Safety & Person-Centered Focus
PRESENTERS: an * (asterisk) will mean that link goes to a file that people should also have had delivered in their packets. Different programs and districts may make different decisions about what to send. You can lead the group through the online objects and have them follow along on paper at home as appropriate.
High Priority Vocabulary
Use the word bank on the worksheet to help you unscramble and identify the words.
Show & Share
Today we will show and share: Have you carved pumpkins before? How often? How was it?
<Body Break> Get up, look away from the screen.
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Life Skills Story
Kyle and Mitch start to design a computer game. Read the entire story today or read half and finish it tomorrow.
PRESENTERS: Read aloud with your group, or have some readers help. When reading aloud exaggerate tone and emotion somewhat to increase engagement.
Stop reading a few times to prompt participants to VISUALIZE what the words describe. This is an important part of learning to read well which is often challenging.
<Body Break> Get up, look away from the screen.
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Thematic Connection: Facing Change
Every day we may be faced with big and small changes. Sometimes these changes are planned in advance, giving us a chance to prepare. On the other hand, many times change comes to us by surprise.
Activity 1 How do you respond to change?
Using the image provided, find the emotion icon that best represents you when change happens in your life.
(Presenters: With the image open, encourage everyone to annotate by placing a circle, stamp or name next to the emotion icon that best describes how they react to change. Be sure to keep a look out on the chat or participant panel if other prefer to type or say their reaction)
Click for Image of Human Emtions Icons
Review: After everyone has had the chance to find their reaction, do you see any similarities?
- Which icons were picked over and over?
- Were there a few icons that were only picked once?
- Are you surprised with these results?
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Activity 2 Long Term Changes VS Short Term Changes
What is the difference between the two?
(Presenter: Using the white board option, start a brain storm to track down the responses.)
- What is short term? Is it days, hours, weeks, months?
- What is long term? Is it longer than hours, longer than 12 months, can it be years?
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Activity 3 Your experiences
Can you think of recent changes in your life? Share with your group!
Things that can change:
- Changes in your state
- Moving to a new location
- Mealtimes
- Changing job hours
- Bedtimes
- Changes in your county
- Adjusting you're eating habits
- Bus route changes
- The weather
- Changes in the country
- Finding a new coffee shop
- Modifications to medicine
- Changes in your town
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Activity 4 Reflecting on Change
After you have discussed and shared with your group about those changes in your life, pick one and use it to reflect on the next two questions:
- What made this change scary?
- What made this change for you not so scary?
- What tips can you provide to your friends to help them cope with change?
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Bonus Activity: Can you think of popular songs that are about change? You can look up song titles and artist in a web browser, maybe play a few.
- “The Times They Are A-Changin" By Bob Dylan
- “Changes” By David Bowie
- “Man in the Mirror” by Michael Jackson
- “Waiting on the World to Change” By John Mayer
- “Changes” By 3 Doors Down
- “Change” By Taylor Swift
- “Change” By Christina Aguilera
What Did We Learn Today?
