LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION TOOLKIT FOR ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN INDIA• 31
Adaptation
For Younger Children:
Give magazines, color and chart paper to each child. For very young children, cut out a variety of
“happy pictures” beforehand. Ask the children to paste pictures on their chart paper that make them
happy. They can also draw any picture they like. Ask children to paste or draw at least five “happy
pictures.” Encourage the children to show their “happy pictures” to the group and say why they
selected those pictures and what they like and feel about them.Review- What emotions and thoughts did they experience while going through the exercise?
- Why did these thoughts or feelings come?
For Older Children: - Do they feel that having these memories or thinking about pleasant things would be useful to them
Experience from the field
Works well with all ages!ACTIVITY THREE
A Story of Hope- Have an introductory exercise of relaxation and deep breathing.
- Tell the children that you will be telling them a story. It is a special story because it is about
children, about hope and a better life. Though the story is ostensibly about a child by the name of
Ashok and his family, it is the story of many other boys and girls who have faced sadness but
became strong as they cared for and helped one another. - Ask the children to think of the feelings the people in the story had and how they faced up to
challenges. Tell them to think of ways they could help Ashok and his family. - The Story
Part One
Ashok was a 15-year old young boy. He was tall for his age and loved to play cricket. Every day after
school, he would run off to play cricket with his friends in the small open ground near the school.
He was very happy because he was the best batsman among his friends and everyone wanted him
to be on their team.