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7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

Overview:Using ideas from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, have students

consider their own lives for examples of improvement

Goal:Students will develop personal ideas of how they can use the 7 habits to helpthemselves become better person

Time needed: 1 class period

Materials: Copy of 7 Habits organizer for each studentTransparency of 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

Process:

1. Discuss the meaning of a habit and whether all habits are bad. Havestudents give examples of good habits and bad habits. Make a list on theboard or on a transparency.

2. Using the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens transparency, explain whateach of the habits is.

3. Distribute the organizer to all students. Have them consider each habitand write one way that they already demonstrate the habit and one waythat they could use this habit to improve themselves. You may want touse a personal example that you are willing to share.

4. Give students time to work individually filling in their ideas.5. Create small groups (2-3 students) to share their ideas.

6. Have class discuss common problems that they face with implementingthese good habits.

Optional Extension: Have students complete the chart early in school year andhold them until later in school year. Have them consider which habits they haveadopted and which they are still working on.

Lesson created from book by Sean Covey, 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, 1998

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Name_______________________________________ Date_______________

7 Habits Organizer

Sean Covey has written a book that is intended for students like you to read.

The title of the book is 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens. The book goes intodetail about how to improve yourself by adopting these 7 habits.

Consider your own life. Do you have any of these habits? Could you adopt anyof these habits? Explain in the spaces below.

Habits Explain how you do havethis habit, even in the

smallest way

Explain how you couldadopt more of this habit to

improve yourself

Be Proactive-Take responsibility for

your lifeBegin with the End inMind-Define your mission andgoals in life

Put First Things First-Prioritize, and do themost important thingsfirst

Think Win-Win-

Have a positive attitude

Seek First to Understand,Then to be Understood-Listen to people sincerely

Synergize-Work with others toachieve more

Sharpen the Saw-Renew yourself regularlyby taking care of yourbrain, body, heart, andsoul

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Be Proactive- Take responsibility

for your life

Begin with the End in Mind-

Define your mission and goals in

life Put First Things First- Prioritize,

do the most important thingsfirst

Think Win-Win- Have a Positive

Attitude Seek First to Understand, then

to be Understood- Listen topeople sincerely

Synergize- Work with others to

achieve more Sharpen the Saw- Renew

yourself regularly by taking care

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of your brain, body, heart, andsoul