LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION TOOLKIT FOR ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN INDIA• 21
Experience from the field
Girls (9 – 11 years) knew details about a condom and its use. I was surprised to know that. (Sex worker’s
project CCDT)Tips for the facilitator- A counselor might be needed during this session.
- Adaptation: A cloth bag (not a transparent one) can be used with articles placed inside. The child
feels the bag from the outside and guesses what is inside. If the child is allowed to feel the object
from inside the bag, s/he may guess correctly most of the times. - The facilitator may change the contents of the bag depending on the age of the children. For
example, a condom would be fine for older children above 15, but not for younger children
Linking Learning With Life
Ask the children to reflect on past experiences in which there may have been different reactions by their
friends, family or themselves to some event. Ask one or two to talk about it. If the children cannot
remember, suggest examples like someone being ill, or involved in an accident or being in some trouble.
How and why did people react to it differently?ACTIVITY TWO
Problems and Solutions- Discuss the story of the elephant and the six blind men with one difference. Instead of saying
blind, say that they had closed their eyes. In the story, each person touches one part of the
elephant and decides what the elephant is like. For example, one person touched the legs and
thought they were pillars, another touched the trunk and thought it was a snake, another one
touched the tail and thought it was a rope, and so on. - Ask the children what message they have derived from the story. (The correct answer: that we
must study the whole picture and not just a part of it.) Discuss with the children how they
usually solve problems. Do they weigh it from all angles? - Explain how problems can be solved using the simple “why” question five times. For example,
I cheated during the exams
But why?
I was not prepared for it