Purpose of activity: To recognise and explore important relationships
Life skills: Self-awareness, Inter-personal relationships
Important points
Be prepared for a child to describe a problem relationship or even abuse during this activity. Find out before the session how children can be supported if it becomes necessary.
A ‘ship’ image is used in this activity because ‘ship’ is part of the English word’ relationSHIP. If you are working in another language can choose to use the visual image of the ship (see picture) or you can use another visual image.
Materials
What are the most important relationships? Is this the same for everyone? Why/Why not? What makes relationships good/bad?
Spend some time thinking quietly about a relationship that is good. Then think about a relationship, which is not good. Can you do anything about it?
Ask some children to volunteer to share these ideas with a friend or with the whole group.
Children can draw their own ships. This activity can be repeated in Part 3.