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close this bookLife Skills for Young Ugandans - Primary Teachers' Training Manual (UNICEF, 190 p.)
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View the documentForeword
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close this folderSection One: The Life Skills Education Initiative
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View the document1.0 Background
View the document2.0 What are Life Skills?
View the document3.0 LIFE SKILLS AND THE PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILD
View the document4.0 Other supporting activities/strategies
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close this folderSection Two: Methodologies and Training Session Activities
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close this folderPART A - General Activities
View the document1.0 INTRODUCTORY AND PREPARATORY ACTIVITIES
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close this folderPART B - Specific activities that may be used to focus upon some of the key issues of Life Skills Education
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View the documentWORKSHOP A: HOW TO IDENTIFY THE NEEDS OF A 13 YEAR OLD UGANDAN CHILD
View the documentWORKSHOP B: WHAT ARE THE PRIORITIES FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN?
View the documentWORKSHOP C: INTRODUCING LIFE SKILLS CONCEPTS
View the documentWORKSHOP D: ATTITUDES TO LIFE SKILLS
View the documentWORKSHOP E: AIMS OF LIFESKILLS EDUCATION
View the documentWORKSHOP F: THE HEALTH PROMOTING SCHOOL
View the documentWORKSHOP G: PROMOTING SELF ESTEEM IN SCHOOL
close this folderSection Three: Overview of current Primary Teacher’s College Health Education Syllabus and Potential for Development of Life Skills Education
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View the documentINTRODUCTION
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View the document4.1 Unit One - OUR HEALTH
View the document4.2 Unit Nine - HIV/AIDS
View the document4.3 Unit Thirteen - FAMILY HEALTH AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS
close this folderSection Five: Preparing Your own Units
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View the document5.1 INTRODUCTION
View the document5.2 WHAT DOES IT TAKE?
View the document5.3 SAMPLE LESSON PLANS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS
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This section is divided into two parts. Part A looks at activities and methodologies which create a good atmosphere, build unity and openness among the participants and encourage participation. Part B looks at specific workshop activities for introducing life skills training.

SECTION OBJECTIVES

By the end of this section, participants should be able to:

1. Explain the purpose of ice breakers and energisers
2. Use the activities outlined in the section
3. Use life skills approaches and procedures in their daily teaching.
4. Develop simple life skills techniques for dealing with difficult participants during a class
5. Use participatory methodologies to elicit and build on participants’ knowledge and attitudes
6. Use the workshop activities as a means of introducing a training session on lift? skills