Exercise 1: Noting Our Strengths
- Pair youth into small groups (2-4) and give them pens/pencils and paper.
- Each youth should write their name on top of the paper and then pass it to the right, so that each youth ends up with a paper that is not their own.
- Set a time limit but have each youth write down strengths of the person whose name is on the paper, and then pass to the right once time is up.
- Repeat this until the paper gets back to the person whose name is on the paper.
- Have them flip the paper over so they can write what they believe are their own strengths on the back without seeing what the other students said.
- Once they have done this, have them turn the page over and see the list of strengths others think they have and how they compare to strengths they listed themselves.
- Ask the youth what they thought of this activity, and if they want to share.
- Debrief why they chose the strengths for themselves or for others and why it’s important to recognize those strengths.
Exercise 2: Hunger Games
Watch together this clip “Shooting the Apple” from the movie, “The Hunger Games”.