GoalName six life skills and say which ones I am good at and which I want to improve.
New words
life skill · something I can do that helps me every day, at school and at homeimprove · to get better at something by practisingorganise · to put things and tasks in order
Explanation
A life skill is something you can do that helps you in everyday life. Some life skills are organising your work, creating, solving problems, communicating, setting goals and listening. When you pack your bag the night before, you organise your work. When you draw a poster, you create. When two friends want the same ball and find a fair way to share, they solve a problem. When you listen without interrupting, you show respect. Nobody is good at every skill on the first day. We all have skills we are strong in and skills we can improve by practising. Knowing both is the first step to getting stronger.
Life skill
What it looks like
Organising
Books in the bag, shoes by the door
Creating
A new idea, a drawing, a model
Solving problems
Finding a fair way to share
Communicating
Saying my idea clearly
Setting goals
Deciding what I want to reach
Listening
Looking at the speaker and waiting
Worked examples
Youssef finds his school bag packed and his shoes by the door because he got ready the night before. He is organising his work, so he is never late.
Mariam wants to decorate the classroom door. She thinks of a new idea: a paper river with paper boats. She is creating.
Omar and his cousin both want to play with the same football. Omar says, “You play for ten minutes, then I play for ten minutes.” They solve the problem and nobody is cross.
Class activity
Skill check. With a grown-up, read the six skills in the table. Draw a star next to two skills you are good at. Draw a circle next to one skill you want to improve. Say one thing you can do this week to practise it.
Practice
1
Farida puts her pencils in a pencil case and her books in her bag every evening. Which life skill is this?
Organising her work.
2
Which picture shows the skill of listening? Say the letter.
A, the ear.
3
Seif thinks of a new story and tells it with drawings. Which life skill is he using?
Creating (and communicating his idea).
4
Say one life skill you are good at and one you want to improve.
Any honest answer is fine, for example: I am good at listening and I want to improve at organising.
