OUTLINE OF THE SESSION
MOTHER GROUP - 10 minutes
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Welcome.
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Acknowledge the group, welcoming and apologies.
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Open the group session according to the group norms set, for example, did the group decide to open with a prayer. Before
commencing with the group session, briefly discuss the previous session.
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Get feedback from the group on anything they feel that they want to share with group. Ask about any highlights or negative
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Meeting with the group of mothers to get feedback and to discuss the activities in session 18.
experiences.
CHILD GROUP - 10 minutes
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Climbing up the Tree exercise
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Feeling thermometer
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Discuss the activities for session 20
JOINT GROUPS - 75 minutes
(10 minutes) Hand out the digital photos that were taken in session 19.
Give the mothers a chance to discuss their photos with their children and with each other.
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Put the photo into the memory box.
(30 minutes) Make a family tree
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Ask the mother-child pair to first write down the names of all their family members and then to sketch the outline of a tree
with branches on A3 paper. Fill in all the names of the family members on the branches.
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Ask the mothers to tell their children about all the family members that are included on the family tree.
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Put the family tree into the memory box.
(20 minutes) Writing a poem or song together
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Ask the mothers to write a poem or to compose a song with their children and to sing/recite it together.
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Put the song/poem into the memory box.
(10 minutes) Likes and dislikes (e.g., clothes, food, movies)
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Ask the mothers to draw or to cut pictures out of magazines of all the things they like.
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Ask the mothers to discuss with their children the things they like.
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Ask the mothers to draw or to cut pictures out of magazines of all the things they dislike.
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Ask the mothers to discuss with their children the things they dislike.
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Put the picture and/or drawings into the memory box
SEPARATE GROUPS (10 minutes)
Mother Group
-Ask the mothers the following questions (please take notes):
What activity did they enjoy most during today's session and why did they enjoy it?
What activity did they not enjoy in today's session and why didn't they enjoy it?
What extra objects would they be able to put into their memory boxes?
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