Character Strengths Lesson 1 What is WellBeing Part
Character Strengths Lesson 1 What is Well-Being? Part 1 www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Welcome • Welcome to the Weaving Well-Being Character Strengths programme. • Soon we will be learning all about Well-Being and Character Strengths! www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
What is Well-Being? • What do you think Well-Being means? • It’s about things like feeling happy and strong, and enjoying your life. • Can you name some things you do which make you feel happy? www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
What is Well-Being? • There are lots of different signs of well-being. • Let’s look at 3 signs of well -being now. • As we look at each sign, you can decide whether this was something you had thought of already! www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Signs of Well-Being • Do you think this is an important part of your well -being? Why? www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Signs of Well-Being • What gives you energy? • What do you do to have fun? www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Signs of Well-Being • Do you think this is an important part of your well-being? Why? www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Signs of Well-Being • Are you happy when you are getting along with others? • How does helping others make you feel? www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Signs of Well-Being • Do you think this is an important part of your well-being? Why? www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Signs of Well-Being • We all have ups and downs in our life – this is very normal! • Do you remember a time you were able to cope when something did not go well for you? www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Well-Being • Here are the 3 signs of well-being we learned about this week. • Next week we will learn about some more! • Now let’s listen to a rap about the signs of well-being! www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Have a look! This video shows children performing the Weaving Well-Being Rap which tells us how we can help our well-being every day (2: 41). The Weaving Well-Being Rap Click on above image to go to video www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Pupil Book Time Now it’s time to do some activities in our Weaving Well-Being Pupil Books. We will also have a home-work challenge to try this week, to help us to create our own well-being. So now let’s start Weaving our Well-Being! www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Character Strengths Lesson 2 What is Well-Being? Part 2 www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Well-Being • In our first lesson we learned about 3 important signs of well-being. Can you remember what they were? www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
What is Well-Being? • Now it’s time to learn about 3 more signs of well-being! • As we look at each sign, you can decide whether this was something you had thought of already! www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Signs of Well-Being • Do you think this is an important part of your well-being? Why? www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Signs of Well-Being • What do you really enjoy doing? • What do you feel proud about? www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Signs of Well-Being • Do you think this is an important part of your well-being? Why? www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Signs of Well-Being • Think of 3 things you are grateful for in your life right now. • Is it is good to remind yourself that ‘Nobody’s Perfect’? Why? www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Signs of Well-Being • Do you think this is an important part of your well-being? Why? www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Signs of Well-Being • Do you know what your strengths are? • The good news is that we are going to learn all about strengths on this programme. www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Strengths • We all have lots of amazing strengths! • We can use them every day to help ourselves and others. • Soon we will be learning all about them and you will get a chance to try them out! www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Well-Being Self Assessment • Did you know that we can think about these signs of well-being and decide how we are doing with them all? • Then we can choose one of the signs to try to improve on over a week. www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Have a look! Lets have a look at some children doing it, then we can try it ourselves for homework this week! Click on above image to go to video www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Pupil Book Time Now it’s time to do some activities in our Weaving Well-Being Pupil Books. We will also have a homework challenge to try this week to help us to create our own well-being. www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Character Strengths Lesson 3 Introduction to Character Strengths www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
What are Character Strengths? • Character Strengths are part of who you are. • They are the parts of your personality which help you to live a happy and helpful life. www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
How many Character Strengths? • Some scientists say that there are 24 main Character Strengths. • We all have different amounts of each strength. • They say that we have about 5 main strengths. www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Strengths are like treasure! • Our strengths are like treasure in some ways. • Can you think of ways our strengths might be like treasure? www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Strengths are like treasure! • They are very valuable. • They are often hidden and we need help to find them. • They can make us very happy when we discover them. • We can share them with others to make them happy too. www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Let’s find out about the Strengths… • Don’t worry if you don’t understand them all. • We will be learning what they mean over the next few weeks. • You will see that each strength has its own special treasure coin! www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Let’s find out about the Strengths… • Let’s have a quick look at all the strengths now! • Here are the first 12: www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Let’s find out about the Strengths… • Here are the other 12 strengths: www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
More about Strengths… • Remember, your strengths can grow and change as you get older. • You can discover and develop new strengths as you grow! www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Our Top 5 Strengths • Try to use the strengths after each lesson. • Before the end of the programme we will discover our own top 5 strengths. • Try to spot your classmates using their strengths too! www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Have a look! This video shows children ‘spotting’ their classmates using their character strengths Click on above image to go to video www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com V
Pupil Book Time Now it’s time to do some activities in our Weaving Well-Being Pupil Books. We will also have a homework challenge to try this week to help us to create our own well-being. www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Character Strengths Lesson 4 Understanding Strengths 1 to 4 www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Strengths 1 to 4 • The first 4 strengths we are going to look at are Love, Curiosity, Gratitude and Self-Control. • What do you think each of these strengths mean? • Let’s look at each one more closely! www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Love • This strength is one of the most powerful and important ones! • People with this strength are loving, caring, kind and thoughtful. • They think about other people’s needs and try their best to help others to feel better. • Why do you think this is one of the most powerful strengths? www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Curiosity • Being curious means wanting to find out more about things. • Curious people enjoy doing new things, they ask lots of questions and love exploring and finding out about new ideas. • Being curious is more important than being clever for doing well in school. Can you think of why? www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Gratitude • Having Gratitude means feeling thankful for all the little things that you are so lucky to have in your life. • It means thinking about all the things that you have instead of thinking about the things you don’t have. • Being grateful can make you feel happy… why do you think so? www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Self-Control • Having Self-Control means being able to control your actions. • People who have Self-Control think about what is the right thing to do. • Then, they try hard to do it, even if they don’t really want to! • How can Self-Control help you in school? www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
This Week’s Strengths • Who can you name with any of these strengths? Think about people you know, famous people from the past or present and characters from films or books. • Do you think you have a lot of any of these strengths? • Think for a moment and remember a time recently when you showed one of these strengths. How did it make you feel? www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Have a look! Watch these children performing a rap about self- control (1: 54) http: //www. otb. ie/wwb-self-control www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Pupil Book Time Now it’s time to do some activities in our Weaving Well-Being Pupil Books. We will also have a homework challenge to try this week to help us to create our own well-being. www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Character Strengths Lesson 5 Understanding Strengths 5 to 8 www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Strengths 5 to 8 • The 4 strengths we are going to look at this week are Leadership, Honesty, Creativity and Emotional Intelligence. • What do you think each of these strengths mean? • Let’s look at each one more closely! www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Leadership • Having Leadership means being good at organising things for groups of people and making sure that they happen. • People with this strength work well with everyone and bring out the best in others in their team. www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Honesty • Having Honesty means telling the truth and not trying to fool other people or yourself. • It can be hard to be honest but it is a great habit! • It is so important to be honest so that people can trust you. www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Creativity • Having Creativity means thinking and doing things in unusual ways. • Creative people love to use their imaginations to make and create and to solve problems. • Being creative is fun, and helps us to stretch our imaginations! www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Emotional Intelligence • Having Emotional Intelligence means being able to understand yourself and other people, and get on well with others. • Having Emotional Intelligence can help you to be a really good friend. • Can you think why? www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
This Week’s Strengths • Who can you name with any of these strengths? Think about people you know, famous people from the past or present and characters from films or books. • Do you think you have a lot of any of these strengths? • Think for a moment and remember a time recently when you showed one of these strengths. How did it make you feel? www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Have a look! Watch this short movie on Creativity in action. (3: 48) http: //www. otb. ie/wwb-creativity-in-action www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Pupil Book Time Now it’s time to do some activities in our Weaving Well-Being Pupil Books. We will also have a homework challenge to try this week to help us to create our own well-being. www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Character Strengths Lesson 6 Understanding Strengths 9 to 12 www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Strengths 9 to 12 • The 4 strengths we are going to look at this week are Kindness, Forgiveness, Fairness and Optimism. • What do you think each of these strengths mean? • Let’s look at each one more closely! www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Kindness • Having Kindness means thinking of other people and how you can help them. • Being kind can make you feel happier and healthier! www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Forgiveness • Having Forgiveness means being able to forgive others and also forgive yourself. • People who have Forgiveness try hard to accept that others are sorry, they don’t try to get revenge. • It’s good for our bodies and minds to be able to forgive. www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Fairness • Having Fairness means being fair to other people and not just thinking of yourself. • Being fair isn’t always easy. • Can you think about why? www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Optimism • Having Optimism means feeling hopeful and seeing the bright side of things. • Optimistic people try to figure out ways to solve problems. • Having Optimism can help people stay healthier! www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
This Week’s Strengths • Who can you name with any of these strengths? Think about people you know, famous people from the past or present and characters from films or books. • Do you think you have a lot of any of these strengths? • Think for a moment and remember a time recently when you showed one of these strengths. How did it make you feel? www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Have a look! Watch this short video ‘Colour your world with kindness’ on how kindness makes the world a better place for us all (2: 11) http: //www. otb. ie/wwb-color-your-words-with-kindness www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Pupil Book Time Now it’s time to do some activities in our Weaving Well-Being Pupil Books. We will also have a homework challenge to try this week to help us to create our own well-being. www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Character Strengths Lesson 7 Understanding Strengths 13 to 16 www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Strengths 13 to 16 • The 4 strengths we are going to look at this week are Bravery, Open-Mindedness, Love of Learning and Appreciation of Beauty. • What do you think each of these strengths mean? • Let’s look at each one more closely! www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Bravery • Having Bravery means feeling afraid, but not letting your fears stop you from doing what you know is right. • Being brave can make you feel proud and can help others to feel brave. • Being brave can sometimes mean standing up for somebody else. www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Open-Mindedness • Having Open-Mindedness means being able to look at things from all sides before making a decision. • People who are open-minded are happy to take on new ideas and see things from other people’s side. www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Love of Learning • Having a Love of Learning means enjoying learning new things and understanding new ideas. • Love of Learning keeps your mind open and can make the world a better place. • Can you think of why? www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Appreciation of Beauty • People who have this strength really notice and enjoy the beauty that is all around us. • They can appreciate beauty in many different things, for example, the beauty in music, nature, art and the actions of others. www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
This Week’s Strengths • Who can you name with any of these strengths? Think about people you know, famous people from the past or present and characters from films or books. • Do you think you have a lot of any of these strengths? • Think for a moment and remember a time recently when you showed one of these strengths. How did it make you feel? www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Have a look! Watch and listen to Sara Bareilles’s song ‘Brave’ (3: 57) http: //www. otb. ie/wwb-sara-bareilles-brave www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Pupil Book Time Now it’s time to do some activities in our Weaving Well-Being Pupil Books. We will also have a homework challenge to try this week to help us to create our own well-being. www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Character Strengths Lesson 8 Understanding Strengths 17 to 20 www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Strengths 17 to 20 • The 4 strengths we are going to look at this week are Caution, Meaning, Zest and Perseverance. • What do you think each of these strengths mean? • Let’s look at each one more closely! www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Caution • Having Caution means being careful about things. • Cautious people think before they act. • Having Caution can keep you safe and stop you from hurting others. www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Meaning • To have Meaning as a strength means you think a lot. • You try to connect things together to make sense. • You look for reasons to explain why things happened. • You like to think about things deeply. www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Zest • Having Zest means having lots of energy and enthusiasm for things. • People with Zest get excited by things and like to get the most out of life! • People with Zest are fun to be around are very good at getting things done. www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Perseverance • Having Perseverance means not giving up easily. • People who have Perseverance keep going with things, even when they get hard. • Self-Control can help them with this. • Many famous people had to use a lot of Perseverance to succeed. www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
This Week’s Strengths • Who can you name with any of these strengths? Think about people you know, famous people from the past or present and characters from films or books • Do you think you have a lot of any of these strengths? • Think for a moment and remember a time recently when you showed one of these strengths. How did it make you feel? www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Have a look! Perseverance - Watch the blind Irish Athlete Sinéad Kane talking about how she completed 7 marathons in 7 continents over 7 days! (3: 26) http: //www. otb. ie/wwb-sinead-kane www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Pupil Book Time Now it’s time to do some activities in our Weaving Well-Being Pupil Books. We will also have a homework challenge to try this week to help us to create our own well-being. www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Character Strengths Lesson 9 Understanding Strengths 21 to 24 www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Strengths 21 to 24 • The 4 strengths we are going to look at this week are Perspective, Humour, Humility and Teamwork. • What do you think each of these strengths mean? • Let’s look at each one more closely! www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Perspective • Having Perspective means being able to see the ‘Big Picture’. • People who have Perspective are able to think about problems from all different sides. • Having Perspective helps us to deal with upsets and failures in life, so that our problems don’t overshadow everything else. www. otb. ie/WWB What do you see when you first look at this picture? Some people see a vase, some people see two faces! www. weavingwellbeing. com
Humour • Having Humour means being able to see the funny side of things. • People with Humour like to laugh and make other people laugh. • Laughing can make us feel happier and healthier, and even makes us learn better! www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Humility • People with the strength of Humility don’t boast or show off about their achievements. • They know that life is not all about them, and they like to share the credit with others. www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Teamwork • Having Teamwork as a strength means doing really well as a member of a group. • People who have this strength work hard for the group and always do their fair share. www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
This Week’s Strengths • Who can you name with any of these strengths? Think about people you know, famous people from the past or present and characters from films or books • Do you think you have a lot of any of these strengths? • Think for a moment and remember a time recently when you showed one of these strengths. How did it make you feel? www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Have a look! Short video showing good and bad examples of teamwork (3. 20) http: //www. otb. ie/wwb-good-bad-team-work www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Pupil Book Time Now it’s time to do some activities in our Weaving Well-Being Pupil Books. We will also have a homework challenge to try this week to help us to create our own well-being. www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Character Strengths Lesson 10 Identifying Our Top 5 Strengths www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Character Strengths • In this lesson we are going to look back at the 24 Character Strengths. • We are going to think about which strengths we have the most of. • For our homework we are going to pick our top 5 strengths! www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Character Strengths • Let’s remind ourselves of the 24 Strengths. • Here are the first 12: www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Character Strengths • Here are the next 12: www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
How to identify your top strengths • You will be choosing your top 5 for homework. • When picking these strengths remember – Your top strengths are often ones that you enjoy using. – They are also the strengths that you are likely to use a lot. www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Using our strengths • Just imagine a world where everybody used their top 5 strengths every day. • What would that be like? • Now it is up to us to make it happen! www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Have a look! This video shows children talking about how they identified their character strengths and how they use them. Click on above image to go to video www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
Pupil Book Time Now it’s time to do some activities in our Weaving Well-Being Pupil Books. We will also have a homework challenge to try this week to help us to create our own well-being. www. otb. ie/WWB www. weavingwellbeing. com
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