Resilience Catcher
Resilience Catcher
Topic: Importance of Resiliency
Empowerment Lesson Video: Importance of Resiliency
Supplies:
- Career Girls handout
- Scissors
- Markers in four different colors
Video Discussion:
Introduce the term resiliency.
Ask, “When have your shown resiliency in your life?”
Give students a moment to think, then prompt them to turn and talk to a partner.
Bring the class together and allow students who want to share to do so.
Ask, “Why do you think resiliency is an important skill to have?”
Work with students to discuss the importance of resiliency in a variety of settings such as home, school, future careers, etc.
Tell students they will be watching the video titled The Importance of Resiliency. Explain that the video presents role models talking about developing resiliency and its importance in their lives and careers.
After viewing the video, use some or all of the following questions to review the video content and prepare for the activity:
- Why is resiliency important?
- Think of someone you know who is resilient. How do you know they are resilient?
- What qualities make someone resilient?
- Give examples from your life of times that you have been resilient. How did resiliency help you?
- What are specific ways that someone can develop resiliency?
- Could someone be born resilient?
- Do all careers require resilience? Do some careers require more resilience than others?
- Are you more or less resilient than you were last year? How do you know?
Activity Instructions:
This activity helps students explore the concept of resilience in a fun and interactive way. By using their resilience catchers, they will reflect on how to overcome challenges and build a strong mindset.
Get ready to create your very own resilience catcher! This fun folding game will help you think about ways to stay strong, bounce back from setbacks, and support your friends. Let’s get started!
- Gather the supplies you will need to make your resilience catcher including the Career Girls handout, scissors, and markers.
- Follow the instructions on the top of your Career Girls handout to fold and color your resilience catcher.
- When you have finished, find a friend to practice using your resilience catcher!
- To use your resilience catcher:
- Ask your friend to pick one of the outside colors.
- Put your fingers inside the pockets of your catcher. Then open and close your catcher to spell out the color your friend chose. For example, if your friend chose blue, you would open and close the catcher four times for B-L-U-E. Hint: If you’re not sure how to open and close the catcher, check out the activity photos!
- Keeping your catcher open after spelling the color, ask your friend to pick a number.
- Repeat Step 2 using the number that your friend selected. For example, if she selected 5, you would open and close the catcher 5 times.
- Ask your friend to select another number. Open the flap for that number and read the question underneath out loud for your friend to answer.
- Now, switch roles and let your friend use their resilience catcher for you.
- Take your resilience catcher home and share it with a family member or friend. Ask them the questions inside and listen to their experiences and ideas about resiliency.
