ACTIVITY 2 - OWN STRENGTHS (15 MINUTES)
Activity 2 - Own strengths
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The facilitator gives each child a piece of paper and crayons and asks him or her to draw a picture that shows what he or she is
good at/strong at.
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Each child must then be given the opportunity to briefly discuss his or her drawing.
ACTIVITY 3 : MASKITLA (TALKING STONES)
Activity 3 - Maskitla traditional game
Aim: To learn that people have different strengths and react differently in different situations. Identify who can be talked to in their
family.
Materials needed: Stones
Instructions: Ask the children to search for stones. They have to search for enough stones so that there is a stone for each and every
family member staying with them at home. Ask them if they know how to play Maskitla. If they don't know, show them how it is played.
First make sure every stone is named beforehand. Then every stone has an opportunity to talk. Before the stone starts to talk, it indicates
whose turn it is by being tapped on the floor.
Ask the children to play out with their stones what happens in their families and what is being said in their families.
Discussion
-Who is part of your family?
-Who do you talk to in your family?
-Who makes you the angriest? Why?
-Are people always the same or do they sometimes do things differently? Why do you think it sometimes happens that a person who
is usually friendly becomes angry in certain situations?
-What do you like about your family?
-Are there things you don't like about your family?
-What or who in your family makes you smile?
-How could you be strong in your family?
Ending: What was today about?
Sum up the following themes:
-Strengths and weaknesses within us (give examples).
-There are situations in which our strengths can be used to help us when we are finding it difficult to cope (give an example).
-There are also situations in which we need to ask for help (give examples).
Climbing up the Tree exercise
BACKGROUND FOR THE FACILITATOR
It is important to do activity 1 by reading the story so that the children do not feel threatened or confused about their own strengths
and weaknesses. During the discussion the facilitator should reinforce the strengths of each child so that they leave feeling positive
and good about themselves. This will encourage self-confidence.
ASSESSMENT
-Do the children understand the 'strength' concept?
-Could the children identify the strengths in the story?
-Could the children identify their own strengths?
-Could the children identify their family's strengths?
HOMEWORK
Children
Ask your mother to help you to identify your strengths and the things you are good at.
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