Person-Centered Thinking & Safety
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Check out: World Telecommunication Day. Telecommunications are how we've stayed connected over long distance with our telephones. Check out the history of telecommunications
Check In (5 min)
Who was the last person you called on the phone?
Introduce the Week (3 min)
This week we are exploring stories behind photographs. People may view photographs differently depending on their experiences, it is important to look at the story behind photographs for this reason.
Show & Share (10-min)
Your phone or one way that telecommunications have helped you. Our phones are some of the most important things of our lives.
Tomorrow's Show & Share: Find a museum some where around the world or in the U.S. that you would want to visit. Tomorrow is International Museum Day
Plan Your Week (5 min)
PRESENTERS: Discuss planning the week ahead and time management, being prepared for things like appointments or commitments we have made
New week filled with more opportunities! What do you have on your schedule this week?
- What are your goals this week?
- How are your going to work on achieving your goal this week?
Narratives told by photographs (5 Mins)
Each photograph tells a story. This week we want to review how photographs are often used as narratives:
- Review the famous photographs
- What do you guess the photograph is about just by looking at the picture?
- What in this photograph makes you think that is what the picture is about?
- What is the photograph actually about?
- Are you right or wrong about the photograph?
<Body Break>
Getting Back to Our New Normal (10 Mins)
Presenters: We will be learning about transition out of emergency status to the new normal of our daily lives.
The CDC and World Health Organization say the Covid Crisis is OVER!!! Yeah. Here are some differences to keep in mind
- During Covid we ALL wore masks all the time.
- Now, we can choose whether we want to wear masks, unless we are in a hospital or other place where people are very sick or frail.
- During Covid we all became more conscious of washing our hands regularly
- Now, that's actually a good habit to keep, but we don't need to use sanitizer all the time.
- What are some other differences you've noticed?
<Body Break>
Activity: Level-Up:
Find an old photograph and write or tell a fictional story about the photograph.
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What did we learn this morning?
What are we doing this afternoon?
Civics & Community Awareness
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Check out International Museum Day. Celebrate and explore one of the most famous international museums, The Louvre in Paris, France.
Check In (5 min)
Why do you think museums are important for future generations? What are some cool things that you've seen in a museum?
Show & Share (10-min)
Share a museum somewhere around the world or in the U.S. that you would want to visit.
Tomorrow's Show & Share: Some one who has impacted your life in an important way
Life Skills Story—Food is King Part 2
Presenters: Finish up Food is King Part 2
Review last week's Part 1 of Food is King. What are somethings you remember about the story? This week we will be discussing the Life Skills story more in depth throughout the week.
Three more pages left in the story.
You can use the LARGE FONT TEXT:
OR you can use the web page view
Life Skills Story Worksheet: Being Presistent with Important Issues
Presenters: Complete the worksheet in the worksheet packet as a team.
Imagine you have a child, they are learning and growing. You may have to remind them of many things. Use your judgement on when to be presistent with the issues on the worksheet. Complete the **Being Persistent with Important Issues Worksheet**
<Body Break>
Activity: Level-Up:
Brainstorm ideas for a tourist guide to a museum that you invented. What would this museum focus on? Why should this be a museum? Why would tourists want to know about it?
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What did we learn today?
What are we doing this afternoon?
Well Being and Social Connection
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Check out
Malcolm X Day. Malcolm X made a huge impact on the Civil Rights Movement. Learn more about his impact.
Check In (5 min)
What has surprised you this week? Was it a good thing or a difficult thing? How did you handle the surprise?
Show & Share
Someone who has impacted your life in an important way
Tomorrow's Show & Share: How accessibility has changed your life for the better.
Planning Skills Mid-Week Check in (5 min):
PRESENTERS: Check in on the week's goals and appointments.
- How is your week going?
- What are you looking forward to learning?
- How are your goals going?
- Do you need to complete any tasks this week?
<Body Break>
One-Photograph Narrative Worksheet
Presenters: Complete the Narrative Worksheet as a team with participants.
Photographs can share something unique that moment in time. Today we are going to use the space around us to create a quick story. First, we ned to decide what theme or type of story we want to tell.
Spend 5 minutes brainstorming on types of stories your photograph could tell. Some examples of themes for your story:
- Adventure
- Action
- Fantasy
- Horror
- Comedy
Using your room, capture one picture of something around you using your mobile device. If this is difficult use these rooms to tell your story:
SEARCH for ROOM PHOTOS online
Create a three-step story using the worksheet. Complete the ** Narrative Worksheet**
<Body Break>
Life Skills Story Quiz
Presenters: For the next few weeks we will be completing the life skills story quizzes each week. Review the quiz below as a team. Feel free to use this activity multiple days if the time goes over.
Complete the **Life Skills Story Quiz One (Page 4-20**
Getting Back to Our New Normal (10 Mins)
Presenters: We will be learning about transition out of emergency status to the new normal of our daily lives.
The CDC and World Health Organization say the Covid Crisis is OVER!!! Yeah. Here are some differences to keep in mind
1. What are some things that we are still doing after Covid?
2. What things have we stopped doing?
3. Share what you feel is important to keep doing
Optional Level-Up:
Write a one-page story about a photograph you can find.
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What did we learn today?
What are we doing this afternoon?
Rights & Self Advocacy
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Check out
Global Accessibility Awareness Day. An important day to bring awareness to keeping the global accessible for everyone to explore and enjoy. Explore the Global Accessibility Awareness Day Website for information and action.
Check In (5 min)
What is something you recently discovered that was awesome?
Recap Yesterday (3 min)
Yesterday we reviewed the Food is King Life Skills Quiz and started to make a narrative about a photo around us.
Show & Share (10-min)
How accessibility has changed your life for the better.
Tomorrow's Show & Share: An endangered species that you find. Tomorrow is Endangered Species day
Life Skills Story Worksheets
Presenters: Review the life skills stories question worksheets.
Share your findings using the life skills stories work sheets. These are just questions that go along with the Food is King Life Skils Stories.
Creating a narrative Part 2 (5-10 min)
PRESENTERS: Continue with yesterday's narrative based on the photo that was taken or used in yesterday's narrative activity
Define what a narrative is as a group.
Ask participants for examples of the narrative in other places than books or written stories.
Share a photo of yourself. Tell us the narrative of the photo. It can be older or newer.
<Body Break>
Activity Level-Up
As a group look up "sequencing activity" or "social stories" and see how many narratives you can find.
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What did we learn today?
What are we doing this afternoon?
Knowledge & Fun
Thursday May 19, 2023
Check out...
Endangered Species Day. Many species of wildlife are endanagered. Explore U.S. Fish & Wildlife's List of Endangered Species
Check In (5 min)
Share one thing you plan on doing to relax this weekend.
Recap Yesterday (3 min)
Yesterday we reviewing the Food is King Discussion questions. Did anything surprise you? We also continued discussing narratives told by photographs.
Show & Share
An endangered species that you find. Today is Endangered Species day.
Next week's Show & Share: To keep with our theme of endangered animals, find a cool, cute, or funny picture of a turtle for World Turtle Day
Weekly Wrap-up (10-15 min)
PRESENTERS:share screen to find images of planner pages. Discuss using a paper or digital planner to plan our time and stay on track.
Portfolio Planner: Rate your week, see progress.
- 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>
Returning to our new normal:
Watch this video and discuss your thoughts about it. Has your life returned to a new normal?
<Body Break>
Optional Level-Up
Create a narrative based on an endangered species photograph that you find.
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What did we learn today?
What are we doing this afternoon?
Review Learning
Thursday May 19, 2023
Go back through the tabs of the week and review the information that your group finds most interesting.
Do searches on topics from the week on a shared screen to find out MORE information.
Tell your group who you might share your new knowledge with.
Share weekend plans.
Take a peek at Friday's actiity board.
Troll around Youtube or do other searches for interesting things YOU want to learn about.
Choosing Fun Stuff to Do
PM Activituies
- Check in with everyone
- Do some body stretches and share health tips
- Check out the music suggestions page and see if there are any songs you want to play
- Use the Wheel on this page to choose an activity you can do as a group
- Do some weigh lifting: it can be as simple as getting two cans of food from your kitchen to use as weights
- Give snaps: go around the group and offer one another compliments on what you like about one another.
The activities are numbered. These numbers corrospond to brief activity descriptions listen in the linked document below.
