Knowing yourself is a great start to getting through high school! A series of activities introduce individuals to the rest of the group as they share their backgrounds, their interests, and their goals in life.

Concepts

peers, self-awareness, self esteem, healthy habits

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Additional Tags

health

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Instructional Ideas

• Use in a peer counseling retreat or with another club of teenagers
• Include the lessons in a teen issue class or health curriculum when discussing self-esteem

Classroom Considerations

• Designed as part of a longer workshop on self awareness, but works as its own activity
• Includes nine separate lessons

Pros

• Includes all necessary handouts
• Activity work well for any class as icebreakers or getting-to-know-you exercises
• Provides ideas for getting teenagers to help plan the activities

Cons

• None