Week 3 -- Strengths continued



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Activity #1


Image result for good monday morningJournal: We all handle stress differently. What does it feel like to be overwhelmed? What are some things you like to do to manage stress or calm stress?



Activity #2

Discuss top five strengths and which categories they fall into -- Virtue of wisdom, courage, humanity, justice temperance, and transcendence. You can highlight where your strengths fall on one of the handouts I gave you last Thursday.

Top two reasons why it's important to know your strengths -- 1) it can amplify and grow the positive, and 2) it helps you learn from and reframe the negative.

 Put post-it notes with your names and the number your strength is ranked under the strength on the wall.  For instance, I will put my name, Kirsten Holmstedt #1 under fairness.  Do this for your top five strengths. Look for any patterns? 

 Reflect: would you say that your top five strengths are energizing, natural, and widely expressed in your life? 
Summary of our learning

 How can you use your top 5 character strengths to form and keep positive relationships?
Video: Strong Positive Relationships

Assignment: Complete response to 
VIA Character Strengths 
Due: Tuesday, February 3, 2020 
The responses should be in complete sentences.  



Close by designing small poster (due Thursday) or writing/typing response (due a week from today).

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