3. WHAT ARE LIFE SKILLS...
• Life skills are a set of basic
skills acquired through
learning and/or direct life
experience that enable
individuals and groups to
effectively handle issues
and problems commonly
encountered in daily life
4. Life skill based education(LSBE)
• Life skill based education is a form of
education that focuses on cultivating personal
life skills such as self-reflection ,critical
thinking ,problem solving and interpersonal
skill.
• Its aim to help children reach their full
personal and prepare them for the challenges
of everyday life.
5. Why Teach Life Skills?
• Life skills are essential for:
The promotion of healthy child
development
Primary prevention of some key causes
of child death, disease and disability
Socialization
Preparing children for changing social
circumstances
• Life skills education contributes to:
basic education
gender equality
democracy
good citizenship
child care and protection
quality and efficiency of the education
system
promotion of lifelong learning
quality of life
the promotion of peace
6. Why At Pre & Primary Level...
• Skills begin at home but are
reinforced in school
• Real world examples bring strategies
to life
• If we don’t let them make decisions
as children, they won't know how to
make good decisions when they get
older
• By training children in their younger
years, it prepares them for better
choices
• Discussing things can become a
habit
7. Why Do We Need To Teach Life Skills...
Democracies depend
upon citizens who are:
• Aware of their rights and
responsibilities as citizens
• Informed about social and political
issues
concerned about the welfare of
others
• Able to clearly articulate their
opinions and arguments
• Responsible in how they act as
citizens
8. 7 ‘Must’ life Skills At Primary ...
• 1) Time Management
• 2) Hygiene
• 3) Food Wastage
• 4) Decision Making
• 5) Saving Money
• 6) Cleaning
• 7) Getting Ready
9. Life Skills Action Chart...
• FOR THE BODY
• Forming Healthy Habits
Gaining Control of Your Diet
Getting Up in the Morning
• FOR THE FEELINGS
• Working with Others
Practicing Peace
Nurturing Even-Mindedness
Making Friends
Expanding Sensitivity
Choosing Happiness
• FOR THE WILL
• Building Will Power
Cultivating Courage
Living Truth
• FOR THE INTELLECT
• Developing Concentration
Exploring Flexibility
Sharpening the Mind
10. What Are the Most Important Life Skills
for Children to Learn?
• Self Awareness and Self
Management
• Coping with Emotions
• Focus and Self Control.
• Perspective-Taking/Empathy.
• Effective Communication.
• Making Connections.
• Critical Thinking.
• Taking on Challenges.
• Self-Directed, Engaged
Learning.
• Learning how to learn
11. Benefits Of Life Skills Education...
• Health Benefits
• The combination of
Psychosocial factors
contributes to healthy
behaviour
• The LSE addresses the
needs of all children
• Personal and social skills
empower the individual to
promote his/her own
health as well as the
health of others
12. Benefits Of Life Skills Education...
• Social Benefits
• Life skills education
can promote more
pro-social behaviour
and so results in less
delinquency among
adolescents.
13. Benefits Of Life Skills Education...
• Educational Benefits
LSE is learner-centred,
interactive teaching
It binds teachers and pupils
Increases young people’s
enjoyment of learning
Enhances teacher’s job
satisfaction
Decreases rates of drop out
and absenteeism from
school
14. Benefits Of Life Skills Education...
• Self esteem
• Self Awareness
• Assertiveness
• Coping with Emotion
• Coping with Stress
15. To reap more than you sow
• Sow a thought, you reap an
action...
• Sow an action, you reap a
habit...
• Sow a habit, you reap a
character...
• Sow a character, you reap a
destiny...
