Advisory: GRADE 7

Optional Topics and Resources

Orientation/Ice Breakers

• Know Your Neighbors
• You Be the Judge
• Feedback:  Human Differences
• Find the Stone
• Getting to Know You
• Four Corners

Goal Setting

• Goal Setting

Know Yourself

• Self-Concept
• Am I Someone Who…?
• Star Traits
• Myself, and Me Alone
• Sharing Likes and Dislikes
• Bug List
• Partner Risk
• UPenn Authentic Happiness:  https://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/

Self-Esteem

• Consider the Issues
• One Thing I Like About Myself
• Keeping Mistakes From Lowering Your Self-Esteem
• Creative Art Experience

Character Surveys

• UPenn Authentic Happiness:  https://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/

Other Optional Resources (Efficacy Workbook)

• Survey, Induction & Coat of Arms
• Student Interviews
• Quality Lives/Quality Schools
• How Did They Get So Good? & What If?
• Strong Side/Weak Side Rework It!
• Legacy/Letter to Self

Games

• pbskids.org:  http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/games/index.html

Other Ideas

• Journal for each student

• KNOWING ONESELF (Quarter 1): Students participate in activities to better understand who they are, how to identify and focus on their strengths, and how to build confidence and self-esteem.
• RELATIONSHIPS (Quarter 2): Students learn the skills needed to interact with others in personal, school, and community-related groups and teams.
• SOCIAL MEDIA Quarter 3): Students learn about the appropriate use of the internet, internet safety, privacy and security laws, and information literacy.
• COMMUNITY OUTREACH (Quarter 4): Students learn about philanthropy projects by both adults and children, as well as several causes to get them to want to take action.
• Second Step Resources for 7th Grade: View the entire library of teacher and student materials.