Ask the mothers to take two paper plates. On the one plate she has to ask her child to draw a happy face. On the second plate she
(the mother) has to draw a sad face. They must cut out the eyes on the masks. Ask the mother to put on the sad face she drew and
to act sad. Then she must ask her child to put on the same mask and also to act out the emotion drawn on the plate. Then they must
switch masks and act out the happy face the child drew on his or her plate. The child and mother have to wear both masks and act
out the emotions drawn on the plates. Afterwards they must discuss how it felt to put on the sad mask and how it felt to put on the
happy mask.
Activity 3: Morabaraba
Materials needed:
Two pairs of 12 different coloured disks (or stones etc.)
A3 paper with gridlines as indicated on the figure.
Instructions:
Game is for two players only (mother-child pair)
Any player may start.
First player places a disc on any corner of the grid.
Then the second player places a disc on any corner of the grid, and so forth.
If the player has three discs in a row, she or he must take one of the other player's discs.
If all the discs are on the grid, then the players may move one disc on the grid in a straight line. Players may not "jump" corners
A player may move back and forth on the grid, but only one move per chance is allowed.
Play continues until one player can't move on the grid, or if a player has lost all her or his discs.
The player with the most discs wins.
Allow time for questions
Gridlines for Morabaraba
traditional game
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