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# My Strengths and How I Grow

Name personal strengths with examples, describe things that feel hard and possible next steps, and notice how skills have changed with practice or help. Recognise that enjoying an activity and doing it well are different.

Subject: Personal & Social Development · Area: Self-Awareness · Ages 7 to 9
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/my-strengths-and-how-i-grow-mt_UDdTHnxv4Q

## Ready when they can

- Name a personal strength and give a specific example of using it
- Describe something they find hard and suggest a practice step, useful change or request for help
- Compare what they could do before with what they can do now, without expecting improvement at every try

## Lesson: My Strengths and How I Grow

A strength is something you do well. Give a real example of using it. Enjoying an activity is a preference; it does not show your skill. Feedback tells you what someone noticed about what you did.

**Example.** Zara's animal joke made her brother laugh yesterday. That is an example of her joke-telling strength. A limitation is something you find hard. Spelling is hard for Zara, so she plans to practise a few words with help each evening.

*(drawing: Zara checks the same ten spelling words each week: 3 correct, then 6, then 8.)*

Practice and help can build skills. Scores may stay the same or dip. Compare what you could do before with what you can do now. On a bar chart, find the week label and read the number above that bar. One score cannot tell you everything about a skill.

**Example.** If practice is not helping, ask for a useful change. If a coach says, 'Your throw helped,' ask which throw and why. Try a tip and check whether it helps.

**Recap.** Use examples to describe strengths. Name a hard part and a next step. Practice and help can build skills, but not every try has to show progress.

## Practice

8 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

## Needs first

- [Vocabulary: self](https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/vocabulary-self-mt_H4YZ1rSKP3)
- [Who I Am: Self-Concept and Strengths](https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/who-i-am-self-concept-and-strengths-mt_j8rBUMPEuD)

## Opens up

- [Naming and ranking your own values](https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/naming-and-ranking-your-own-values-mt_SRNX36_g65)