have pictures of different types of trees map out where the trees are located so the leaders of the activity are correctly identifying the trees (hopefully have deciduous and coniferous trees available) Instructions: Identify types of trees (deciduous and coniferous) then specific types of each. Ask the participants to explain why trees are important (example. provide beauty, holding of ground/soil in places, shelter, fruit, sap, shade, wood, fuel, homes for animals, oxygen, etc.). How can trees help us to breathe? (trees take in carbon dioxide and give oxygen in return – which helps us to breathe) Ask you were a tree, what kind of tree would you want to students, “If know how to say the work tree in another language? be?” Does anyone Theme Five Walking in Hope – Laughing Bellies Activity Thirteen – Purpose: to experience fun and laughter Materials needed: participants place for participants to lie down Instructions: Have first participant lie down on the ground. Have second participant lie down with his/her head on the belly of the first. Have third participant lie down with his/her head on the belly of the second and so The leader asks the first participant to say then the second on… “ha”, to say and so trying only to add one “ha, ha” on… “ha” per participant. Read/Hear a Story of HOPE Activity Fourteen – Purpose: to listen to a story of hope Materials needed: show a DVD about hope/read a story about hope/hear a story of hope Instructions: Have students gather to sit to watch/hear/see a story of hope. It may be a story that someone in the school can tell the group about a crisis turned hopeful. It can be a DVD about a hope-filled situation. It can be a story book. Here are some titles of hope stories: How to Heal a Broken Wing by Bob Graham Hope is an Open Heart by Lauren Thompson Oh, the Places Go! By Dr. Seuss (may need to be a section of this story) You’ll Something from Nothing by Phoebe Gilman by Becky Ray McCain Grandmother’s Dreamcatcher The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn Jeremiah Learns to Read by Lo Ellen Bogart Running Shoes by Frederick Lipp Something Beautiful by Sharon Dennis Wyeth Whoever You Are by Mem Fox
have pictures of different types of trees map out where the trees are located so the leaders of the activity are correctly identifying the trees (hopefully have deciduous and coniferous trees available) Instructions: Identify types of trees (deciduous and coniferous) then specific types of each. Ask the participants to explain why trees are important (example. provide beauty, holding of ground/soil in places, shelter, fruit, sap, shade, wood, fuel, homes for animals, oxygen, etc.). How can trees help us to breathe? (trees take in carbon dioxide and give oxygen in return – which helps us to breathe) Ask students, “If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you want to be?” Does anyone know how to say the work tree in another language? Theme Five – Walking in Hope Activity Thirteen – Laughing Bellies Purpose: to experience fun and laughter Materials needed: participants place for participants to lie down Instructions: Have first participant lie down on the ground. Have second participant lie down with his/her head on the belly of the first. Have third participant lie down with his/her head on the belly of the second and so on… The leader asks the first participant to say “ha”, then the second to say “ha, ha” and so on… trying only to add one “ha” per participant. Activity Fourteen – Read/Hear a Story of HOPE Purpose: to listen to a story of hope Materials needed: show a DVD about hope/read a story about hope/hear a story of hope Instructions: Have students gather to sit to watch/hear/see a story of hope. It may be a story that someone in the school can tell the group about a crisis turned hopeful. It can be a DVD about a hope-filled situation. It can be a story book. Here are some titles of hope stories: How to Heal a Broken Wing by Bob Graham Hope is an Open Heart by Lauren Thompson Oh, the Places You’ll Go! By Dr. Seuss (may need to be a section of this story) Something from Nothing by Phoebe Gilman Grandmother’s Dreamcatcher by Becky Ray McCain The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn Jeremiah Learns to Read by Lo Ellen Bogart Running Shoes by Frederick Lipp Something Beautiful by Sharon Dennis Wyeth Whoever You Are by Mem Fox
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