Purpose: Using Storytelling to Overcome Challenges

SecondaryYear 7 - 8Health and Physical EducationHealthSocialMental HealthMindfulness and MeditationSocial and Emotional Learning

Lesson Summary

Students will consider how personal strengths and skills can help tackle a range of life challenges. To demonstrate their understanding, they will produce a children’s story featuring a character who overcomes a relatable challenge using their unique skills and strengths.

Learning intentions

Students will:

explore how personal strengths and skills can assist people to overcome life challenges.

Success criteria

Students can:

outline how storytelling can assist people to learn important life lessons
write a children's story featuring a character who overcomes a challenge using their strengths and skills
present their story and identify common themes (in relation to challenges, skills and strengths).

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Lesson Details

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Purpose: Using Storytelling to Overcome Challenges

Lesson Summary

Learning intentions

Success criteria

Lesson Guides and Printables

Lesson Details

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

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