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Table 1. Aims and major activities of three Creative Health workshops. Workshop activities
Required skills
BODY AIM: To understand about your own body( heart, lungs, and blood), health, and underlying science. Presenting what you know
• Write on sticky notes some knowledge,
• Think logically beliefs, or experience related to blood, heart, and / or lungs
• Post sticky notes on a Venn diagram
• Share ideas
( overlapping circles marked as blood, heart, and lungs) Presenting“ Kamishibai”( storyboards)
• Student groups examine storyboards and
• Work collaboratively select a historical figure
• Plan each person’ s role, practice, and present • Public speaking the storyboards to the whole class Measuring and graphing
• Students in each group share a pulse oximeter • Think scientifically and mathematically to measure and record their heart rates
• Plot heart rates on a Cartesian grid and study its shape
FOOD AIM: To understand how your health is supported by others through learning about healthy foods( well balanced foods for anemia prevention). Quizzes
• Learn about roles of iron in body from car • Make healthy choices cartoons( car seats represent iron)
• Learn to pick foods rich in iron and vitamins from samples and pictures( including local foods) Drawing and presenting
• Students draw what they ate for dinner the • Apply learned knowledge in daily life day before
• Discuss what to add to make it more iron-rich
• Present the iron-rich menu to others Sampling
• Observe cooking demonstration and sample • Learn how to prepare foods iron-rich food
ACT AIM: To explore how your life is connected with your environment and promote confidence to act( theater approach) in community development. Introductions and Warming-up
• Active and concentration exercises
• Express oneself with actions and voice
• Work collaboratively
Preparing for a performance
• Make groups of 5 – 6 people • Think and discuss about foods and how they are produced, prepared, and eaten in their community
• Students in each group think about and
• Make choices discuss their favorite foods and the reasons why. Groups choose one food and present reasons for choice Performing
• Groups create a short drama scene about the • Create a performance to explore and express ideas to others selected food( about 30 seconds-one minute) using actions and sounds
• Practice and rehearse
• Show back to each other and discuss