1. LEADER POSTERS 15 20 minutes In groups or as a class: Use the words Leader or Leadership as a starter and get the students to brainstorm various words that they would associate with these words and write them up on either the board or A3 paper. Once they have done this, you can then try to get them to come up with a word/s that start with each letter of the Acronym Leader or Leadership. This is a good way to recap what they remember if they were involved with Leadership Week last year. Once finished you can then display these as posters in your classroom.
2. WHAT MAKES A GOOD LEADER 15-20 minutes On the board or on A3 paper brainstorm Famous NZ Leaders. Use the images below as a stimulus for discussion. Ask your students Who are these People? Why are they Famous? Now repeat the exercise, on Leaders in your School / Community / Region. Select a couple of people or ask in general for all of the ones listed: 1) What do you think makes them leaders? 2) What qualities do you think they have that makes them good leaders? 3) What qualities would you like to have to help make you a great leader?
3. HEROES 20-30 minutes Explain to your students that many famous leaders become our heroes, and people that we admire and look up to often because of their success, high profile and character. Sometimes our heroes are people that aren t famous, and are people we know personally (eg. Family, friends, leaders in the community or school) Ask students to select a leader that they look up to as their hero and role model and complete one of the diagrams below. They can also research their person and see if they have any quotes that they find to be inspiring, and include it on their diagram. They may also like to research what projects or work that person does outside of their normal job, or if their normal job is something very special or motivational they may want to write about what they do. A Hero of Mine Name: Best Known for: Personal Details: Best Qualities: A good Role Model because: My hero
4. ROLE MODELS 15-20 minutes Talk to your students about how leaders are naturally role models because others look up to them. Students can answer the following questions individually or as a group. They can then do think peer share afterwards to collaborate their opinions. These are the seven traits thought to be what makes a great role model. 1. Demonstrate confidence and leadership.... 2. Don't be afraid to be unique.... 3. Communicate and interact with everyone.... 4. Show respect and concern for others.... 1. Be knowledgeable and well rounded.... 2. Have humility and willingness to admit mistakes.... 3. Do good things outside the job. Ask the students which of these do you agree with and why? Are there any that you disagree with? Why? Ask the students to answer the questions below on how they think they can make a great role model. Once done, you can display these on your wall, to help inspire the students to become great role models and leaders of your school. A) List 4 qualities that you think you have that would make you a good role model: B) What skills / qualities would you like to develop to help you be a better role model? C) Who do you think could help you develop these skills / qualities as a role model? D) Would you feel more comfortable as a role model by leading as an example or teaching people how to be a great role model and why? E) What does the following statement mean to you? "Role models are meant to inspire, instruct, and to set a good example"
5. EVERYONE MAKES MISTAKES 10-20 minutes Remind the students of the following: Role models don't have to be perfect, but they do have to show that everyone makes mistakes and that it's important to be accountable for them. You can be an inspiring and instructive role model as long as you are about the people who look up to you. Then ask the students: Why is it so important that we learn from our mistakes? What can we do about the mistakes we make? Who could help us learn from our mistakes? Why is it important that we ask for help when we need it? Get the students to then think about a mistake that they have made and what they learnt from it. It can be a big mistake or a small mistake as long as they learnt something from it, it does not matter. They don't have to write down or share their mistake as long as they have identified and say what they learnt from their mistake.
6. CELEBRITY ROLE MODEL GAME Approx one hour At the very beginning of your class tell the class that you are only going to require a little bit of work from them for the first part of the class but after that the remainder of the class will be a game! Then simply write the words Role Model on the board, ask the class if anyone knows what it means, most students should be able to give an answer by now, but if no one answers, pick a few random students and ask them to at least try and guess. Then give a brief explanation, eg 'My role model for example is Barack Obama as he is influential and I am in awe of him because he has won The Nobel Prize, he is the first black president of America and he has changed somethings for the better.' Then hand them out a sheet of phrases and ask them one by one to read one each. Eg. A role model is someone other people admire in society'; 'A role model can be a family member and is not always a celebrity.' Once the page of vocabulary has been read go around and ask each of them who they think their role model in life is. Use helpful phrases like, 'I admire... because,' and 'I am inspired by... because. (Note some students may still struggle with identifying a role model, if this is the case simply coax them a little, ask them or remind them of a favourite actor, singer or a family member, teacher or friend that they admire). Tell them they now have 10-15 minutes to write as much as they can under the title of ' Who is your role model and why?' using your page of vocabulary as guidance. When the time is up and they have finished writing ask some of them or all of them to read what they have written. When they have all finished tell them it is time for the game! Put your students into pairs, and ask them to write on a small piece of paper a celebrity who is a role model. This is a good time to discuss that not all celebrities are role models, but discuss the qualities of a role model and help them identify the type of celebrities who are (eg. Not just in the entertainment industry, think industry and world leaders too). Some examples are Angelina Jolie, Lorde, Sir Peter Blake, Taylor Swift, Steve Jobs, Emma Watson, Mark Zuckerberg. They must keep their celebrities name hidden from the rest of the class, and in their pairs they have 5 minutes to prepare some clues about their celebrity, but they should make sure that they are not too obvious. Then each pair takes it in turns to come to the front of the class and tell the class their clues, the students have to try and guess who they are talking about. If you want to add in a competition element give a point to each pair when one of them guesses correctly. If it happens you get to the end of the game and you still have time left just simply do another round with different celebrity names and so on.