Strengths and Values Inventory
How to use: Print the PDF before you call your child. Read the lesson once together and talk it through, then the exercises on paper. Correct together with the answer key and the Parent checklist. The next day, your child redoes this lesson here on screen (about 10 minutes) to review it and save progress.
Learning Objectives
- 1Identify personal strengths across academic, social, creative, physical and emotional areas
- 2Define the core values of honesty, respect, growth, compassion and courage
- 3Match each core value to a real-life action that shows it
- 4Map a top strength to a goal that uses that strength
Mini Lesson
Knowing yourself is the first job of self-awareness. A strength is something you do well or learn easily. A value is what matters most to you — what guides the kind of person you want to be. When you know your strengths and your values, you can set goals that fit who you really are, not just goals other people pick for you.
Five Kinds of Strength
Strengths show up in many parts of your life. People often think only of quiz scores, but strengths come in five common families. You probably have at least one in each family — even if some are still growing.
- Academic — reading, math, problem solving, memory, curiosity.
- Social — listening, teamwork, kindness, leading a group, making peace.
- Creative — art, music, storytelling, design, finding new ideas.
- Physical — sports, coordination, balance, stamina, careful hands.
- Emotional — patience, empathy, calm under pressure, courage, honesty.
Core Values Most Families and Communities Share
A value is a deep belief about how to act. Different families and cultures word them differently, but five values show up almost everywhere — and they fit a Grade 6 life perfectly.
- Honesty — tell the truth even when it is hard.
- Respect — treat every person with dignity, including yourself.
- Growth — keep learning, keep improving, do not give up after a mistake.
- Compassion — notice how others feel and care about their wellbeing.
- Courage — do what is right even when you feel scared or unsure.
How a Strengths-and-Values Inventory Works
- List two or three strengths in each of the five families. Be honest, not boastful.
- Circle the top strength — the one you would use first to help yourself or someone else.
- List your core values from most to least important to you right now.
- Pick one value that feels closest to your top strength.
- Write one goal that pairs your top strength with that value.
Tip: a strength is something you DO well. A value is something you BELIEVE matters. The best goals connect both — they use a strength of yours to live out a value you care about.
Guided Practice
Exercises
Take an inventory of your strengths in each family, pick a top strength, list your top values, and write a goal that connects them.
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Match each value or term to its definition.
Pick the best answer for each question.
1. A strength is BEST defined as...
2. A value is BEST defined as...
3. Which of these is an EMOTIONAL strength?
4. A friend finds a wallet with money inside. Which value would lead them to return it?
5. Which of these is a CREATIVE strength?
6. Why is it useful to take a strengths-and-values inventory?
7. Which pairing of STRENGTH and VALUE makes a strong personal goal?
8. Courage is the value of...
Parent Checklist
For the parent: after correcting together, check off what your child has really understood