Knowledge & Fun With Friends
Check-In with everyone
Hello! Today we are going to take it to a positive place.
"When we can't change anything else, we can change our minds."
How about a song about that topic.
High Priority Vocabulary
Take a look at *this worksheet together. Fill out on paper at home, or work together on a shared screen, or mix and match.
Show & Share
When we are little we have a different idea of our community. We think our neighborhood is just our block, or our neighbors are the only people in town. Share what you remember about the communities of your childhood. If you have any pictures, share them if you like.
Next week Show & Share will focus on: PAID WORK!! Monday we want to know all about your FIRST job.
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Life Skills Story *Activity Sheet
Use the calendar to make a 1-month plan for exercising. Do the link as a group to show a sample.
**The people who got the sheet at home can make it a personal plan to really use.
These tips help make it achievable.
- Plan 2-3 days a week. Don't overcommit
- Start small, slow and easy - if you haven't been exercising regularly, start with simple things like walking and shorter times like 10 mintes.
- Break up movement over the day — 10 minutes a few times on an exercise day instead of an hour all at once.
- Choose activities you really like. If it's not fun you won't do it.
- Make it social, like comparing your exercise with a friends later to see who did the most, or walking past a friend's house to wave at them through the window.
- Plan a reward for the end of the week if you fulfill your plan.
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Thematic Connection
Well being includes social connection. Did you know that people with strong social ties:
- live longer,
- are healthier,
- are happier with their lives,
- and sleep better?
We can support friendship by learning how to focus on positive aspects of life. Friends are there for us when we struggle, but friendship is also about sharing joy and having a good time.
This page is full of inspiration for joy.
Look at the beautiful art work and positive messages together. See if you have some favorites.
PRESENTERS: Open the page in a shared view and as a group, choose different posters to click on. Discuss the messages you find.
This is an alphabet book by the same artist and author about how to take care of ourselves, now and at other times. PRESENTERS: Scroll down to see the pages in the pdf.
Or you can choose a coloring page together and color it in with the annotation tools. PRESENTERS: Scroll down to see the pages in the pdf.
PRESENTERS: you can paste this link in the chat for anyone who wants to download and print coloring pages. https://positivelypresent.typepad.com/files/illustrated-inspiration-coloring-book.pdf
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Better Searches Online
Learning better ways to do searches can
- Give you better results and options
- Exclude things you don't want
- Help you stay focused when you're online
- Keep you safe online
First, we're going to search for:
- Swimming Monkeys (look in Videos)
- Pet wigs (look in Images)
For EXACT results you need QUOTATION MARKS "these things"
To EXCLUDE something you need the minus sign -
PRESENTERS: Share a screen so everyone can see a web browser with a search field. You can type or copy-paste the searches below.
Point out how the results change with the special searches.
Plain Search: swimming monkeys
You'll get results that have monkeys and/OR swimming--you may have to scroll down a bit to see it
Exact Search: "swimming monkeys"
You'll get results that have BOTH swimming and monkeys together in that order
Excluding Search: "swimming monkeys" -baby
You'll see that any videos before that had a baby monkey are no longer coming up.
Plain Search: pet wigs
Exact Search: "pet wigs" THEN "wigs for pets"
Excluding Search: "pet wigs" -Amazon
- What might we want to exclude from a search?
- When might we want an exact search? (names of people, product numbers for instructions...)
Do some of your own silly searches if you have some extra time.
Have a wonderful weekend.
What Did We Learn Today?
