Skills Building: Sofia Valdez Future Prez (PK-5)

Pre- Reading Questions 

1. Speaking up for ourselves and for others and respectfully, but strongly, saying what you need is often called being assertive. When is a time that you have been assertive? 
2. Leaders are often assertive. How have you acted as a leader?
3. Do you think kids are able to be assertive and change the world? Tell the person next to you why or why not and then share with the group. 

Post- Reading Questions

1. Sofia saw what needed to change in her community and she worked with the help of others to change it. What is one thing that you would want to change in your school or neighborhood?  
2. Sofia said that she did not feel brave or courageous at all, but she still went to City Hall to discuss her ideas. Sometimes when we are being assertive and standing up for what we need, we feel nervous or scared. Can you think of a time that you felt nervous or scared when you were standing up for yourself or for others? 
3. Sofia had to go to a bunch of different offices before she was directed to the right one and then was told that she couldn’t speak because she’s a kid. How do you think she felt having to go to so many different places and hearing discouraging words? How was she assertive at that moment?
4. Sometimes kids feel like they are too young to make a difference in their school or community, but kids change the world all the time! What is one way that you can be assertive in the future?