What is the difference between a proactive person and a reactive person? Scholars explore the topic, and many others, with helpful lessons, discussions, role play activities, and games. Each activity supports one of the key principles from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey. 

Concepts

personal growth, honesty, goal setting, stress management, time management, active listening, making decisions, collaboration, interpersonal communication

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Additional Tags

college and career readiness

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Instructional Ideas

• Play excerpts from the audio version of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens to reinforce key concepts before lessons
• Demonstrate active listening by having individuals give a partner verbal instructions for completing a task, such as creating a paper airplane

Classroom Considerations

• Expects familiarity with and access to Sean Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens
• Some activities require additional materials, including balloons, string, a flip chart, and collage materials 
• Many activities require print-outs from the appendix of the book

Pros

• A variety of activities appeal to different learning styles, including kinesthetic and visual
• Includes lots of optional activities for lesson extension

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.7.1.a SL.8.1.a SL.9-10.1.a SL.11-12.1.a