- Go with your mentee to the school's library or media center and check out the headlines of the latest newspapers from around the country.
- Ask how they are doing in school.
- Keep a journal.
- Research and talk about famous people who used their abilities to get ahead.
- Make greeting, get-well, or holiday cards to give to other people.
- Bring a board game.
- Look at a map and talk about places you would like to visit.
- Look at magazines in the library or read the newspaper, including the want ads.
- Attend a school concert or school activity together.
- Keep a planner/calendar and set personal goals.
- Play sports in the gymnasium.
- Work on the computer in the media center.
- Use post-it notes to write down all the things you like about yourself, like to do or would like to learn how to do, etc.
- Write stories together.
- Do a jigsaw puzzle.
- Walk outside on the playground.
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- Build a model.
- Plan an activity with another pair of TeamMates.
- Bring in a photo album, and share pictures of your family, house, and pets.
- Discuss favorite hobbies.
- Read the same book and talk about your favorite parts.
- Write a letter to a former teacher, a cousin or relative in another community, an old friend, the editor of a local newspaper, etc.
- Tell your TeamMate about your work and how you reached your position.
- Complete a resume together.
- Give your TeamMate a job application to complete.
- Administer a career interest inventory.
- Offer interviewing ideas and discuss proper dress codes for work.
- Work together on a budget.
- Discuss the college selection process and entrance examinations.
- Ask the questions for the driver's license test.
- Listen, listen, listen.
- Ask your TeamMate what they like to do.
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