CCSL…

Dimensions of self
1.1 Personal characteristics

3 Break the line up into four groups one for those with Activity 1.4
birthdays in January to March, April to June, July to
1 Write your name on
September and October through December.
the top of a piece of
4 Look at the people in each of these groups. Are they all paper.
the same? Putting people into an age group is a small
2 Form a group with four
part of their identity but it does not reveal very much.
or five other students.
5 Carry out a similar exercise arranging people in a line
Each student
by height with the shortest at one end and the tallest at
passes round his
the other. Divide the line into four sections by height.
or her named piece
6 How similar are the people in the group, apart from of paper. Each of
being of similar height? the other students
writes one positive
comment about the
named person on the
Activity 1.3 sheet, mentioning a
personal quality or
1 Set up a light and a sheet for a screen so that a
characteristic. For
silhouette can be projected onto the screen. There will
example:
need to be enough space behind the screen for several
students to be out of sight at one time. “I appreciate
Michael’s sense of
2 Select six students to go behind the screen but not
fun. He can always
stand in the light.
cheer me up if I’m
3 The students behind the screen decide the order in down.”
which they take turns to stand between the light and
Or
the screen.
“Nadia is a good
4 Other students in the class must identify the student
friend; I know I can
only from his or her silhouette.
always rely on her.”
5 When everyone who wants to has had a turn, discuss
Students’ comments
how easy it is to recognise a person simply from their
are anonymous
shape and size and the features you can see in silhouette.
but must only be
positive.
Personal characteristics 3 Write five sentences
about yourself,
Happy Loud Quiet Fun Serious Studious
describing some
Kind Thoughtful Cruel Helpful Loving Open of your physical
Secretive Shy Outgoing Sad Reliable Friendly and personal
characteristics.
Each of us has personal characteristics which help to make up our Decide which of
personality. If we have some of these qualities or characteristics, these might be seen
such as being reliable, then we can say that this is one of our as strengths and
strengths. If we know that we are not very reliable, we should which you think may
recognise that this can be an area that we need to improve. be areas where you
need to improve.

1.2 Stages of human development

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