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Friday, November 5, 2021
💚 Word of the Week 😊 Thankful 🥳 AGRADECIDA/O
Thursday, May 20, 2021
❤️ Thankful Thursday, Week 35 🥳 GOLDEN RULE - Regla de oro VALUES/VALORE...
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
🌿 🍎 Wellness Wednesday, Week 35 😃 Golden Rule - Regla de oro VALUES/VAL...
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
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Monday, May 17, 2021
🎨"2021 Family Art Therapy Week 20" GOLDEN RULE, Values/REGALA de ORO, Valores with Ms. Mandi, BSW🎨
“2021- FAMILY ART-THERAPY WEEK 15”
This week’s projects are going to be related to the Positive Action Word of the Week- GOLDEN RULE
*Treating others as you want to be treated*Your projects can be uploaded and emailed to me at: amanda.knepper@k12.wv.us OR amanda@morganpartnership.org
Please check the links on PositiveValuesNetwork.com for other art therapy projects and Positive Action videos.
Monday- Project: RESPECT FOR ANIMALS
Materials: Today you will need an aluminum can, tape (any color), scissors, paint if you would like to paint designs, paint brushes, ribbon, and bird seed. Your family members should each create a feeder to hang in your yard as a source of food for wildlife. Squirrels also like to eat seed.
Each member of your family will need a can to make this project. (Safety Note: have an adult cut the can as shown and tape around the sharp edge so no one gets cut), then you will either use decorative tape (washi tape) or you can also paint the can to create a design. Then, you will tie a ribbon through the center (as shown) so you can hang your bird feeder. Lastly, you will fill the can 1⁄2 way.
(You can also use a paper towel roll or a toilet paper roll, however, when it rains, they become wet and can tear.)
Remember: Respect for others also applies to animals. We treat people, animals and things with respect to follow the GOLDEN RULE. How does feeding wildlife show respect?
Tuesday- RESPECTING OUR SERVICE MEN & WOMEN
Materials: You can choose to use the template provided to write a letter, draw a picture, or
you can choose one of the other options: template, pencil, crayons, paints, brushes, etc. Please feel free to create your own project with your family if you would like.
Once your family has chosen and completed a special project, please bring it to your school. Give them to the counselor or social worker and I will collect them to make sure the Veterans of our community and neighboring areas receive them. This is a wonderful way to show your support for the ones that protect and serve our country.
How does it make you/your family feel when someone treats you with respect? How does it make you feel when someone does something special for you? Have a conversation with your family about this.
Wednesday- POSTER: WHAT DOES THE GOLDEN RULE MEAN TO YOU? Materials: Posterboard, construction paper, markers, crayons, pencil, eraser, paints or
(whatever your family may want to use to create your poster).
With your family, you will be creating a poster to show what the GOLDEN RULE means to your family. There are a few ideas attached below but please feel free to use your imagination with this project.
You will brainstorm with your family to think of a theme for this poster. What would you like to include and why? Your poster should show the people and things that you treat with respect, the things that are important to you and even symbols to represent respect and kindness to your family.
Thursday- Project: “JUST BECAUSE YOU’RE SPECIAL TO ME”
Materials: Today is a free art day, which means you can create anything that you would
like, as long as, it’s made for someone special to you.
Think about the person in your life that means the most to you. Then, think of things that make them happy: colors, signs, flowers, animals, shapes, texture etc. You and your family are going to work on this project together. You will think of one person that has impacted your lives, make a project for them and then give it to them. After you have gifted your project to your special person, talk with your family about the reaction the person had and why you think you got that reaction. Was the person happy, did the person cry, did they thank you? How do nice deeds make others feel? How do you feel when someone makes you something special?
This can be a painting, drawing, rock art, poem, story with pictures, water coloring, or something you create out of items like a collage.
Friday- TREATING OTHERS HOW YOU WANT TO BE TREATED: KINDNESS
The Golden Rule is very important because when we treat each other with kindness, respect and care it creates a positive atmosphere which promotes serotonin to be released in the brain, which improves your mental health.
As we have learned through Positive Actions, the term the “GOLDEN RULE” wraps many of our terms into one: KINDNESS, CARING, HUMILITY, RESPECT and many more. The Golden Rule is a broad term for how we should treat others all the time. Try to remember that we all have feelings that should be cared for.
Materials: Paper of different colors, scissors, glue, a marker and your family members. If you do not have these materials, there is a template you can print and color for this activity.
Each member will need these materials or the template to create their own flower. You will decide how many petals you would like to cut out. You will brainstorm: first your center will need a title which will be something related to the Golden Rule: Kindness, Caring, Respect etc. The petals are going to be things/ways, that you show that action to others: holding the door for someone, taking out the trash, saying nice things, complimenting someone, etc.
When you have completed your flower, you can choose someone you care about to give your project to. This will show them that you care. 😊
SEND PROJECT PICTURES TO: amanda@morganpartnership.org 😊 OR Amanda.knepper@k12.wv.usPlease Access PositiveValuesNetwork.com for more links, videos, and art projects.
I hope you have a great weekend!! If you have a fun idea, please let me know so that I can incorporate them into another fun activity for your family!
Thank you for your participation, Ms. Mandi Knepper, MSW-intern
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Monday, January 25, 2021
🎨"2021 Family Art Therapy Week 4" with Ms. Mandi, BSW🎨
“2021- FAMILY ART-THERAPY WEEK 4”
A little history about Art Therapy: Art Therapy was discovered by a British Artist, Adrian Hill in 1942, while she was recovering from tuberculosis.
Art, either creating it or viewing others’ art is used to help people explore their emotions, develop a strong self-awareness, cope with stress, boost self-esteem, and work on social skills.
This week’s projects will be about DIVERSITY and INCLUSION.
Monday- To link with the Positive Action word of the week: DIVERSITY
Today we will need small rocks, paintbrushes, and some paint: blue, red, yellow, green, brown. We are going to take a nature walk with our family to find small, smooth rocks that we can paint. We will wash our rocks and let them dry completely so our paint doesn’t run. We will then gather around a table with our rocks and paints and design our rocks. We will be making M&M rocks to show DIVERSITY. You can also decorate your M&M to show how you are feeling today: if you are happy, put a smile etc. When they are completed, they can be placed in your flowerbed, potted plant or taken to your local park to brighten someone’s day. Everyone could use a little extra cheer at this time. If you have little kids, you can use this as a learning experience to teach them that we are all different on the outside but the same on the inside just like the chocolate center of the M&M.
(PLEASE SEND YOUR CREATIONS TO ME AT amanda@morganpartnership.org WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED THIS PROJECT and please feel free to comment what worked and what didn’t work for your family.) 😊"#$%
Tuesday- Today we will be learning about INCLUSION. This is where we include everyone in our group or class, treat them fairly and with respect and provide equal opportunity to everyone no matter their gender, race or cultural background.
We will be making a puzzle to show how each piece (or each person) is important. With one missing piece/person, we are left with a hole. It is important to make everyone feel special and included.
We will need paper, markers, crayons or whatever you would like to use to create your puzzle. The picture below even has googly eyes added. There are pictures attached below for ideas. You can work with your family to create one puzzle, then display it in your home. Be CREATIVE!!!
(PLEASE SEND YOUR CREATIONS TO ME amanda@morganpartnership.org WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED THIS PROJECT) 😊"#$%
Wednesday-
Today we will be learning about INCLUSION. This is where we include everyone in our group or class, treat them fairly and with respect and provide equal opportunity to everyone no matter their gender, race or cultural background.
For this project you will need: the paint colors of the rainbow, a paintbrush or Q-tips, white paper and your family members. This project will be with making a rainbow by using our hand. Choose which member of your family will be painting and who’s hand you will be using. You can choose how you would like to design your rainbow. There are a few pictures below to give you ideas. Keep in mind that without all of the colors of the rainbow there is a missing piece. Including all colors (people) completes your rainbow (group/class).
(PLEASE SEND YOUR CREATIONS TO amanda@morganpartnership.org WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED THIS PROJECT) 😊"#$%
Thursday-
Today we will be using strips of construction paper (or you can color white paper), scissors, and either glue, a stapler, hot glue gun or tape (something to fasten the loops). You and your family will cut your sheets of paper into strips. When you have several strips ready, one person in your family can start making loops, while someone else fastens the loops with glue, tape or staple. There are pictures below to show how to hook the loops.
Think about what would happen if a loop were to break?? Or a loop was missing?? What would that look like?? This shows that all the loops are very important to make the chain strong.
Every person is important to make our group/class/family function properly.
(PLEASE SEND YOUR CREATIONS TO amanda@morganpartnership.org WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED THIS PROJECT) 😊"#$%
Friday- Today we will be doing a lesson to take us into Black History Month which will be starting next week with Monday being Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Today we are going to be using paper, markers, crayons, colored pencils, or whatever you have handy to create an instrument. There are a few pictures attached below to give you an idea of what we are making. Each member of your family will decide what instrument they want to create. Think about Black History and what instruments the slaves played to create their music.
Instruments were very important to them because very few could read and write. They were not allowed to attend school or to have an education. Many had limited vocabulary, so they told stories through their songs and music.
So to link this lesson with Positive Actions, how would you feel if you weren’t treated fairly? If you weren’t allowed to go to school to learn? How would your life look if you could only communicate by song and music?
INCLUSION- It’s very important that we treat everyone with kindness and respect, to include each member with fair opportunities.
(PLEASE SEND YOUR CREATIONS TO amanda@morganpartnership.org WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED THIS PROJECT) 😊"#$% You can also use Amanda.knepper@k12.wv.us to email your projects.
Please Access PositiveValuesNetwork.com for more links, videos, and art projects.
I hope you have enjoyed all of the fun this week!! Please share what you liked best and what you would like me to change for next time. If you have a fun idea, please let me know so that I can incorporate them into another fun activity for your family!
Thank you for your participation, Ms. Mandi
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
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