Name: ______________________________ Date: ______________ Table: ______
Directions: Today you find out what you do well, from two sources: you, and the three people at your table. Part 1 is your own inventory. Part 2 is what other people noticed. Be honest in both. "Not yet" is not an insult; it is a to-do list.
The three words
| Word | What it means | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Trait | How you usually are | quiet, outgoing, patient, stubborn |
| Strength | Something you do well | calms down a crying kid, fixes bikes, remembers everyone's birthday |
| Interest | Something you want to do more of | drawing, basketball, cooking, taking things apart |
A trait can turn into a strength. "Patient" is a trait. "Sits with my little cousin until she gets the math" is a strength.
Word bank in other languages
| English | Turkish | Portuguese | Spanish |
|---|---|---|---|
| trait | kişilik özelliği | traço (característica) | rasgo |
| strength | güçlü yön | ponto forte | fortaleza (punto fuerte) |
| interest | ilgi alanı | interesse | interés |
| career | kariyer (meslek) | carreira | carrera (profesión) |
| evidence | kanıt | evidência (prova) | evidencia (prueba) |
Part 1: My strengths inventory
For each strength, check one box. Then go back and star your top three.
Thinking
| Strength | Yes, often | Sometimes | Not yet |
|---|---|---|---|
| I figure out how things work | |||
| I remember details other people forget | |||
| I learn new things fast | |||
| I solve problems without being told how | |||
| I can focus on one thing for a long time | |||
| I check my work and catch my own mistakes |
Doing
| Strength | Yes, often | Sometimes | Not yet |
|---|---|---|---|
| I build or fix things with my hands | |||
| I am good at a sport or a physical skill | |||
| I keep my things organized | |||
| I can cook or bake something without help | |||
| I make things: art, music, videos, crafts | |||
| I follow directions exactly when it counts |
People
| Strength | Yes, often | Sometimes | Not yet |
|---|---|---|---|
| I make people laugh | |||
| I listen without interrupting | |||
| I include people who are left out | |||
| I can explain something so another person gets it | |||
| I stay calm when other people panic | |||
| I can get a group to agree and get moving |
Character
| Strength | Yes, often | Sometimes | Not yet |
|---|---|---|---|
| I tell the truth even when it costs me | |||
| I keep going when something is hard | |||
| I do what I said I would do | |||
| I try the scary thing | |||
| I wait my turn and do not rush people | |||
| I finish what I start |
My top three, with evidence
Evidence is a time it happened, not a feeling. "I fixed the chain on my brother's bike without a video" is evidence. "I am good at fixing things" is not.
| My strength | Evidence: one time it happened |
|---|---|
| 1. | |
| 2. | |
| 3. |
Part 2: What other people noticed
You will get three notice cards from the people at your table. Read them. Then answer.
The card that surprised me most said I am good at: ______________________________________________________
Was this strength already in my top three? Circle: Yes / No
If no, do I agree with them? Circle: Yes / No / Not sure. One sentence why: ______________________________________________________
Exit line
A strength I put in my top three: _______________________
A strength someone else saw in me: _______________________
Are they the same? Circle: Yes / No
Grade 8 stretch: write a fourth notice card for someone at another table you have worked with in a lab, and deliver it.
Keep this sheet and your three notice cards in your FACS folder. You need them on day 39 for the All About Me one-pager.
Notice cards (cut into strips; three per student)
The rule: a notice card names something the person did, not something they are. "You are nice" does not count. "I noticed you are good at explaining because you re-explained the recipe to me on lab day" counts. Sign your name so the person can ask you about it.
| Notice card. To: _______________ I noticed you are good at _________________________ because I saw you _________________________________________________. From: _______________ |
| Notice card. To: _______________ I noticed you are good at _________________________ because I saw you _________________________________________________. From: _______________ |
| Notice card. To: _______________ I noticed you are good at _________________________ because I saw you _________________________________________________. From: _______________ |
| Notice card. To: _______________ I noticed you are good at _________________________ because I saw you _________________________________________________. From: _______________ |
| Notice card. To: _______________ I noticed you are good at _________________________ because I saw you _________________________________________________. From: _______________ |
| Notice card. To: _______________ I noticed you are good at _________________________ because I saw you _________________________________________________. From: _______________ |
| Notice card. To: _______________ I noticed you are good at _________________________ because I saw you _________________________________________________. From: _______________ |
| Notice card. To: _______________ I noticed you are good at _________________________ because I saw you _________________________________________________. From: _______________ |