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Life-skills

1. Describe six benefits of life skills in the society (12 MKS)


2. Describe any ten common living values in the society (10mks)
3. Define Self awareness (2mks)
4. State any 12 importance of Self awareness (12mks)
5. Highlight any five values associated with Self awareness (5 MKS)
6. What is stress? (1mk)
7. Explain five ways of dealing with stress (10mks)
8. Explain ways in which you can effectively boost your self esteem (12mks)
9. Anyango, a standard seven pupil, has been playing and walking alone in school
and at home. What do you think could have caused this?. How can you help her to
unite with her friends?(6 MKS)

Definition
Life-skills can be best understood as the abilities for positive and
adaptive behaviour, which enable individuals to deal effectively
with day to day needs and challenges. Major life skills include
problem solving, decision making, creative and critical thinking,
effective communication, interpersonal skills, empathy, and self-
awareness, coping with stress and emotions. These Life-skills
have further been clustered as; Thinking skills, Social skills, and
Emotional skills.

What Do Life Skills Give You?


Skills like time management skills for kids, student self-
awareness, interpersonal relationship skills and critical and
creative thinking skills, give you the ability to adapt to
situations, persevere and constantly reevaluate, reassess and
restructure your life to make the most out of it for yourself and
others in your world.
Time management skills help achieve a harmonious work life
balance and make time for what’s important as well as ensuring
assignments are handed in on time and you have enough time
to help out mom in the kitchen from time to time. Self-
awareness could be connected to mindfulness activities,
meditation, yoga, tai chi or learning how to disassociate from
problems and develop empathy. Interpersonal relationship
skills develop fantastic verbal and non-verbal communication
and are essential in all walks of life.

Critical thinking skills allow students to comprehend and


address situations based on the available information and facts.
Critical thinking involves organizing and processing facts,
information and other data to outline a problem and develop
effective resolutions.
CORE LIVING VALUES

Values are the principles and beliefs that influence the behaviour and way of life
of a group of people or community.

The things, ideas beliefs and principles that are of worth to a person shapes his or
her values. A person’s values help to define who he/she is and help determine the
choices he/she makes. Living values provide principles and tools for development
of the whole person recognising that the individual is comprised of the physical,
intellectual, social emotional and spiritual dimension. Life Skills Education is best
enhanced by living values. Therefore it is important for the teacher to understand
and apply Living values so as to enhance acquisition of life skills.

The Core Living Values • Cooperation • Freedom • Happiness • Honesty •


Tolerance • Unity • Peace • Respect • Responsibility • Simplicity • Humility • Love

LOVE Where there is love, there is a world. Love looks on all with a vision of
equality Love is all giving without any thought of a return A heart that has love is
able to accommodate The whole universe and still has space for more. Selfless
love is truly unlimited; It forgets and forgives the weakness And sees only beauty
and specialities in everyone

HONESTY Speak with honesty and you will get a chance to learn. The one who is
honest will speak about themselves first, not about others. Others won’t get
impressed by your words. Or even by your face… But by your honesty and truth
To speak that which you think and to do that Which you speak is honesty.

TOLERANCE Where there is tolerance, You are able to remain quiet and happy
inside. One who has tolerance has the power to Accept and accommodate all
situations. Only when you are contented internally can there be tolerance When
you are contenedt, then just like a mother who has love for her child, There is no
limit to tolerance.
SIMPLICITY

Simplicity is identifying and being comfortable with those elaborate


circumstances which shape our lives without worrying or making matters
complicated. It requires facing any complexity with a plain and simple mind
Simplicity starts with the self and overflows to everything else around us. A life
lived in simplicity is a satisfying life Which inspires everyone yet possessed by one.

PEACE

Peace is the original quality of the self. In its purest form, peace is inner silence. It
consists of positive thoughts, pure feelings and good wishes To have peace you
need patience When you are peaceful, you create an atmosphere of peace, Peace
in the world can only be realized When there is peace in the minds of man.

HAPPINESS There is happiness when each moment is used in a worthwhile way.


Happiness is such nourishment that it can transform a person, from weak to
powerful, it makes difficult things easy heavy things light To remain happy and
share happiness with others is the greatest act of charity No matter what
happens, your happiness should not be lost.

COOPERATION It is based on faith, love, trust and understanding. It is not a


bargaining game, in which one person’s success is achieved at the expense of
another’s Real cooperation takes place when there are good wishes and pure
feelings for each other. The highest cooperation is to partake of God’s task; And in
return He will cooperate with you forever
HUMILITY Humility is dedication to the extent that no acknowledgement is sought
for the self. Humility allows you to learn. There is great strength in humility It
never holds on to anyone for support Everyone bows down to those who bow
down first. Humility is not subservience but greatness. It is visible when there is
love Have love for humility. It helps you to remain happy

RESPECT True respect is valuing one’s Own existence and the existence of others.
It is not connected to a person’s role, Social position, nor his capacities or talents,
It is the awareness that everyone has value; Everyone is unique When there is
respect, there is understanding, Giving and taking on basis of love. Only when you
give respect do you earn the respect of others.

RESPONSIBILITY The world’s a stage and we are all actors Each actor plays a
unique part and He is responsible for his own actions. Responsibility means
playing our part Accurately no matter what the task may be Each one of us has a
huge part in creating a better world. Just respond to the abilities Within you and
become responsible.

FREEDOM Freedom starts in the mind. Understanding the self is the key to
freedom The more one understand the self, the easier it is to be liberated from
waste. Freedom means to be uninfluenced, Unaffected and to be at peace with
the self. True freedom is to experience the true essence of one’s being and that is
peace.

UNITY Unity is harmony within and amongst individuals. It is built from a shared
vision For the common good. Unity is appreciating the values of each Individual
and their unique contributions. When there is the willingness Within the self to
accommodate others, unity blossoms When I take the first step to mend fences,
others will also change.
BENEFITS OF CORE LIVING VALUES

• Values bring happiness in life

• Values are the treasure of life, making humans wealthy and rich

• A life filled with values is a life of self-respect and dignity

• Values bring independence and freedom

• They expand the capacity to be self-sufficient

• They liberate one from external influences

• They offer protection and those who get it are able to share with others

• Values bring empowerment and remove weaknesses and defects

• They open the heart and transform human nature so that life is filled with
compassion and humility

• Students also thrive in a value-based atmosphere in a positive, safe


environment of mutual respect and care. Where students are regarded as capable
of learning to make socially conscious choices

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