CORE Strenghten Your Life Skills: For Teenagers and Young Adults – English
Unit 2 – What makes me happy, what makes me sad: Step 1
Task 1
What makes you feel happy and what makes you sad?
- Think about what makes you feel happy and what makes you sad.
- Describe in writing or make a drawing of the happy things on one page and the sad things on another page.

Task 2
Exchange your results
- Find a partner and discuss together both your happy and sad pages.
- What has helped you in the past when dealing with sad feelings? What can you do when you are sad?
- Cut out a paper star. Write on it what helps you in dealing with sad feelings.

Task 3
Collect all stars
- Collect all stars and put them on a wall or a table.
- Look at the stars and consider the different and similar ways of dealing with sad feelings.
- Discuss together ways that help you when dealing with sadness.
Task 4
Share your thoughts!
- Connect with other learners!
Share your thoughts and express yourself by clicking on [Add a Post] and writing about what helps you when dealing with sadness. You can also upload a picture of one of the stars and comment on other posts.