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Building Resilience Plan

Students will identify and apply resilience strategies to overcome challenges and setbacks, reflecting on personal experiences and building a toolkit to manage trauma-related adversity.

This lesson is important because it equips students with practical coping strategies and resilience skills, helping them navigate trauma and build stronger mental health and self-efficacy.

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Preparation

15 minutes

Step 1

Introduction & Discussion

10 minutes

Step 2

Interactive Role-Play

20 minutes

Step 3

Personal Reflection

15 minutes

Step 4

Wrap-Up & Review

5 minutes

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Welcome to Resilience Tools

Introduce the topic of resilience and explain why it's an essential skill for overcoming challenges. Emphasize that building resilience is a process and that every student has the capacity to strengthen it.

What is Resilience?

Define resilience clearly and provide relatable examples to make the concept accessible to 7th graders.

Key Resilience Strategies

Discuss specific strategies for developing resilience. Encourage students to consider which strategies may work best for them.

Building Your Resilience Toolkit

Highlight the importance of using visual aids for self-reflection. This slide can be used as a talking point for the role-play scenarios that follow in the lesson plan.

Summary & Next Steps

Summarize the key points covered and encourage students to apply these strategies in real life. Offer assurance and resources for additional support as needed.

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Resilience: Bounce Back!

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