YEAR 8 MY WELLBEING JOURNAL DEVELOPING MY BEST SELF as a Young Person and as a Student.
Your choices shape your life. Choosing to develop your best self is a great first choice.
AS A YOUNG PERSON What do I expect from myself as a young person? ........................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................ • show gratitude to do good to feel good and feel good to do good. • show empathy for others’ needs and feelings.
AS A STUDENT What do I expect from myself as a student? ........................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................ • use grit to challenge myself to deliberately practise. • develop growth mindsets to stretch my brain’s abilities. Acknowledgement: Sonja Lyubomirsky & Tal Ben Shahar
CHARACTER STRENGTHS WEEKS
There are eight Character Strengths Week spread throughout this journal. They provide you and your class with opportunities to practise using your strengths to build your wellbeing. They are also fun to do at home with your family. There are Wellbeing Award Certificates for each of these weeks. The order of these weeks are: Gratitude, Curiosity, Teamwork, Love of Learning, Kindness, Perseverance, Leadership, Zest. From the website www.learningcurve.com.au , download the Strengths Weeks sheets from Individual Resources/Character Strengths Weeks and the Wellbeing Awards Certificates from Individual Resources/Wellbeing Awards.
KINDNESS WEEK There is a Japanese saying which says that one kind word can warm three winters. Share with students that being kind to others, and to themselves, are great ways to live a full and happy life and make a difference in the world. Kind acts don’t have to be big. Sometimes a smile or saying “hello” are kind acts which bring warmth to others. A good idea this week is to make a Kindness Wall in your classroom for your class to write down or draw kind things they did for others or kind things others did for them. Also, at home, make a Kindness Wall in their bedroom or on the fridge in the kitchen for your family to write down and draw kind things they did for others or others did for them this week. This Week’s Kind Gratitude: This week write down or draw times you were kind to others or others were kind to you, that you were grateful for.
“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realise they were the big things.” Robert Brault
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