Knowledge & Life Skills 22

Week 22 | Nov 9-13, 2020

Theme: Real or Imaginary — Skill Building: Presenting Information

Knowledge & Fun With Friends


Introduction:

Remind everyone about this week’s theme:

Real or Imaginary

This week’s skill builder: Presenting Information


Let's talk about the superstition of Friday the 13th!  (5mins)


Show & Share (10 mins)

What are some good luck charms or superstitions that you know about? How superstitious are you? 


Next week's Show and Share: All about Pet's


We will be having an optional botanical, or "gardening" project. If you want to sprout a bean plant or a sweet potato (also called a tuber) get these items together. 

Bean Plant

  1. Some dry beans (which are seeds)
  2. A jar
  3. Paper towels or a napkin

Sweet Potato

  1. A sweet potato
  2. Toothpicks
  3. A knife to cut the potato (someone to help you if you aren't an experienced cook)
  4. A jar big enough to fit the wide middle of the potato

<Body Break> 


Thematic Activity: Imaginary Cultural Figures (10-15 mins)


Every culture has different imaginary figures that everyone knows, and they are usually taught to younger children. These imaginary cultural figures usually teach people the values of their culture, and many of them are supposed to reward or punish children for good or bad behavior. 

  1. Review the below list of imaginary cultural figures. 
  2. Which ones do you know about? 
  3. What values to they teach?
  4.  What other imaginary figures from your own culture can you think of? 

Imaginary Cultural Figures:

  • Johnny Appleseed 
  • Paul Bunyan 
  • John Henry 
  • Robin Hood 
  • King Arthur 
  • Hercules 
  • Zorro 
  • Bogey Man 
  • Leprechauns 
  • Witches 

Bonus Question: What if Hope Services had imaginary cultural figures? What would they be like? What would they do? 


<Body Break>


 Skill Builder: Presenting Awards (15 mins+)


Today, let’s practice presenting awards to each other! 


Read today’s handout titled “Pretend Banquet.”

Make sure you review the non-verbal aspects of presenting an award. 

 

Tips to Look and Sound Confident Inforgraph


  1. Have each person choose 1 person they would like to give an award to and fill out the form for the speech they will give. 
  2. When everyone is ready, come together and pretend that you are at a banquet. Have each person present their award to the person they chose.  

Review/Planning 

What did we learn today? 

What are we doing this afternoon? 


 

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