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ACTIVITY
I AM able to acknowledge and express my feelings.
(Safety, Self-awareness, Self-expression)
PURPOSE:
For learners to express what makes them
feel safe. Because children naturally use
symbols to reflect their inner lives, the use
of an animal that may reflect their
experience is used in this exercise.

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OBJECTIVE:
Establish a sense of safety, develop self-
awareness, self-expression, and self-
regulation, and encourage connection,
empathy, and cooperation with others.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE Practice problem-
solving; improve spatial relations and fine
and large motor skills; explore
resourcefulness and ingenuity
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 DIRECTIONS: “Today we are going to draw.
Imagine you’re (e.g. in your home, in the city or
in the mountains, a garden, or forest), and you
come upon an animal that makes you feel comfort
and safety.
What would that animal be? Why?

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 1 .Ask the learners to take a sheet of
paper, either loose paper you provide or
their notebooks.
2. Ask the learners to draw the animal that
makes them feel safe, and give it a name.

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 3 Give them about 5 to 7 minutes to draw
and create.
4. Once everyone has finished, ask if
anyone would like to share their artwork
with the class.

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 5. Then ask the learners to draw a habitat
for their safe animal -- where will the
animal live? They can be as creative as
they’d like (i.e. a fish living in a house, a
horse living in the ocean, etc)

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Prompt: Tell us the story of your animal.
Prompt: What is his/her name and where
does he or she live? Ask the learner what the
animal is, the contents of the safe place, and
what makes this place safe. Add additional
questions as appropriate. Thank the learner
for sharing. Let them tell their story.
Depending on the size of your class, give each
learner about 2-3 minutes for their story.
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