M.A.P. Lesson 7
SHARPEN THE SAW
“The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining”
-John F. Kennedy
Habit # 7 from Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey
Lesson Objectives
1. Students will have the opportunity to apply for leadership positions in next year’s SGA.
2. Students will gain information regarding Relay for Life.
3. Students will learn the benefits of renewing yourself.
4. Students will discuss and learn how they handle stress.
Part I – SGA Discussion
1. Prom May 8th
2. Becoming an SGA delegate
Notes:
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Part II – Relay for Life
1. Mention to the class about Relay for Life, June 4th through the 5th
Part III – Sharpen the Saw
1. Introduce lesson- “Sharpening the saw is about keeping your personal self sharp, so you can better deal with life. To perform at your peak, you need to pay attention to all 4 dimensions (heart, body, soul, and mind). Balancing them is more important because what you do in 1 dimension of life will affect the other 3. Think about if one of your car tires is out of balance all of your will wear unevenly, not just one. It’s hard to be friendly (heart) when you’re exhausted (body). It also works the other way. When your feeling motivated and in- tuned with yourself (soul) its easier to focused on you studies (mind),and be more friendly (heart).
2. Discuss:
* What makes them stressed?
* How they handle stress.
* What can they do to make them feel less stressed?
3. Discuss the following symptoms of stress: (next page)
Physical: Emotional: Mental:
* Heart pounding * Moody * Forgetfulness
* Headaches * Irritability * Loss of concentration
* Sweaty palms * Depressed anxious * Poor judgment
* Indigestion * Lack of sense of humor * Disorganized
* Shortness of breath * Abrasive * Fuzzy perception
* Holding breath * Nervous * Confused
* Cold hands * Emotional * Lack of interest
* Sleepless nights * Math errors
* Sleep too much * Stop thinking
* Fatigue * Diminished fantasy life
* Nausea * Negative self talk
* Tight Stomach
* Tight Muscles
* Pain
IV-Quiz
How do you renew yourself?
Have your group take out a piece of paper and pencil. Remember not to take this quiz seriously.
Mark, N=never S=sometimes A=always, for every question.
1. I eat a nutritious diet and try to stay away from junk food.
2. I exercise regularly.
3. I get enough sleep.
4. I take care of my personal Hygiene.
5. I take time to relax.
6. I have regularly good books, magazines, newspaper, or I listen to the news.
7. I play or listen to good music.
8. I 10. I learn new skills and develop my talents.
11. I laugh out loud at least once a day.
12. I use my talents.
13. I develop new relationships.
14. I keep a journal.
15. I read poetry or other inspiring literature.
16. I ponder my decisions and situations in life
17. I enjoy nature by going on walks, looking at landscapes, or taking time to enjoy a sunset.
Answers
The more N’s you have you have to work on renewing yourself more and get stressed out regularly.
The more S’s you have you renew yourself but still get stressed out easily.
The more A’s you have you renew yourself a lot it might take a lot for you to get stressed out but it still happens.
V Scenarios
Here are some stress situations discuss and ask your group how they would handle these situations.
1. Everything is going fine with your boyfriend/girlfriend, when out of nowhere they break up with you. How do you handle it?
2. You have a major project due tomorrow and you haven’t started on it and you have to work that night. How do you handle that?
3. Your upcoming week is filled you don’t have any nights were you aren’t doing something. What do you do?
4. You have worked really hard on something and your dog eats it. How do you handle that?
5. You get blamed for something you didn’t do (and it is serious). How do you handle that?
Suggestions for handling these scenarios:
1. Do the 20 minute rule, before saying anything back to them wait 20 minutes (don’t say anything to them during this time). These 20 minutes will calm you down and make you think rationally, so you know exactly what you want to say to them.
2. Before going to work get your thoughts together on what exactly you need to do. So when you get home from work you can get started and know what you have to do.
3. Maybe you could move something to the following week. If you can’t, make some time for yourself everyday. Even if it is only 30 minutes.
4. Bounce back! Except that your dog ate it and you can’t change it. Go right back to work and try again. (make sure you don’t leave it lying around again)
5. Tell your side of the story and try to change what happened that was wrong, even if you didn’t do it.
M.A.P. Academic Self-Evaluation Sheet
This sheet is for the teacher advisor and their students only. This exercise does not involve the Peer Leaders and can be done on a one on one basis
Instructions-Students should fill out this information and be able to discuss their academic progress and self-evaluation during today’s MAP lesson
1. How has the school year been for you so far this year?
2. The best part of the school year has been
Academic Self-Evaluation/Self-Assessment
Your *Self Evaluation/Self assessment should include how well you think you are doing in the class. Are there any concerns that you might not pass the class? Is there some way your teacher advisor can help you out
Period Subject-Teacher *Self-Evaluation/Self Assessment for this class
Period 1-2
Period 3-4
Period 5-6
Period 7-8