May 10-14, 2021
Theme: Stories Behind Photographs
Skill Building: Photography as a visual narrative
Person-Centered Thinking & Safety
Monday May 10, 2021
Today happens to be...
Clean up your room day. Want a few tips on ways to keep your room clean, check out Wiki How's Keep Your Room Clean article
Check In (5 min)
Share one thing that happened from your weekend.
Introduce the Week (3 min)
The History of Photography. This week we are going to explore how photopgraphy started and how it has changed up until today.
Show & Share (10-min)
How do you use something around you to stay organized? Share your tips and tricks for clean your room. If you discovered something that can help you get organized over the weekend, you can share that too!
Tomorrow's Show & Share: An easy dinner recipe that you enjoy.
Plan Your Week (10 min)
PRESENTERS: Each week will start with reviewing portfolio planners to update tasks, appointment or other things that should be marked in their portfolio planner.
What's ahead for this week? Use this weeks **Planner Pages May 9 to 15** to plan ahead.
- Review the week planner.
- What are things you must accomplish this week?
- Fill in any tasks or events.
- Share a goal you'd like to work towards this week.
- Share a reminder for yourself and others on something you want to do to keep a positive attitude this week.
The History of Photography
PRESENTERS:Use the links below to help guide a diuscussion about photography. You can also record answers using the white board option.
Review the history of photography as a team then ask the following questions:
The History of Photography in Pictures
Teded: From Camera Obscura to Camera Phone
- How did photography start?
- Who were some key players in the invention of photography?
- How has photography changed over time?
- What do you find most fascinating about photography?
<Body Break>
High Priority Vocabulary: Showing a Positive Attitude (Digital Worksheet to Be determined)
PRESENTERS: Complete the High Priority Vocabulary worksheet as a team.
Complete Showing a Positive Attitude worksheet as a team. Share your answers once you complete the worksheet.
<Body Break>
Optional Level-Up:
Find one photographer from history whose photos you find fascinating. Explain why you picked this photographer, when they were alive, and the types of photographs that they took.
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What did we learn today?
What are we doing this afternoon?
Civics & Community Awareness
Tuesday May 11, 2021
Today happens to be...
Eat what you want day. Find something delcious and healthy to celebrate eat what you want day. Check out 20 Easy Dinner Ideas
Check In (5 min)
What inspired you about photography yesterday?
Show & Share (10-min)
An easy go to recipe that you enjoy making (or having made) at home. If you like any of the other's recipes, feel free to write them down and save them for later!
Tomorrow's Show & Share: Something around you that is yellow
Life Skills Story— Food King Pt. 1:
PRESENTERS: New Story this week, read the first part and finish up next week.
Part 1: You can use the LARGE FONT Text here by Reading Page One and Page Two OR use the Web Page View
What do you think about the story so far?
<Body Break>
Life Skills Story Work Sheet: Digital Worksheet to be determined)
History of Photography timeline:
PRESENTERS: Take a look at yesterday's Photography Activity to help refresh everyone's mind about what they learned.
- Review yesterday’s photography history
- Pick three points in the timeline of photography and as a team use the zoom annotation to write or doodle these three points in photography history.
<Body Break>
Optional Level-Up:
Create a full timeline of the history of photography in your planner portfolio
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What did we learn today?
What are we doing this afternoon?
Well Being and Social Connection
Wednesday May 12, 2021
Today happens to be...
Today is Limerick Day! What is a Limerick? It's a funny quick story or poem that is made of three long lines followed by two short lines that rhyme.
Check In (5 min)
What made you laugh this week?
Show & Share
Share something around you that is yellow
Tomorrow's Show & Share: Share a photo of your favorite type of flower or plant. Why do you like this flower or plant so much?
Planner Mid Week Check in (5 mins):
PRESENTERS:
How's your week going? Check out the progress on your habits and goals using this weeks **Planner Pages May 9 to 15**
- Review Monday’s weekly plan
- Move any tasks that need to be finished or explored more
- Add in any new events
- How are this week’s goals going?
Photography Word Scramble (Digital Worksheet to be Determined)
Today we are going to review different words that have to do with photography
Once we review these new words, we will complete a word scramble worksheet together as a team
<Body Break>
COVID-19 Mitigation Moment: Selecting the right sanitizer
One of the best ways to prevent ourselves from getting sick is to wash our hands or use hand sanitizer when we can't wash.
Below, the CDC has released an infographic you can use to select the hand sanitizer for you. There are many options, check it out!
Hand Sanitizer Selection Infographic
Optional Level-Up:
Pick a word from the photography word scramble and design a definition sheet for the word in your planner portfolio
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What did we learn today?
What are we doing this afternoon?
Rights & Self Advocacy
Thursday May 13, 2021
Today happens to be...
Tulip Day. This flower once started a huge economic boom in the Netherlands. Learn more about Tulips and Why the Netherlands are considered the Tulip capital of the world.
Check In (5 min)
What is something about yourself that we might not know yet?
Recap Yesterday (3 min)
Reviewed our midweek check in and completed a photography word scramble.
Show & Share (10-min)
Share a photo of your favorite type of flower or plant. Why do you like this flower or plant so much?
Tomorrow's Show & Share: Find a shark! Seriously, tomorrow is Give a Voice to Sharks day. Sharks may seem scary, but they are actually incredibly important to our ocean's ecosystem.
Start thinking about photography for advocacy: (5-10 min)
PRESENTERS:You can share screen and use an internet broswer to find photos.
Share one photograph that is famous for being a photograph that drove advocacy
Examples of Photographs that drove movements:
20 Photos that Show America's History of Activism
- Ask participants why they think this photograph helped the movement
- Brainstorm movements that participants think could benefit from photography
Take a photograph of your community:
Review what kind of mobile devices participants have that can take photographs.
Ask participants to take a photo of their community using their mobile device. Share photos in session.
Why is this photo of your community important?
<Body Break>
Life Skills Story Worksheet (5-10 min) (Digital Worksheet to be determined)
PRESENTERS:
(text)
<Body Break>
Optional Level-Up
Create a scrap book page in your planner portfolio to share your community photo
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What did we learn today?
What are we doing this afternoon?
Knowledge & Fun
Friday May 14, 2021
Today happens to be...
Fintastic Friday - Give a Voice to Sharks! Learn about the important of shark conservation and how they are integral parts of our ocean's eco systems.
Check In (5 min)
What are your plans for the weekend?
Recap Yesterday (3 min)
Completed a life skills worksheet as well as began to brainstorm about ways to use photography for advocacy.
Show & Share
Share your shark for Give a Voice to Sharks day. What kind of shark did you find? Sharks may seem scary, but they are incredibly important to our ocean's ecosystem.
Next week's Show & Share: Your phone or one way that telecommunications have helped you. Our phones are some of the most important things of our lives.
Weekly Wrap Up Activity (10-15 min)
PRESENTERS:Use the portfolio planner print out to discuss weekly wrap up questions.
Portfolio Planner: Rate your week, check in on those goals and more. Use this weeks **Planner Pages May 9 to 15**
- What are you looking forward to in May?
- What are your goals?
- What goals did you achieve this week?
- What goals would you like to work on next week?
- What are habits you would like to try
Start to review and plan for next week:
Update your Appointments. Tasks, Errands, Meetings, Goals for the week, Priorities for the week, Habit tracker.
<Body Break>
Game Time (10-15 min) (To Be Determined)
PRESENTERS:
(text)
Optional Level-Up
Create a montage of photographs using a mobile device
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What did we learn today?
What are we doing this afternoon?
Choosing Fun Stuff to Do
Need some help deciding on an afternoon activity?
The activities are numbered. These numbers corrospond to brief activity descriptions listen in the linked document below.
