Personal Progress Program

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A "P" Party
At a Snail's Pace
I ran into an idea about doing file boxes the girls could decorate themselves and then giving them index cards in value colors for them to keep track of their value experiences and 10-hour projects. I really like the idea because the girls can use something they made their own (the file boxes) to keep track of Personal Progress. I am also going to encourage the girls to write about the value experience/value project on these color-coded cards. Then when we do Personal Progress interviews, I can have the girls bring their file boxes. It's kind of been like pulling teeth to get the girls to tell me about the value experiences they have done. I think this should be a great jump-start for the girls... (Idea by Sharon Stamps)
I-HOP (Important Hour of Progress)
It's Toot Sunday! (Fun idea....)
"Kick off" tailgate party - We each took a couple of values (or a couple we could switch off). We split the group into four and had them rotate. I took Knowledge and Good Works. We went to the kitchen and I taught how to make a couple of quick meals that could help pass off requirements on both (learning how to cook and cooking for your family for one week). We each gave the girls a card at the end with exactly what we learned and what else needed to be done. (I do not believe in passing off a requirement completely during an activity - I always require them to do something themselves to make it PERSONAL) I think it was a good way to show that Personal Progress didn't have to be some monumental huge thing that added more stress. It was really a lot of every day things. (Heather Rich / ga04022007)
Mutual Activities with a Personal Progress Value Purpose
Personal Progress Activity Ideas from YW Suggestions

Personal Progress Clue Game - I created a "Clue" game around the values. I had 7 rooms, 7 YW, and 7 tools. I had 1 YW per room. I had girls from a neighboring ward act as the characters. The game began with me explaining that the Stake YW President had found a finished value project but didn't know who had done it, where it was done, or what tool was used to do it. We divided the group of YW into smaller groups. Each group was given a sheet to keep track of the clues. The girls in the rooms gave out 2 of the clues on their paper. They could do whichever ones they wanted and didn't have to honor requests from the groups. The first group to figure out who the YW, what the tool was, and which value project was completed came back to the original room and they won the game. The girls loved it and the Young Women that acted the parts wanted to do it in their ward. It turned out really fun. (Idea by Susan Wilson / ga10272007)

Personal Progress Fair
Personal Progress Ideas
Personal Progress Pep Rally by Angie Peterson
Young Women Shrinky Dink Key Chain Tags

Value Centerpieces

Flower Pots
Personal Progress Clipart & Handouts (great resource)

A game of values
Bubble Gum Game
Pingo

Candy Gram Bye!
Take Note

Goal Setting - Little Seedlings
Goals on Faith in Personal Progress Program
Goals on Divine Nature in Personal Progress Program

Goals on Individual Worth in Personal Progress Program

Goals on Knowledge in Personal Progress Program
Goals on Choice & Accountability in Personal Progress Program
Goals on Good Works in Personal Progress Program
Goals on Integrity in Personal Progress Program
Personal Progress Worksheets by Jennie Bradfield (ga09242007) - pdf document

Last Sunday for Personal Progress thought and handout I gave out with a penny taped to it..."We were given two ends: One to think with, and one to sit on. It's up to you which you'll use more. Heads you win, Tails you lose!" the penny taped here...Use your head and choose to do Personal Progress and you will win. I handed out 2 sheets for good works and read a thought. (Idea by Laurie Farmer / ga10012007)
Peppermint Stick - I am giving my girls those jumbo peppermint sticks (also crook'less!) for Christmas and attaching a little card that says something like, "This peppermint stick is to remind you to "STICK TO IT" on your Personal Progress! The holiday season is the perfect time to feel the SWEETNESS of setting and achieving some great goals!" (Credit Unknown)
Personal Progress Binders
Personal Progress Bookmarks
Personal Progress Goal Bookmark
Personal Progress Incentive Handout Ideas
Personal Progress Kit - can be made for occasion other than birthday!
Personal Progress Worksheets by Jennie Bradfield (ga09242007) - pdf document
Prayer is like brushing teeth by Ondrea Slade
Survival Kits - to be given out during Personal Progress Interview
Work hard on your personal progress by Janne Gilbert
You could make your own Shrinky Dinks (remember them???) - personalize them to personal progress or the values. Make them into key chains. Craft stores and Wal-mart sell the sheets if you'd rather not make your own.
Young Women Jewelry Bookmark

Parent Personal Progress Reminder Cards

Personal Progress Parent Letter

Basket of Value Incentives from the Idea Door
Cute Personal Progress Handout Incentives from The Idea Door
Dawn's Personal Progress Incentives
Don't 'Fall' Behind by Holly Schwendiman

Is your plate too full??
Laurel Motivation Program
Motivational Idea
One Sunday you could have a basket filled with Hershey kisses and sticks of chewing gum. Attach a note to the basket or tell the girls before you pass the basket around that if they are [working on their Personal Progress] they can give themselves a kiss. If however, they are not working on it they can chew themselves out. (Idea by Linda Oesterreicher / ga04022007)
Personal Progress Bouquet
Personal Progress Incentives
Personal Progress Motivators
Value Jar
We have called a personal progress coordinator. She keeps track of all that information. The first Wed. of each month is personal progress night and each young women and her Mom/Dad have signed up to take that Wednesday night and teach us something that passes off one of THEIR personal progress goals. The girls all bring their books (most don't remember), but that's okay because we have a tracking sheet in our binders too that shows what's been done. The last 1/2 hour of mutual we divide the girls up and we pull each of the girls out one at a time and go over their books or the things that they've done. If they bring their book and we pass stuff off they take a trip to the blessings basket (just a hodge podge of $1.00 stuff) and they get one things for each goal they've completed. We didn't go back and honor previous things done..only since the basket was implemented. This seems to help the girls get motivated. Each first Sunday of the month the p.p coordinator gives the girls a goal to work on based on the value of the month that we are working on. This month it's Integrity #2. If they complete their Value Projects then they get a value bag. One girl just completed her Faith and so she got a white bag filled with all white things. I'm not sure what went in there since the coordinator did it. She presented it yesterday and asked the girl not to show any of the other girls.....they were really bummed, but it peaked their curiosity. (Angela Paladeni / ga10162006)

"Purse"-onal Progress Invitation / Purse Card

Interactive Lessons: Encouraging Young Women to Work on Personal Progress

Apple Object Lesson - My counselor had a girl come to the front and hold an apple. She asked what good was this apple if all she did was hold it in her hand. Obviously not much good. You have to eat it to benefit from it. She applied this to Personal Progress. It does no good sitting on the shelf. You have to internalize it - to take it into your life. (Idea by Amy)
Lucky Charms Object Lesson
Personal Progress is Sweet