HS.2 Defining Personal Growth
This is a high school FFA LifeKnowledge lesson (HS.2, “Defining Personal Growth”) from the Introduction to Leadership, Personal Growth and Career Success unit. It teaches students to define the four areas of personal growth (body, mind, spirit, social), understand why personal growth is important, and outline basic steps for creating a personal growth plan. The lesson includes an interest approach featuring a chapter officer guest speaker, teaching content, activities, transparencies, assessments, and answer keys.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- List and define the four areas of personal growth.
- List three reasons why personal growth is important.
- Outline four basic steps necessary to create personal growth.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Grade level
- High School
- Materials
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- Writing Surface
- Overhead Projector
- Transparencies HS 2 TM A-C
- HS 2 AS A—one copy per student
- HS 2 Assess A—one copy per student
- HS 2 Assess B—one copy per student
- Unit
- Introduction to Leadership, Personal Growth and Career Success
- Problem Area
- Defining Personal Growth
- Precepts
- Foundational
- Resources
- Danforth, William. I Dare You! American Youth Foundation. St. Louis, Missouri, 1995.
- Key Terms
- Personal growth; Total self; Balanced personal growth; Personal potential
Downloads & Links
Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K-12.7Evaluating Data — Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience.