THEME:Harmony DaySUBTHEME: Caring & Sharing
5:50:COMING IN ACTIVITY: Making a Harmony Wreath
Colour papers such as black brown orange red yellow white etc
Ask children to draw around their hand and cut the paper then glue together
to make this wreath.
6:00:OPENING CEREMONY:Talk about the physical differences
among people. Talk about how everyone looks different and has a different
body. Talk about. Also explain that sometimes people have accidents or
injuries that interfere with their ability to do things and we should be mindful
of how we can help them
6:05: Balloon Game
Divide kids into 2 groups, and line up.
2 kids (from each group) wouldface each other and hold the balloon between
their forehead, and walk to the wall and come back.
6:10:Lesson: Words Can Hurt
Using craft or construction paper, trace and cut out a life-size silhouette/outline of a person. To avoid gender- or race-specific figures, you might want to cut the figure from green or blue paper.
Introduce the lesson.
Gather students in a group and introduce them to their new "classmate. (You might give the figure a name such as Greenie or Bluey to avoid any association with a real person.) Explain that new students often have difficulty fitting in because they are entering a situation where groups of students have already formed bonds of friendship. Point out that some people will automatically put up barriers to a new student, deciding quickly -- without even trying to get to know him or her -- that they dislike the new student.
Ask students to imagine that Greenie (for example) has just come into a classroom where bonds already have formed; the atmosphere is very unwelcoming. Invite students, one at a time, to say something mean to Greenie. They will have to use their imaginations, because Greenie has no specific features they can pick on. The teacher might even start the ball rolling by saying something like "We dont want you here, Greenie, or "We dont like people who are different from us, or "Your hair is a mess, Greenie. Each time a mean thing is said to Greenie, the teacher rips off a piece of Greenie's body and hands it to the person who made the comment.
When ripping, rip large chunks; it will need to be obvious to students where each chunk fits into the whole if they are to piece Greenie back together.
After everyone has had a chance to say something mean to Greenie, its time to start taping Greenie back together. Invite each student who said something mean about Greenie to come up and use tape to reattach his/her piece of Greenie in its proper place. As each piece is reconnected, the student must apologize to Greenie for the mean thing that was said. (You might have younger students model in advance some of the words they might say when making an apology.)
When the torn body is fully repaired -- no matter how hard the students have tried to piece him back together -- Greenie will not look the same as when students met her/him for the first time. Ask questions to lead students to the understanding that, although some of the damage has been repaired, Greenie will never be exactly the same. His feelings were hurt, and the scars remain. Chances are those scars will never go away.
Hang Greenie on a wall as a reminder of the power words have to hurt. Greenies presence will serve as constant reinforcement of a vivid lesson in kindness.
6:20: Craft Paper Doll Chains
Colour/decorate them.different sports Joeys use material, texta etc to decorate.
6:25 : Game “Paper Scissors Rock”
Everyone "paper scissors rock" with the person next to them. If you lose, you go back of the person you've lost to and put hands on the person's shoulder. Person at front do "Paper scissor rock" with other pair, and lost pair goes back of the won pair, so now there are 4 people in one group, lined up.
And so on... until it become one long line and determined the final winner.
6:30: Story:
6:35: Hug Tag game
“Stuck in the mad” game. In this version you need to give frozen
person a hug to free him/her.
6:40: Making a Rainbow Kite
Use white plastic bag instead of white paper cloud.
Tie 2 handles of plastic bag together and tie the string as well,
Making a loop at the end of the string so the kid can put their
Wrist in it or allow them to grasp it.
6:50:Activity: Prayer Book: Each Joey is given a page to
write a prayer, pictures from magazines, textas to draw, etc
6:55CLOSING CEREMONY:Joeys read their prayers
ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT NEEDED:
Game: My family Comes From: Joeys seated in a circle. Each Joey says their name and where their parents come from. Repeat the person before you. “I am Leonie. My mother was born in Fiji.” Etc
Story:
While walking into a toy store the day before today
I overheard a crayon box with many things to say
"I don't like Red!" said Yellow and Green said "Nor do I"
"And no one here likes Orange but no one knows just why"
"We are a box of crayons that doesn't get along
Said Blue to all the others "Something here is wrong"
Well, I bought that box of crayons and took it home with me
And laid out all the colours so the crayons all could see
They watched me as I coloured with Red and Blue and Green
And Black and White and Orange and every colour in between
They watched as Green became the grass and Blue became the sky
The Yellow sun was shining bright on White clouds drifting by
Colours changing as they touched becoming something new
They watched me as I coloured - they watched me till I was through
And when I finally finished I began to walk away
And as I did the crayon box had something more to say
"I do like Red!" said Yellow and Green said, "so do I"
And Blue you were terrific! So high up in the sky
"We are a box of crayons each one of us unique
But when we get together the picture is more complete"