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| Chicken Ham, Lettuce and Cheese sandwich comin' up |
So, the sandwich/ party project last month was a great success. The older kids made the sandwiches in orderly chaos, and the younger kids kid made little crowns, and Cheryl did the games.
Last weekend, we did a session on Hari Raya where the kids did the teaching and quizzed the volunteers. Cheryl did the lesson plan and this was how it worked:
10am - Kids came and did a word search of Hari Raya related words. (There are sites online you can generate search words and crossword puzzles for free)
10.20am - We split the children in 2 groups. Each group had 1 minute (ish) to list as many words related to Hari Raya as possible. Volunteers prompted by suggesting categories like food, clothes, things they do, see, etc.
10.30am - In their groups, kids discussed and prepared a mindmap/ presentation on on Ramadan. 3 aspects: a) the religious significance and Ramadan; b) the prep leading up to Hari Raya which culminates in Malam Raya (the night before Hari Raya); c) Hari Raya itself and the month of festivities that follows.
Social worker Khairun and her cousin were advisers since none of the other volunteers are Muslim.
10.45am - Groups then presented and Volunteers asked questions or clarified.
11am - Kids then came up with quiz questions and quizzed us, the volunteers. They had a blast turning the tables on us. We'd learned a lot ourselves too.
The classes are comin' along. Next weekend we've got a training session with an organisation called Junior Achievement. They're donating a 6-hour module teaching kids about money smarts. Comes with games, lesson plans and course materials. And they'll teach us how to to use 'em.Lookin' f'd to it.
