Lesson Plan
Discovering Your Strengths Plan
Students will identify at least three personal strengths and translate them into employable skills, boosting self-awareness and readiness for future careers.
Understanding one’s strengths and how they apply in the workplace fosters confidence, goal setting, and career exploration—key for 9th graders as they plan their academic and professional futures.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Prepare Materials
10 minutes
Step 1
Warm-Up Discussion
5 minutes
Step 2
Strengths Speed-Dating
15 minutes
Step 3
Reflective Journaling
15 minutes
Step 4
Superpower Shout-Out Cool-Down
10 minutes
Slide Deck
What’s Your Superpower at Work?
Objectives
Why Strengths Matter
Examples of Personal Strengths
Turning Strengths into Skills
Activity: Strengths Speed-Dating
Reflective Journaling
Cool-Down: Superpower Shout-Out
Reflection & Next Steps
Activity
Journal
Cool Down
