Road to Success Workbook

A Guide to Becoming Who You Want to Be
Upper Elementary and Middle School Student Workbook

This workbook assists youth in exploring who they are and what they stand for, being their own leader, appreciating diversity, building positive relationships, setting goals, improving academic grades, and mapping out their future. Each segment in the book includes a written overview about the topic followed by written exercises for students to complete on their own or with the assistance of an adult. The workbook has 32 pages, is printed in black, text, and has a full color cover.

 

Road to Success Training Handbook

A Guide to Assist Students in Developing Life Skills and
Planning for the Future
Adult Facilitation and Training Handbook

This training handbook complements the Road to Success student workbooks. It is designed for teachers, mentors, or program staff to create an interactive learning experience for their youth.

Training Handbooks Include:

• A suggested facilitation to teach the topic for each workbook lesson.
• Hands-on and discussion activities to select from for each lesson.
• An overview for each workbook lesson.
• Access to the Winning Futures’ program support website to download support materials including a Training PowerPoint. Files may be used with mentors, volunteers, program staff, teachers, and parents.
• Evaluation tools customized for this curriculum with pre- and post-assessments for students, mentors, and teachers are also available on the support website. The surveys are created by professional researchers.

 

Curriculum Topics

WHO YOU ARE

Segment 1: Your Personal Journey

Written: In the Driver’s Seat: Self-Assessment
Hands-on Options: Jenga, Chain Reaction, Team Name

Segment 2: Attitude: Drive Yourself Happy

Written: Maintaining My Vehicle: Attitude Quiz
Hands-on Options: Cool Runnings Video, Winning Futures Volleyball, Bag Your Bad Attitude

Segment 3: Strengths and Talents: Tune Up Your Engine

Written: Revving Up: Interests, Skills, and Talents Assessment
Hands-on Options: Change Exercise, Coat of Arms, Strengths and Talents Collage

Segment 4: Responsibility and Leadership: Your Navigation System

Written: Navigating My Life: Leadership Characteristic Assessment
Hands-on Options: Lead or Follow Survey, Trust Walk

WHAT YOU STAND FOR

Segment 5: Values: Under the Hood

Written: Check Out My Engine: Values Brainstorm
Hands-on Options: Identity Box, Values Poster

Segment 6: Values in Action: Your Instrument Panel

Written: Fine Tuning My Values: Values Comparison
Hands-on Options: Tin Foil Animals, Values Mobile, Positive Comments

Segment 7: Diversity: Sharing the Road

Written: All Makes and Models: Valuing Diversity
Hands-on Options: Spider Web, Jelly Bean Game

MAPPING OUT YOUR FUTURE

Segment 8: Positive Relationships: Finding a Pit Crew

Written: My Pit Crew
Hands-on Options: Surprise Letter

DEFINING YOUR PERSONAL SUCCESS

Segment 9: Goal Setting: Drivers, Start Your Engines

Written: Three Areas of Goals, Choosing My Destination

Segment 10: Academic Goal Setting

Written: Short-term Academic Goal
Hands-on Options: Hitting Your Target

Segment 11: Study Skills

Written: Study Skills Mini-goals
Hands-on Options: Study Application Cards

Segment 12: Time Management Planner

Written: Time Management Assessment, Time Management Mini-goals
Hands-on Options: Time Management

Segment 13: Positive Support Groups

Written: Support Team, Positive Support Group Mini-goals
Hands-on Options: Strength In Numbers

Segment 14: Test Stress and Test Tips

Written: Testing Mini-goals
Hands-on Options: Trick Test

Segment 15: Plan and Commitment: Mapping Your Journey

Written: My Road Map to Success, RARE Everyday Heroes
Hands-on Options: Map Page

Segment 16: Reaching Success: The Finish Line

Written: Certificate of Completion
Hands-on Options: Celebrating Success, Focused Thinking

OTHER HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES
Winning Futures Bingo, Egg Drop, Naming Positive Values, Success Sentence Search, Goal Project Planner