Intro – 7th Grade – Ruby
Intro to Resiliency
Purpose:
In lesson 1, student will be reinforced with the idea of resiliency as overcoming adversity, roadblocks and bouncing back from hard situations.
In lesson 2, students will work together as a team to be resilient to get around a roadblock. They will also be required to use their problem-solving skills.
In lesson 3, students will incorporate their understanding of Resiliency in to an entry in their Career Journals, as it relates to their future work.
Objectives:
Students will develop self confidence in their ability to succeed and be resilient in their lives by:
In lesson 1, student will be reinforced with the idea of resiliency as overcoming adversity, roadblocks and bouncing back from hard situations.
In lesson 2, students will work together as a team to be resilient to get around a roadblock. They will also be required to use their problem-solving skills.
In lesson 3, students will incorporate their understanding of Resiliency in to an entry in their Career Journals, as it relates to their future work.
Objectives:
Students will develop self confidence in their ability to succeed and be resilient in their lives by:
- demonstrating perseverance to achieve long and short term goals
- learning to overcome barriers in relationships and in learning
- practicing personal safety skills
- managing change and taking responsibility
- demonstrating effective coping skills when faced with a problem
Vocabulary:
Resiliency – Ability to bounce back when anything difficult happens; the ability to become strong, healthy, or successful again after something bad happens.
Adversity – A difficult situation or condition; misfortune or tragedy.
Roadblock– an action, condition, etc., that obstructs progress toward an objective.
Procedure
- Using the Project TEAM House Guide, draw the PT House, indicating Window #2.
- Reintroduce Ruby and her abilities in being resilient.
- Define resiliency for the students. Explain that being resilient means that even if we get knocked down, or get sick or weak, or have a failure, we can bounce back and become strong, healthy, or successful. When we get knocked down, or have a difficult time with something, that is called adversity. Provide the students with the definition of adversity.
- Ask students what they think a roadblock is. Provide the students with the definition of a roadblock.
- Type in the link https://pacer.org/bullying/video/player.asp?video=66 and click on the video MATT- A film about never giving up.
- Pass out the Resiliency Road: Breaking through Roadblocks Worksheet
- and allow students a moment to review the worksheet before they watch the video.
- Watch the video as a whole class. Then allow students to get in groups of 4 or 5 and work together to fill out the worksheet. Allow them to work for about 7 minutes and then go over the answers.
Making Foundation Connections
- How can you Help Others if they see you being Resilient?
- How does breaking through a roadblock relate to Positive Change and Problem Solving?
- How can using Anti-Bullying help you with resiliency?

30 minutes
Materials
- Project TEAM House Guide
- Resiliency Road: Breaking Through Roadblocks Worksheet
- Resiliency Road: Answer Sheet
- Ruby Poster
- Whiteboard and marker or chalkboard and chalk
- Computer with Internet access, projector, and screen
- MATT – A film about never giving up (external link)