Description of Targeting Life Skills Wheel
Inner Circle: Four H's (Hands, Heart, Head, & Health)
Middle Circle: Life Skills Categories (Caring, Giving, Working, Being, Living,
Thinking, Managing, Relating)
Outer Circle: Specific Life Skills (listed below with associated categories)
HEAD
Thinking: service learning, critical thinking, problem solving, decision making,
learning to learn
Managing: resiliency, keeping records, wise use of resources,
planning/organizing, goal setting
HEART
Relating: accepting differences, conflict resolution, social skills,
cooperation, communication
Caring: nurturing relationships, sharing, empathy, concern for others
HANDS
Giving: community service/volunteering, leadership, responsible citizenship,
contribution to group efforts
Working: marketable skills, teamwork, self-motivation
HEALTH
Being: self-esteem, self-responsibility, character, managing feelings,
self-discipline
Living: healthy lifestyle choices, stress management, disease prevention,
personal safety