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7HabitsofHighlyEffectiveTeens

Lesson22Findingthe“High”Way

Lastweekwediscussedwhatsynergymeansandworkedoncelebrating ourdifferences.

Weexploreditfurtherbyidentifying andanalyzing thedifferentwaysinwhichwelearn things,seethings,andpossessdifferenttraits,styles,andcharacteristics.

Todaywewilldiscusssomeoftheroadblocks tosynergyandpracticefindingthe“high”way.

Ignorance

Cliques Prejudice

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ACTIVITY:Afterbeingsplitintoteamsof4-5,youwillreceiveapackof26slipsofpaperandapaperclip.Youwillneedmultiplewritingutensils.

1.Eachteamwilllayasideoneslipofpaper,andwriteoneletterofthealphabetoneachoftheremaining25slipsofpaper.Youwillbeattemptingtocreateasmanywordsaspossiblefromthelettersandmaycreateduplicatesofmorecommonletters.

2.Onceyourteamhaswrittenlettersonall25slipsofpaper,bindthemwiththepaperclip.Ontheremainingslipofpaper,asateam,setagoalofhowmanywordsyouthinkyoucancreatewithyourstack.

3.Switchstackswithanotherteam,leavingyourstackfacedown.4.Withthenewstackofcards,comeupwithasmanywordsaspossiblein7minutes,keepinginmindthenewgoal.

5.Eachteamshouldassignascribetorecordeverywordyoucomeupwithonasheetofloose-leafpaper.

6.Finally,teamsshouldtotalthenumberofwordscreatedanddiscussthegameoutcomes.