13


How to Create Your Best Self WH A

1. Both in class and at home, enjoy doing the lessons and activities to feel yourself learning more and more about how to create your best self.

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This Lesson: The Wellbeing Learning Intention is for you to learn about how your own thoughts, words and actions affect your wellbeing, and the lessons and activities in this journal to help make them positive. Reflection: how aware are you about how positive you are thinking?

in life 10%

Daily thoughts, words & actions 40%

2. About 40% of your wellbeing is based on how positive you are living and thinking. The more you look on the bright side of life, the more you will be tuned into and enjoy doing what you are doing.

Genetics 50%

3. Each week in this journal, there is a PERMAH+ lesson, one of eight Wellbeing and Thinking activities, being grateful, and the daily and weekly Big Five Check In (see below). These are also on the website www.learningcurve.com.au as interactive activities, plus the interesting Resilient Wellbeing Tool Box in the Primary Wellbeing section.

MINDFULNESS ACTIVITY

RESPECTFUL RELATIONSHIPS

the good stuff

RESILIENT WELLBEING TOOLBOX – PRIMARY PRACTISING KEYSTONE HABITS TO CULTIVATE A RESILIENT STATE OF WELLBEING IN STUDENTS

OPTIMISM & HOPE

wellbeing focus

EMPATHY & relationships

What am I looking forward to most this week?

To become determined, I will write down the goals I want to achieve for myself.

What could I do to show empathy for the needs and feelings of others?

Describe times in your life when you felt great joy, real pride and total fulfilment in what you did.

GRATITUDE WEEK

With a classmate discuss – what does respectful mean and what are the important things which make up a respectful relationship for you?

Think about the little things you already have in your life that you are grateful for, not the things you want; what would happen if they weren’t there? And think about the many kind acts others do for you, without you asking; do you say thank you? Choosing to show gratitude builds everyone’s wellbeing. This week make Gratitude Walls both in your classroom and at home for your class and your family to write down or draw things they are grateful for and what they said to say thank you.

PERMAH+ REFLECTION – PRIMARY PERMAH+ Topic:

WHAT ARE YOU LIKE?

PERMAH+ Element:

RELATIONSHIPS + EMPATHY

Fabulous First Five Minutes: explore a person at school you look up to because they are kind and caring.

This Week’s Gratitudes: This week write down or draw little things that you are grateful for and kind things others did for you that you are grateful for and then say thank you to them. Also, who was grateful for your efforts this week?

PERMAH+ Reflection: What are three positive personal descriptors (see page 131) that you would like others to think of when they meet you?

Empathy Feeling – What types of body language send negative messages to others about you?

growth MINDSET

flexible THINKING

sense of purpose

I will think about what I’m doing to build my best possible self every day?

“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” Robert Kennedy

What things are the Musts and what are the Options in my life?

How could the resilience skill, Self-Belief, help you to do this? (refer page 123 of the planner)

PERMAH+ Bonus: MINDFULNESS TIME Character Imaginations. If you had a choice of any character you could be in a book, movie or TV show, who would you be and describe why.

SELF-CONTROL

mindful me

GRATITUDE JOURNAL

I will put a positive message to myself on my pillow each day.

What is something that I am grateful to my family for?

What things went well that I am grateful for?

Mindful Maze

Character Strength: use LOVE OF LEARNING to do LEARNING STRENGTHS Describe a time you used this strength well.

How did you feel this week?

Gratitude Journal: What went well that you were grateful for? 1. 2. 3.

PRIMARY

“It is not happiness that brings us gratitude. It is gratitude that brings us happiness.” Anon

4. Each weekly PERMAH+ lesson is broken up into: WHY? – the learning intention for what you are about to explore and discover to create your best self. HOW? – ways in which you can practise what you learn to make them habits. DO? – questions to answer which enable you to use what you have learnt to create your best self. 5. The Big Five are what you need to do and be aware of to stay healthy. Enjoy seeing how you are going every day by filling in the sections for: Feeling positive ?/5; Exercising ? minutes; Sleeping ? hours; Eating healthy ?/5; Drinking water ?/litres.

Big Five Check In: Colour in how well you went.

Feel positive

Exercise daily

Sleep well

Eat healthy

Drink water

Acknowledgement: Sonja Lyubomirsky & Tal Ben Shahar

“The part can never be well unless the whole is well.” Plato

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Trusted Champions This Lesson: The PERMAH+ Learning Intention is for you to understand that it is normal to ask for help from trusted adults when you have problems or feel unsafe, and for you to ask four adults to be your trusted champions. PERMAH+ Reflection: what are problems which you could share with your champions? Draw a picture of or stick a photo in, of each of your champions.

Champion Four

Your champions will always be there to keep you safe.

Champion One

Don’t hesitate, use your strengths to ask for help.

Champion Two

Picture of you or draw yourself

Champion Three

Use I can and I will self-talk to motivate you to ask.

Acknowledgement: Seligman & Fredrickson

“From little things, big things grow.” Paul Kelly

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Ask, share, listen and act.


M.A.R.B.L.E.S. This Lesson: The PERMAH+ Learning Intention is for you to practise doing M.A.R.B.L.E.S. to create your best self. PERMAH+ Reflection: which of the M.A.R.B.L.E.S. are you using well and which do you need to work on? To develop healthy wellbeing habits in yourself, you need to build strong brain pathways by deliberately practising the M.A.R.B.L.E.S. behaviours. M.A.R.B.L.E.S. which stand for:

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Do I reflect on the letters M.A.R.B.L.E.S. regularly?

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When is a time that I did each of the M.A.R.B.L.E.S. well?

M for Manners Treating others the way you like to be treated, with courtesy and respect. Usually

Sometimes

Not Yet

A for Attitude Having can do, want to and growth mindsets. Usually

Sometimes

Not Yet

R for Respect Believing and showing that you and other people matter. Usually

Sometimes

Not Yet

BL for Body Language Being mindful to be assertive but not aggressive; confident but not arrogant; focused intently, but not consumed. Usually

Sometimes

Not Yet

E for Effort Focusing your energies to welcome and overcome challenges and setbacks using your strengths. Usually

Sometimes

Not Yet

S for Smile Saying hello to the world every day with a happy smiling face to spread positive emotions. Usually

Sometimes

Not Yet Acknowledgement: Amy Brown

“Try to be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud.” Maya Angelou

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Character Strengths This Lesson: The PERMAH+ Learning Intention is for you to understand what character strengths are and how you naturally use them every day. PERMAH+ Reflection: what are your top strengths after doing the survey? Character Strengths are qualities which make up who you are as a person. There are 24 of them and you have your own special mix of them which you naturally use in your life. The strengths bring six virtues to life, which are: Wisdom, Courage, Humanity, Justice, Temperance and Transcendence. Discover your strengths by doing the free Youth Survey at www.viacharacter.org. You will have to ask your parents/ teachers to help you register to do the survey. Google Tiffany Schlain to watch a great youtube clip, “Science of Character” to learn more about them. Before you do the survey think about what your top eight strengths will be. My predictions are: ................................................................................................................................................................................. For each strength in the table write where it was on the survey.

WISDOM

about your thinking and reasoning

COURAGE

about your spirit and confidence

HUMANITY

about your positive relationships

JUSTICE

about you benefitting and sharing with others

24 CHARACTER STRENGTHS CREATIVITY

CURIOSITY

JUDGEMENT

LOVE OF LEARNING

PERSPECTIVE

Thinking and designing in original and novel ways

Exploring and being interested in learning more

Thinking in open minded and critical ways

Enjoying mastering and learning new things

Making sense of what is happening

VIA.........................

VIA.........................

VIA.........................

VIA.........................

VIA.........................

BRAVERY

PERSEVERANCE

HONESTY

ZEST

Doing what your mind says is right for you

Persisting through challenges to finish

Being true to your values

Feeling full of energy and enthusiasm

VIA.........................

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VIA.........................

VIA.........................

LOVE

KINDNESS

SOCIAL-INTELLIGENCE

Being loving and feeling loved by others

Being generous and caring with others

Knowing why others act and think in certain ways

VIA.........................

VIA.........................

VIA.........................

TEAMWORK

FAIRNESS

LEADERSHIP

Being loyal to and working well with others

Being just and kind with others

Bringing out the best in others

VIA.........................

VIA.........................

VIA.........................

TEMPERANCE about being in charge of you

TRANSCENDENCE about you having purpose and valuing others

APPRECIATION OF BEAUTY & EXCELLENCE Feeling wonder and awe about special things VIA.........................

FORGIVENESS

HUMILITY

PRUDENCE

SELF-CONTROL

Giving others a second chance

Letting achievements speak for you

Being careful to not take silly risks

Controlling your impulses and emotions

VIA.........................

VIA.........................

VIA.........................

VIA.........................

GRATITUDE

HOPE

HUMOUR

SENSE OF MEANING

Being thankful for what you have in your life

Feeling you can influence your future

Having fun, laughing and smiling

Having a purpose larger than yourself

VIA.........................

VIA.........................

VIA.........................

VIA.........................

Acknowledgement and thanks to the VIA Institute. © 2014 VIA Institute. All Rights Reserved.

“Just as we don’t realise we are breathing, we often don’t realise we are using our character strengths.” Martin Seligman

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Strengths Wheel This Lesson: The PERMAH+ Learning Intention is for you to think about how well you are using each of your strengths and set a target to aim for. PERMAH+ Reflection: what is something positive that you can do for each of your top strengths? Fill in your top eight strengths in the Strengths Wheel, and inside the wheel write one word to describe something you could do for each of them. Rate how you currently use each strength using NOW 0 1 2 3 4 5, and how you want to be using it in a month’s time using TARGET 0 1 2 3 4 5.

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When is a time that you believe that you used your strengths well, and how did you feel? ....................................................................................................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................................................

“The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.” BB King

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Fabulous First 5 Minutes: Positive Vibes:

who is someone who shows courage in their life and how do they show it?

what are you looking forward to learning and doing most this week?

Relationships + empathy SHARING FEEDBACK WHY: by sharing ideas and thoughts with someone, which is called feedback, both of you will learn other ways to think about and look at things.

Kindness Week This week enjoy making a positive difference to other peoples’ lives, by creating activities using the character strength KINDNESS, to grow relationships with your family, friends and school community.

HOW: when listening to someone, try hard to do just that, listen. Often, you fall into the trap of thinking about your own ideas, rather than taking in what is being said. Giving and receiving feedback is a great way to practise showing empathy, because listening shows you value what others are saying. Acknowledgement: Ericsson & Anderson

DO: when is a time you have given and received feedback well, and what did you learn? .................................................................................

(Kindness for Strengths Week worksheet and Kindness Wellbeing Award are in Individual Resources of www.learningcurve.com.au)

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................................................................................. ................................................................................. What have you learned this week from other students? ................................................................................. ................................................................................. Habit of Mind – how could communicating with clarity and precision help you with Sharing Feedback?

Exercising and Breathing Reach For The Sky Breathing. For a slow count of 5. Stand up straight with your arms by your sides. Breathe in lifting your arms joining your hands together while standing on your tip toes. Hold for 5. Breathe out while lowering your arms and feet. Repeat 5 times. How did you feel while doing Reach For The Sky Breathing? ...............................................................................

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............................................................................... How many times did you do Reach For The Sky Breathing this week?

“Don’t think or judge, just listen.” Sarah Dessen

Acknowledgement: Gozen

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Empathy Feeling – how do you think someone feels when they know you are really listening to them?


Creating You:

what do you need to do each day to create the young person you want to become?

Big Five Check In: Feel positive

Exercise daily

Sleep well

Eat healthy

Drink water

Mindful Colouring

Colour in how well you went.

Gratitude:

what went well that you were grateful for?

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Fabulous First 5 Minutes: 1. 2. Positive Vibes:

what are two strengths you need to use to stand up to bullies?

what are you looking forward to learning and doing most this week?

Engagement + mindfulness NO TO BULLYING WHY: by not engaging either in person or online with people who choose to bully, you will not give them the power to play their cruel game. HOW: if bullied in person, look the bully in the eye and tell them that you refuse to accept it. Unfortunately, many young people suffer from FOMO, and are addicted to opening everything online, meaning that they are handing the power to these people. Use your strengths to use JOMO to beat bullying.

Respectful Relationships What is a positive thing that you could do to build and maintain respectful relationships, and a negative thing you might do to ruin and spoil respectful relationships?

Positive

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Negative

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Acknowledgement: Csikszentmihalyi & Hunter

DO: when is a time you used your strengths to not engage with students who chose to bully you? .................................................................................

............................................................................... Acknowledgement: RRRR, Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne

................................................................................. Mindfulness feeling – which of your strengths could help you use JOMO instead of FOMO to not engage online? ................................................................................. ................................................................................. How do you think bullies would feel when you don’t engage with them? ................................................................................. ................................................................................. Character Strength – how could social-intelligence help you with No To Bullying? ................................................................................. ................................................................................. “JOMO – when the going gets tough, the tough get going.” Joseph Kennedy & MW

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Mindful Maze Enjoy the challenge of finding your way through it!


Creating You:

what do you need to do each day to create the young person you want to become?

Big Five Check In: Feel positive

Exercise daily

Sleep well

Eat healthy

Drink water

Mindful Colouring

Colour in how well you went.

Gratitude:

what went well that you were grateful for?

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Respectful Relationships This Lesson: The PERMAH+ Learning Intention is for you to learn about how to build and enjoy respectful relationships. PERMAH+ Reflection: what do you need to learn more about to have respectful relationships? You are hard-wired to be at your best when enjoying healthy relationship with other people. Practise doing the respectful relationships activities to help you to build respectful friendships. What do you act like and feel like when you are in a respectful relationship?

What are two character strengths that you need to use to build and enjoy healthy relationships?

Act like

1.

Feel like

2.

What are two respectful relationships you have with other people where you feel a sense of belonging?

Describe a special time you enjoyed with your family and friends where you felt really happy.

1.

What are two warning signs that you and your friends could be in an unsafe relationship?

What are two positive coping strategies that you could use if you felt unsafe or was being bullied?

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2.

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Acknowledgement: RRRR Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne

“Forget all the reasons why it won’t work and believe the one reason why it will.” Abdelnour

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Respectful Relationships To enjoy respectful relationships, you need to feel: Connected – sharing and communicating equally, cooperatively and openly with others. Protected – feeling emotionally and physically safe. Respected – feeling others value all of you as a person who matters. Respectful relationships rely on problems being sorted out with win-win for those involved – no winners or losers. What is a friendship problem you have had which was worked out fairly for win-win and how did you achieve this?

What are situations in relationships where you could feel:

Problem

Negative feelings?

How it was worked out

A mix of positive and negative?

What is a problem you can work out on your own, one your friends could help you with, and one you would need to ask your Trusted Champions for help with?

What are three things you notice when someone has power over someone else in a relationship?

Positive feelings?

You

1.

Friends

2.

Trusted Champions

3.

In your relationships, what does it mean to you to feel:

What are three things you enjoy about having caring family and friends?

Connected?

1.

Protected?

2.

Respected?

3. Acknowledgement: RRRR Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne

“Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.” Scott Adams

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Habits of Mind This Lesson: The PERMAH+ Learning Intention is for you to explore Habits of Mind to learn different ways to think for different situations. PERMAH+ Reflection: when are times you feel that you have thought in some of these ways?

HABITS OF MIND are 16 more intelligent ways to think when you are in different situations. For example, if you were learning with a group of classmates, you can think interdependently. Check out www.habitsofmind.org for ideas. Practise looking for the best ways to think and write and save them in the interactive Exploring Habits of Mind thinking tool from the website to build your own thinking collection. Rate yourself on how often you think with each Habit using: Usually Sometimes Not yet

PERSISTING

Overcoming obstacles and sticking to a task until it is completed. When something doesn’t work, trying other ways to solve the problem. When have you persisted to succeed, and when else can you use it? ............................................................................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................................................................. How often:

Usually

Sometimes

Not yet

MANAGING IMPULSIVITY

Considering and understanding ideas before you make a judgement. Planning ways to solve a problem before you start. When have you shown control to not be impulsive, and when else can you use it? ............................................................................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................................................................. How often:

Usually

Sometimes

Not yet

LISTENING WITH UNDERSTANDING AND EMPATHY

Understanding and accepting others’ needs and feelings and reading what messages their body language is sending to you. When have you listened this way, and when else can you use it? ............................................................................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................................................................. How often:

Usually

Sometimes

Not yet

THINKING FLEXIBLY

Changing the way you think for different situations and when you receive new information. Converting negative mind chatter to positive thinking. When have you thought this way, and when else can you use it? ............................................................................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................................................................. How often:

Usually

Sometimes

Not yet

Knowing what to do when you don’t know what to do. Being aware of how you are thinking. When have you thought about how you are thinking, and when else can you use it? ............................................................................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................................................................. How often:

Usually

Sometimes

Not yet Acknowledgement: Costa & Kellick

You’ll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut.” Dr Seuss

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THINKING ABOUT THINKING (METACOGNITION)


Habits of Mind STRIVING FOR ACCURACY

Taking pride in lifting the quality of what you do through practice. Not accepting near enough is good enough. When have you practised hard to make your best better, and when else can you use it? ............................................................................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................................................................. How often:

Usually

Sometimes

Not yet

QUESTIONING AND POSING PROBLEMS

Asking the right questions to fill in the gaps of what you don’t know. Recognising the reasons behind why questions are asked. When have you asked the right questions, and when else can you use it? ............................................................................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................................................................. How often:

Usually

Sometimes

Not yet

APPLYING PAST KNOWLEDGE TO NEW SITUATIONS

Applying your experience and knowledge to new problems. Adapting what you have learned to make connections to a new situation. When have you applied prior knowledge, and when else can you use it? ............................................................................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................................................................. How often:

Usually

Sometimes

Not yet

THINKING AND COMMUNICATING WITH CLARITY AND PRECISION

Sharing your thoughts with accurate and clear language, both written and verbal. Explaining, comparing and giving evidence using correct names and labels. When have you communicated clearly, and when else can you use it? ............................................................................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................................................................. How often:

Usually

Sometimes

Not yet

GATHERING DATA THROUGH ALL SENSES

Understanding a situation through taking in messages from all of your senses. Considering colours, sounds, patterns, tastes, textures and rhythms. When have you learned through your senses, and when else can you use it? ............................................................................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................................................................. How often:

Usually

Sometimes

Not yet

CREATING, IMAGINING, INNOVATING

Looking at problems and situations from different angles. Taking risks with and stretching your thinking to imagine “what could be?” When have you stretched your thinking creatively, and when else can you use it? ............................................................................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................................................................. How often:

Usually

Sometimes

Not yet Acknowledgement: Costa & Kellick

“You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” Jon Kabat-Zinn

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