Unbreakable Resilience Plan Guide
Unbreakable Resilience Plan
Tier 3 Individual Facilitator Guide
20
Minutes
Objective
Guide the student in developing a personalized resilience plan, building on their strengths to overcome challenges.
The "Why"
Empowering the student with resilience skills nurtures confidence and adaptability, essential for personal growth and handling life’s stresses.
Prep & Setup
- Review the Unbreakable Resilience Plan structure.
- Prepare the Personal Strengths Inventory worksheet.
- Set up environment for the Toolkit activity.
- Test any digital links or materials.
Instructional Sequence
5
Introduction to Resilience
• Explain what resilience is and why it is important in dealing with challenges.
• Use simple examples relatable to a 7th grade student (e.g., getting a bad grade, friendship drama, learning a new hobby).
• Encourage the student to share any initial thoughts or experiences with "bouncing back" from setbacks.
5
Personal Strengths Inventory
• Hand out the Personal Strengths Inventory to help the student identify their key strengths.
• Guide them through filling it out, asking prompting questions as needed (e.g., "What do your friends usually come to you for help with?").
• Discuss the identified strengths and how they contribute to resilience.
5
Building Your Resilience Toolkit
• Engage the student in the Building Your Resilience Toolkit activity.
• Brainstorm practical strategies and tools they can use when faced with challenges.
• Summarize the session by linking the identified strengths to potential strategies from the toolkit.
Pro Tip: As an individual session, allow the student space for silence and reflection. Some students may find it difficult to identify strengths initially; be prepared to offer observations of their resilience that you have noticed.
Personal Strengths Inventory Worksheet
Personal Strengths Inventory
Identify your superpowers to become unbreakable.
Reflect & Build
Student Name
Date
Knowing what you're good at helps you build resilience. Take your time to think about each question and write down your responses in the spaces provided.
1
What are your three strongest qualities or skills?
2
Recall a time when one of these strengths helped you overcome a difficult situation. Describe it.
3
What new strength would you like to develop? Why is it important to you?
4
How can you use your strengths to face challenges in the future? Write down ideas.
Stay Strong. Bouncing Back.
Remember, your strengths are your superpowers! Use them to become unbreakable.
Building Your Resilience Toolkit Activity
Resilience Toolkit Activity
Build your custom set of mental tools for tough times.
1
Brainstorming Session
Think about situations where you felt stressed or faced a challenge. What helped you feel better or solve the problem? Write down at least three strategies.
#1
#2
#3
2
Toolkit Creation
Pick your top strategy and break it down below:
Strategy Profile #1
Name of the Strategy
How does it help you?
When can you use it?
Pick your second strategy and break it down below:
Strategy Profile #2
Name of the Strategy
How does it help you?
When can you use it?
3
Personalization
Draw or list your strategies here!
Make it fun and memorable for you.
4
Reflection
How can these strategies empower you to handle stressful situations better?
Next Steps
- Practice: Try using a strategy next time you feel challenged.
- Review: Go back to your toolkit every few weeks.
- Adapt: Keep experimenting with new approaches!
