Junior Cycle Skills, Reflection, Evaluation and Planning Journal

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Published by 4Schools 89F Lagan Road, Dublin Industrial Estate, Glasnevin, Dublin 11

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Table of Contents Welcome to your Junior Cycle Skills, Reflection, Evaluation and Planning Journal!

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Chapter 1: Managing Myself

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Chapter 2: Working with Others

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Chapter 3: Communicating

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Chapter 4: Being Numerate

Chapter 5: Managing Information & Thinking

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Chapter 6: Staying Well

Chapter 7: Being Literate Chapter 8: Being Creative

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Chapter 1

Managing Myself “If you don’t manage yourself, someone else will.”

INDICATORS OF WELL-BEING

Learning Intentions: I will be able to

• Explain why it is important to manage myself, my actions and my decisions

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• Reflect on and plan how to take responsibility for my actions.

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We all need to be able to understand who we are, what we like and how we react to others! We have to take responsibility for our actions. What does that mean?

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Watch the video and listen carefully to the words of the song:

Reflect:

Scan the QR Code to watch the video

All About Self Control HARRY KINDERGARTEN MUSIC

Watch the video a second time and this time write down three things you think this video is telling you about Managing Yourself.

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Write one thing down on a separate Post-it and place it on the washing line.

As your teacher reads out all of the Post-its, write down three things different from yours in the spaces below:

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Your teacher will give you instructions for this activity.

1. It is important to try to understand or know yourself. This means knowing what your strengths are, what you enjoy doing.

2. When you know what those things are, you should make time to do more of the things you like and also put some time into things you can improve on.

3. It is important to be trustworthy and trust others. That means that when you make a promise or a decision to help someone or do something, you should follow through on it.

4. Take a time-out each day to check in on yourself.

5. Remember that you have many skills; be thankful for them and use them.

6. Don’t be afraid to try new things, even if you are not the very best at it!

7. Have hobbies and interests outside of school and home.

8. If you do something or say something wrong, it is very important to be able to say sorry and to accept responsibility.

9. Be careful of the things you say to people and how you respond to what they say.

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Managing Myself

Evaluate: Think about yesterday and all the things you did. How well did you manage your homework? Mark which emoji explains it the best.

Write down three things that you can do differently to manage your homework this evening.

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What would your emoji look like if you managed your homework like this this evening?

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Plan One of the well-being indicators is Responsibility. Being able to manage yourself and take responsibility is a very important part of life. Have you ever heard someone say or have you ever said, “I’m not being mean, but….”? The sentence that follows is never going to be nice! Your plan this week is to manage your response to other people. If you are annoyed at someone, take responsibility for your feelings and try to remember this before you say anything:

Before you speak:

THINK T H I N K

Revision Time

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Graffiti Wall

True Helpful Inspiring Necesary Kind

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Think of the skill of Managing Yourself that we have learned about. How did you use it? How would you help others to use it? Write down three ideas on your graffiti wall. Then, choose one for the class wall.

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Well done on completing Chapter 1 on Managing Myself. Now that you have developed skills to manage yourself and to work well with others, let us look at the skill of Working with Others.

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Chapter 5

Managing Information & Thinking “New information makes new and fresh ideas possible.” - Zig Ziglar

INDICATORS OF WELL-BEING

Learning Intentions I will be able to: • Search online safely for information.

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• Recognise the dangers of social media.

• Organise information in a useful way.

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Managing Information & Thinking helps you to search for information from different sources. You will develop skills in thinking clearly and safely about types and sources. You will develop strategies for organising information so that you can understand it and use it later.

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Your teacher will read out statements about Managing Information and Thinking.

Hold up a red card if you disagree, a green card if you agree and a yellow card if you are unsure.

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Evaluate Study this poster and then answer the questions:

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What is the main message of this poster?

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What do you think about the name ‘Safebook’?

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Write down one thing you would tell someone about being safe online.

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What might happen if you are not careful on social media sites??

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What would happen if a person bullies through social media?

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Do you believe that we all have to be careful when reading information online?

Managing Information And Thinking

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Activity Gathering Information Note-making is a really good way to gather and manage information so that it can be used again later.

On your own, write down 10 sentences about yourself that you would like to share; a hobby you have, an interest, a holiday you may have been on or what you would like to do in the future etc.

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Plan One of the wellbeing indicators is to be responsible. This week, plan to be responsible by gathering information on study and then draw up this plan for a study week.

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Think of the skill of Managing Information & Thinking that we have learned about.

How did you use it? How would you help others to use it? Write down three ideas on your graffiti wall. Then, choose one for the class wall.

Well done on completing Chapter 5 on Managing Information & Thinking.

Now that you have developed awareness and understanding around this, let us look at the skill of Staying Well.

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Managing Information And Thinking

Chapter 6

Staying Well “All the money in the world can’t buy you back good health.”

- Reba McEntire

INDICATORS OF WELL-BEING

Learning Intentions I will be able to: • Explain ways that I can help to keep myself well.

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• Reflect on my life and make a new plan to stay well.

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Keeping our bodies and minds strong and healthy is one of the most important things we can do for ourselves. Simple lifestyle changes can have a positive impact on our health.

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Watch the video and write down 5 ways you think you can stay healthy.

Scan the QR Code to watch the video

What Do Humans Need To Stay Healthy BBC LEARNING - WONKY FILMS

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Evaluate In 2020, the world came together to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Everyone came together to follow rules to help us to stay well. Below is a leaflet. As a class, talk about the leaflet and fill in the exercise below: Junior Cycle Skills, Reflection, Evaluation and Planning Journal

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Staying Well

Evaluation Use the hand template to fill in the following information about the leaflet • Thumb – something good from the leaflet • Index finger – something you would like to point out about the leaflet (could be good or bad) • Middle finger – something you think is missing from the leaflet • Ring finger – something that helped people to stay well during the pandemic • Little finger – something little you would add to it • Palm – A prediction for the future – Will this pandemic change how we stay well in the future?

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Activity Your teacher will lead you in a quick and relaxing meditation which is a great way to stay well.

Quick Meditation 1. Set aside time. Set a timer for five minutes, so you can relax and not worry about staying in meditation for ‘too long’, missing appointments.

(If you have an iPhone, the Healing Music application can be used as a timer, though the regular timer that comes with most phones can also be useful.)

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2. Relax your body. Just close your eyes and relax. Take a few deep breaths from your diaphragm and release the tension in your body.

Try to visualise the tension leaving your body from your head to your feet, either as imagining that the stress is literally draining from you through your toes, escaping your body with every breath, or simply melting away.

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3. Clear your mind. When you work on clearing your mind of thoughts, rather than focusing on ‘thinking of nothing’, focus on ‘being’, and when thoughts enter your mind, gently acknowledge them and let them go, returning your focus to the present moment again. If you focus on how well you are doing this, that becomes the focus. If you accept that constantly bringing your mind back to the present moment is the meditation, it will be much easier to keep your mind still.

4. Keep going. Continue this for five minutes, and return to your day feeling more relaxed and refreshed. Simply focus on the sensations you are feeling in your body, focus on your breath, or focus on letting go. Try this meditation regularly, and you should feel less stressed overall.

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Plan One of the wellbeing indicators is to be Active. Draw up a daily plan to include ten minutes of activities that can help you stay well. Once you have finished that, look at how you might include an additional meditation activity for 5 minutes each day.

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Revision Time Graffiti Wall Think of the skill of Being Literate that we have learned about. How did you use it?

How would you help others to use it? Write down three ideas on your graffiti wall.

Then, choose one for the class wall.

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Well done on completing Chapter 6 on Staying Well. Now that you have developed awareness and understanding around this, let us look at the skill of Being Literate.

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