Contact Information:
Phillip J. Clauer
Senior Extension Associate
4-H Youth and Specialty Poultry
Department of Poultry Science
The Pennsylvania State University
Life Skill Development
A skill is a learned ability to do something well. Life skills are abilities individuals can learn that will help them to be successful in living a productive and satisfying life. The following is a list of skills that students will develop through experiencing the activities within this curriculum. Also included is a set of criteria that can act as indicators to determine if the life skill is being developed.
Planning and organizing - A method for doing something that has been thought out ahead of time; how the parts can be put together.
Indicator: Students can develop and implement a simple plan. They involve others in planning and can accept responsibility within the plan.
Keeping records - Recording selected useful information, usually focused for a specific purpose.
Indicator: Student is able to categorize information, to select useful information and apply the skill of record keeping to specific tasks.
Teamwork - Work done by two or more people, each doing parts of the whole task. Teamwork involves communicating effectively, identifying and agreeing on a common task, dividing a task by identifying contributions by each person, accepting responsibility for one's part of the task, working together to complete the task and sharing accomplishment.
Indicators: Understands roles as essential, enjoys working together with others of similar interest/abilities and appreciates the contributions of other team members.
- Embryology and the National Science Standards
- Experiential learning model
- Life skill development
- Science skills
