LOVE IS THE MISSION
LOVE IS THE WAY
LOVE IS YOU AND ME
LOVE IS EVERY CHILD
LOVE IS THE FOUNDATION
LOVE IS THE PATH OF HEART
LOVE IS THE GREATEST POWER IN THE UNIVERSE
LOVE IS THE WAY OF THE KELE VILLAGE UMBRELLA PROJECT....
Extension: Have Children rewrite the last line of the poem from 'Kele Village Umbrella Project' to....
ex: ... to turn a cloudy day into sunshine.
Connection and Belonging
An activity to help children understand their connection to their mother connects them to the heart of Love and Sky Woman's Waterverse
Music and Sound
Material:
Real drums, pots and pans, rocks and sticks.
Introduce the Drum with a Drum Story. Connect the Drum to the Heartbeat of our mothers and Mother Earth...
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An Activity that promotes interconnectedness to all life.
The Flower of Life represents the cycle of creation and the interconnectedness of all life. When looking at the geometric symbol, the image is seen to contain the seven chakras. The Flower of Life shows us we are all a part of divine interconnectedness.
Connecting our planet Mother Earth to the solar system she is a part of.
AN ACTIVITY THAT PROMOTES INCLUSION AND COOPERATION
Materials:
*Liquid Tempera Paint in all the colors of the Rainbow. *Paint brushes for all children. *A white Correl dinner plate or tray. *Flat paint trays for all children. washable towel to place on floor. Teacher paints a painted picture of a rainbow in a circle or downloads an image of a rainbow that is in full circle to present with activity. A cut out image of planet Earth or a globe ball of Mother Earth. An image of a prism light refraction. Flashlight, Spray water bottle with water inside. Prism Light Refractor. *Quartz Crystal of various colors. *A small snack of fruit in various rainbow colors: Strawberries, oranges, bananas, kiwi blueberries and purple grapes to share at end of circle. *A litre of water and paper cups for drinking. *Picture of Thomas Banyancya (download from website KVUP Teachers' Storytelling Package)
Procedure: Prepare children's paint trays ahead of time; placing a blob of tempura paint of each color onto the individual trays. Each tray will have all 7 colors of the rainbow on their individual plate. Trays are placed to the side of activity ready to give to each child.
Teacher sets up flat plate or white tray on towel on floor with all the bottles of tempura paint next to it, with paint brushes and card stalk paper next it.. Have flashlight and spray water bottle ready. Teacher gathers children into a circle to sit on floor. Teacher then begins circle with an introduction explaining what a rainbow is.
... A Rainbow is the messenger of Light manifesting color into our world through the power of water.
The Teacher continues the introduction and circle by introducing the Whirling Rainbow Prophecy told by Thomas Banyancya, a Traditional Hopi Elder and Kokmongi. Show picture of Thomas Banyancya.
“As Native Americans, we believe the Rainbow is a sign from the Spirit of all things. It is a sign of the union of all people, like one big family. The unity of all humanity, many tribes and peoples is essential.” Thomas Banyancya, late spokesman for the Hopi traditional elders from Hotevilla.
*Teachers can then use my 'When I was a Child' blog to introduce the scientific concept of what a Rainbow is
. Using my simplified concept connects the science to the story of Long Stalk, the Rainbow Warriors and Flowers etc.
"So, what is a rainbow? A rainbow is an arc of color in the sky that can be seen with our eyes. A rainbow is actually a circle... (Show image of the rainbow in circular form.). it is round like Mother Earth. A rainbow in the sky appears when sunlight passes through water, like rain, mist, spray and dew. (turn on flashlight and spray water from the water bottle across the flashlight's beam of light).
The rain slows down the light and causes it to bend. Rainbows can be full of circles too, but we can only see an arc of the shining droplets of colored light above the ground. (Place the image of the rainbow circle behind the picture or globe of Mother Earth to show the lower half of the rainbow hidden behind the image or globe of the Earth.)
Now we are mostly made of water, and so for me, a Rainbow Warrior is a water-being with the power of the light shining through them. They are not fighters or destroyers, but holders of love and kindness. They help Mother Earth to grow strong and bring the message of peace, understanding, transformation and renewal. A Rainbow Warrior knows they are already perfect. They just need to grow natural and full of light into their own beingness. Did you know that when we mix all the colors of the rainbow together, they become the color of the earth? (The Teacher now takes each bottle of tempura paint and drops a blob of each color onto the large white tray. Slowly begin to mix the paints together until all are mixed together to form the earth neutral color.).
A Rainbow is full of power and there are many stories that tell of the magic of light, sound and color. So let us build a rainbow bridge of love and peace together. Let’s remember who we are.
(The Teacher now asks the children if they would like to paint the colors of the Rainbows onto each other's hands.
The First round of coloring each other's hands begins with one child placing a paint mark on the hand of the child next to them. Then that child turns and places a paint mark on the friend next them. One by one, each child turns to the friend next to them until everyone has one paint mark each on their hand. In the second round the children are free to place paint marks on their friend's hands on each side of them. The children continue for a minute or so, then the teacher directs them to stop, and to place their paint trays and brushes toward the center of the floor. She gets the children to stand up and hold each other's hands and continues...
We are Light. We are the vision of Peace in Father’s Sky’s heart; we are Mother Earth’s children full of Love; We are the Song of Creation and the Dream of the Whirling Rainbow. Let us come together in Peace for all the children of the world and those yet to be born. Let us remember children are already whole, they don’t need fixing or changing. They just need to play in Mother Earth’s Garden.
In Closing... The Teacher lets the children know "The Rainbow is a real phenomenon of Light, Sound, and Water. And while it is not a human being; it helps us to remember we are made of water, light and sound too. The Rainbow teaches us the power of coming together for Peace and the protection of all children upon our Mother Earth.
Now the teacher asks the children to sit down for a snack and drink of water. This final step in the Learning Activity grounds the children to Mother Earth through food. While the water supports the concept of what a Rainbow is. The different colored fruit
THIS ACTIVITY PROMOTES NUMBER COGNITION, PHYSICAL HEALTH AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION
Material:
*Number cards for counting.
*White felt material for large Moon Circle.
*Velcro for back of white moon circle, stem and earth.
*Felt material for 2 sets of 19 or more cut out felt petals of any color.
*Green felt material for Stem.
*Yellow felt material for the Sun.
*Brown material for Mother Earth.
* Light and dark blue felt material for raindrops.
*brown felt material for a small seed.
*Colored ribbons. Have enough ribbons cut out for the children to make a choice of color. 30 ribbons or more will allow for a class of 24 to have a choice of color.
* Music recording for dancing.
Preparation:
1. Cut out all shapes: Moon Circle, Sun Circle, 19 or more petals, long green stem and brown felt to represent the earth and large raindrops.
2. Whirling Rainbow Flower Petals can be any shape petals come in.
3. Glue a few pieces of Velcro onto the back of the Moon White Circle, green stem and earth to help hold the felt material onto the felt board.
4. Number the Whirling Rainbow petals with a marker, or glue pre-cut craft letters onto each petal.
5. Cut out pieces of long ribbon of various colors for whirling, twirling and dancing.
6. Cut out light and dark blue raindrops.
7. Cut out a small brown seed.
At Circle:
1. Have the long green stem rolled up and ready to unroll...
2.Using one set of numbered petals, give each child a petal until all the petals are given out.
3. The teacher introduces the Felt Story to children explaining, "We are going to build a Whirling Rainbow Flower with the power of the Sun, Moon, Mother Earth and Father Sky."
4.The teacher places the sun and earth pieces on the felt board naming the Yellow Circle as Grandfather Sun, the brown felt piece as Mother Earth.
4.The teacher places the sun and earth pieces on the felt board naming the Yellow Circle as Grandfather Sun, the brown felt piece as Mother Earth.
5. The teacher places the brown seed under the brown felt material of Mother Earth, explaining "We are just like this seed, we need the Sun, Moon, Earth and Water to grow."
56. Then the teacher places the raindrops onto the felt board explaining, "All life needs water to grow. The water comes from the sky and falls to the earth to nourish the seed."
7. Holding the rolled-up greet stem, place the stem on top of the earth, then unwind and roll the green stem upward until it is one long stem standing flat against the felt board and on top of earth; letting the children know "All life grows up from Mother Earth".
86. Place the Moon Circle just above the stem, giving space between the circle and stem for petals to be placed by the children explaining, "Mother Earth needs the help of the Moon to help the seeds to grow and sprout."
9. With the Numbered Cards, the teaches begins with the number one, showing the card to the children and having the child with the number 1 come up and place their petal around the Moon White Circle, continuing on through the numbers until all the petals are placed around the Moon White Circle. (don't worry if the petals overlap... let the children know the petals are holding hands, if there is a child that becomes concerned they cannot see their petal.)
10. Now hand out the long ribbons, have children stand up in a circle. Let the children know "The power of the Sun, Moon, Mother Earth and Father Sky is in each of them too, and you are already perfect just the way you are. So let's get the power of the Whirling Rainbow moving and together we will grow in peace and understanding."
11. Then start playing any piece of music, with the teacher starting and showing the children how to whirl and spiral their ribbons and bodies to the sound of the music. Of course the children will become excited and maybe fall down, this is the purpose of the Math and Movement activity. You can bring them back into focus and quietness by directing the children it is time for the flowers to go to sleep.
12. Have the children curl up on the ground, take three deep breaths and sit back up.
13. Give each child a numbered petal from the 'second set' of numbered petals.
14. Then using the 'third set' of numbered petals, starting with the petal with the number one on it, call up each child up and have each child place their numbered petal in the teacher's hand until each child has placed a numbered petal back to into the teacher hand and left the circle.
Variation: Gather petals up again and give back to children. Then one by one, place the petals in a sequential order, having the children count with you.
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