Develop Stage 1 of your Unit Plan using the template below:

Grade 6: LIFE SKILLS

The unit aims to develop crucial life skills vital to students’ success in every aspect of their
lives. The unit emphasizes efficient critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving,
decision-making.

STAGE 1- STANDARDS/GOALS
What should students understand, know, and be able to do? Stage one identifies the desired
results of the unit including the related state content standards and expected performances,
enduring understandings, essential questions, knowledge, and skills.

Content Standard(s)

Generalizations about what students should know and be able to do.

Content Standards Primary Expected Performances

1. Comprehend and display proficient 1. Students should participate in activities to

communication skills. enhance their communication skills.

2. Engage critical thinking skills when 2. Students should display critical thinking in
making decisions. decision-making exercises.

3. Assess the influence of decision- 3. Students will examine real-life situations to

making on social and personal well- discover efficient decision-making techniques.
being.

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 4. Collaborate with peers to attain 4. Students should actively participate in group
shared objectives. activities to showcase their collaboration skills.

Enduring Understandings Essential Questions

Insights learned from exploring
generalizations via the essential questions
(Students will understand THAT…)
K-12 enduring understandings are those Inquiry used to explore generalizations
understandings that should be developed
over time, they are not expected to be
mastered over one unit or one year.

Overarching Enduring Understandings: Why is it important to engage critical thinking

Students will understand that improving skills when making decisions?
their critical thinking skills will help in
making decisions and solving problems
experienced in life.
Unit Specific Enduring Understanding
Students will understand that How does efficient communication contribute
communication is necessary for developing to building successful relationships?
personal relationships.

Knowledge and Skills

What students are expected to know and be able to do

Knowledge
The students will know…the importance of communication in enhancing collaboration to
attain shared goals.

Skills
The students will be able to…apply problem-solving and decision-making techniques to their
daily lives.

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