Helping youth build a vision for their best life can reinforce self-determination and provide motivation during transition planning.
To understand what it means for someone to live their best life, you must truly listen to the person. What are their dreams? What do they want and need to make those dreams come true?
E1MN has created curriculum for educators to use with students in the classroom to help support the learning expectations of Minnesota's Youth in Transition Framework.
The lessons in the Best Life: Building Awareness curriculum can help students build their knowledge and awareness about what a best life means for them, and learn more about tools they can use to plan for and reach their best life. They are a great way to introduce students to the Best Life learning expectation topics.
Each 20-25 minute lesson plan uses videos, discussion questions, real-life stories, tools, and activities to create an interactive and engaging learning experience for students.
Download the Best Life: Building Awareness curriculum (PDF) »
More classroom curriculum: In addition to these Best Life lessons, check out curriculum to support the Framework's other learning expectations »
The Charting the LifeCourse transition to adulthood guide (PDF) introduces what makes up a good life and helps youth begin thinking through common questions. Encourage youth to share the guide with their family, and choose one or two questions to discuss.
It's my choice (PDF) is a comprehensive workbook offered by the Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities.
