Find Your Grind

Lesson Title: Lesson 4: Explore the Explore Library

Starter Kit WHY + HOW to begin living the life you want + being the person you want to be.

Curriculum &amp; Grade Level: Future Ready, 8th Grade

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This activity facilitates classroom-wide learning about an important skill (or skills). You’ll split the class up into small groups that will go through a Skill badge you select and answer questions along the way. You will then have a full class discussion on what students learned.

Split the class up into pairs or groups of three.

Pick a Skill badge and instruct groups to go to the Explore Library and go through the first star of that badge.

1. Some suggestions for a Skill badge: creativity, problem-solving, communication, teamwork.

Have the groups read each screen together, then discuss the related question before moving on.

1. After the first screen explaining the skill:
   1. Is this skill what you thought it was? What matched your idea? What was new information?
2. After the screen asks for a personal example:
   1. Share your example with your group. What similarities and differences are there between each of your examples?
3. After the screen about related skills:
   1. Which was the most closely related skill? Were there any that were surprises?

After each group has completed the badge and discussion, return their attention back to the class.

Lead a full-class discussion on the same topics as in the small groups. Ask for follow-ups when the conversation seems to be flowing.

1. Split the class up into pairs or groups of three.
2. Pick a Skill badge and instruct groups to go to the Explore Library and go through the first star of that badge.
   1. Some suggestions for a Skill badge: creativity, problem-solving, communication, teamwork.
3. Have the groups read each screen together, then discuss the related question before moving on.
   1. After the first screen explaining the skill:
      1. Is this skill what you thought it was? What matched your idea? What was new information?
   2. After the screen asks for a personal example:
      1. Share your example with your group. What similarities and differences are there between each of your examples?
   3. After the screen about related skills:
      1. Which was the most closely related skill? Were there any that were surprises?
4. After each group has completed the badge and discussion, return their attention back to the class.
5. Lead a full-class discussion on the same topics as in the small groups. Ask for follow-ups when the conversation seems to be flowing.

You can also do this activity as a full class by projecting the Skill badge on a projector and leading the same discussion.

For a more complex activity, you can have different groups complete different skill badges and then share about that skill with the class.

- You can also do this activity as a full class by projecting the Skill badge on a projector and leading the same discussion.
- For a more complex activity, you can have different groups complete different skill badges and then share about that skill with the class.