Who Are Our Leaders

Day 4 – 5

Written by Nicole Ruge

Day 4

IntroductionCome up with definitions of each of

the following types of leaders:

Hero

Mentor

Role Model

You have 10 minutes to complete the definitions.

Leader

A person with the ability to guide or direct others.

HeroA person noted for special achievement in a particular

field.

MentorThe action of being a teacher

or counselor.

Role ModelPeople who help you see what

is expected of them and show tem how to act in

different situations.

Each of the vocabulary words can be

interchangeable with the word LEADER.

Brainstorm Brainstorm in your table groups

make a list of 3-5 people who would fall under each type of leader.Examples:

Oprah WinfreyParents or other caregiversSports coachesMartin Luther King, Jr. FirefightersMother Teresa

You will have 5 minutes to

complete your list.

Assignment ~Find a newspaper or magazine and

look up an article about a leader (hero, mentor, role model) that they would like to review.

Complete the Our Leader Worksheet with a partner.

Follow-up QuestionsCan anyone be a leader? Why or why

not?

Does it matter if a person is young or old? Rich or poor? Famous? Female or male?

What did you learn about leadership today?

Ticket Out The Door

Write 3 – 4 sentence about a time when you were in a leadership position.

Where you successful?

Did you like being a leader?

What were you doing?

Day 5

Flowerpot ActivityEach table group will work as a team

to put together the pieces in the bag to make a flower pot. Rules

There can not be any hole bigger than a quarter.Use tape to hold the pieces together.First group done will win a prize!

Follow-up QuestionsWho was the main leader? What

leadership qualities do they have?Did you have any problems constructing

the flower pot? What kinds of problems? Why did you think that was a problem?

How did you achieve your goal? What would have made it easier to

construct the flower pot? What kinds of leadership did you

experience and observe?

Qualities of a LeaderEach partner group is going to get a copy

of Brainstorm the Qualities of a Leader worksheet.

You have 3 minutes to brainstorm with as many good qualities of leaders as you can.

Share with the class and write qualities around your leadership man on the white board.

Come up with a Top 10 List for Qualities of a Good Leader.

AssignmentComplete Qualities of a Good Leader

Worksheet individually.

10-12 minutes to complete worksheet then we will discuss as a class.

Ticket Out The Door

Write 3 – 4 sentences about the qualities you have as a leader or would like to work on improving.