What is the “big idea” for this lesson?

• Clearly communicating feelings and needs helps us to be more resilient.
  
  

• We need that connection and support, teamwork, from others to help us be resilient.
  
  

• Resilience skills are life skills!

Reflection questions:

1. What is the most important part of communication?
   

2. Who is on your resilience team?
   

3. What Resilience tools do you want to take with you? How will they help you?

Build Your Own Resilience Team

Your resilience journey is not ending with Project Resilience. All of the skills you’ve learned and practiced throughout Project Resilience are things we keep practicing and growing throughout our lives. In addition, you don’t have to go through difficult events alone. This activity is an opportunity for you to think about the people that help you. We call these people your Resilience Team.

Your Resilience Team is made up of the people in your life who help you remember and practice resilience and help you celebrate overcoming challenges. Different people help us with different skills. Just like on a sports team where each member plays a different role. On your Resilience Team you have different people who play different roles in your life and help you with different resilience skills.

Materials:

• Paper and pencil or pen

• Favorite drawing supplies (pencils, paints, computer, etc.)

Brainstorm:

1. Who reminds you of your strengths? Who encourages you or says positive things about you in a way that helps you remember your strengths?

2. Who helps you calm your brain when you “flip your lid”? Who helps you remember the tools you can use to calm your brain?

3. Who helps you take care of your feelings? Who listens to you talk about your feelings or helps you remember your coping skills?

4. Who are your friends? Who helps you feel less lonely? Who helps you practice empathy?

5. Who helps you with communication? Who makes you feel heard when you speak? Who can you talk to when you face a challenge?

Directions:

1. Write down all the resilience skills you’ve learned and practiced during Project Resilience: focusing on your strengths, calming your brain, practicing mindfulness, taking care of your feelings, connecting with friends and family, practicing empathy, communicating clearly.
   
   
   
   
   

   2. Reflect on who is on your Resilience Team and write down the name of at least one person who helps you with each skill on your list, these are your Resilience Team members.
   
   
   
   
   

   3. Design a logo and think of a name for your Resilience Team. Like a basketball team or soccer team has a team logo, creating a name and image reminds us - we are in this together!
   
   
   
   
   

   4. Think of some ways you can let the people on your Resilience Team know that you are grateful for them . You could share with them how they help you be more resilient and show or send them a picture of your logo on a phone call, video message or text, write a thank-you note to send or give to them, draw or make them something for them, or come up with your own idea!