Instructions

• Introduce what a strength and weakness is.
  Between the leaders come up with a couple of examples.
• Then pose the question to the young people – What are your strengths? Ask them to write them on post-it notes and put them on a wall.
• Then pose the question to the young people – What do you think your weaknesses are?
  Ask them to write them on post-it notes and put them on a different wall.
• For Beavers and Cubs: Talk about how weaknesses are not a bad thing but something that can be learned from. Ask the young people to suggest ways to improve their weaknesses.
• For Scouts and Explorers: Match up young people based on their strengths and weaknesses – for example one young person could have a strength of communication, but another sees this as a weakness of theirs. Put these young people into pairs or groups and have a discussion about how they can turn the weaknesses into strengths.
• Keep these in mind when the young people are planning activities and events, encouraging them to work in groups with a variety of strengths and weaknesses.