Learning About HWB Skills Lesson 1 EARLSTON HIGH

Learning About HWB Skills Lesson 1 EARLSTON HIGH SCHOOL Faculty of Health and Wellbeing

Today’s Lesson: Will help us understand what HWB ‘skills’ are. Will demonstrate how HWB skills might be used in certain subject areas Will allow you to consider which HWB skills you are confident in using. Success Criteria: I can identify what HWB skills are. I can understand how I might use a variety of HWB skills in my learning. I will be able to apply this understanding of HWB skills to consider which HWB skills I am confident in using. Resources: jotter or paper

Working in a Team Showing Resilience What are some HWB skills? Communicating Effectively Developing confidence Now lets try to brainstorm and add as many other HWB skills as we can…

Showing the ability to talk to others in a calm manner Showing positive body language What are some HWB skills? Learning new ideas with confidence Developing self awareness

Admitting you made a mistake but setting out how you will put it right Learning to present yourself in the best possible light Some more HWB skills! Showing that you can meet a challenge Avoiding distractions

Dealing with responsibility effectively Accepting criticism Wow-there are lots of HWB Skills!! Coping with failure Adopting a positive mindset-what is this!?

How might you use HWB skills within a lesson? Geography- work effectively as part of a research team Observe to reinforce your understanding Listen to understand instructions. Communicate effectively to give/receive feedback. Present your project to show what you have presented is accurate

As you saw, while learning you are likely to use a number of different HWB skills to achieve the success criteria! Think about the skills you have used during this lesson. Which ones are HWB skills? Reading Recording Information Communicating Listening

Task 1: Which HWB skills do you feel most confident in using? Discuss with a partner 3 or 4 which you use regularly in your learning. Task 2: Complete your own flowchart showing the HWB skills you have used in a lesson this week. Task 3 Choose one of those HWB skills and draw a mini mind map detailing which subjects you often use this skill in.

Task 4 : Walk About Talk About § Around the room there are 8 faculty stations. § In your groups you will be permitted to spend 2 minutes at each faculty station. You must discuss with your group which HWB skills you use when you visit this faculty and give an example. Write each skill and example of evidence on a post note, before attaching it to the skills board. § Do not replicate what another group have already added to each board – the idea is to come up with as many HWB skills as possible! § Your teacher will time you and you will not be permitted any extra time – Good luck!

Task 4: Your HWB Skills § Now choose a faculty area, e. g. Social Subjects and create a mind map showing HWB skills you use regularly in this area. Give specific examples of when you have used this skill as evidence