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Fresh Start Scroll
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Fresh Start Scroll

Life Skills
30 Min
activity

This challenge invites learners to reflect on their actions, understand the power of forgiveness, and embrace the idea of starting fresh. Through a symbolic activity, they'll visualize letting go of past mistakes and setting intentions for a better future. It’s a hands-on way to explore themes of personal growth and making amends.

The lesson goal is in this spark, your learner will reflect on personal actions and their impact on others, practice expressing intentions for apologies or self-improvement and understand the symbolic process of letting go and starting anew.

What You Need

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Paper
Pens Or Crayons
Bowl
Water
Bowl/Tub of water

Learning Guide

Step-by-step guidance. No preparation required.

  1. 1

    Introduction5 Min

    • Discuss what 'fresh start' means.
    • Move on when Student engages with the question and shares at least one thought about 'starting fresh'.
    Introduction
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  2. 2

    Explore & Plan8 Min

    • Gather paper, pens, and water.
    • Ask about water's fresh start meaning.
    • Predict paper's fate in water.
    • Move on when Student understands the materials and the basic concept of the activity, making a prediction about the water.
    Explore & Plan
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  3. 3

    Discussion6 Min

    • Discuss apology and forgiveness importance.
    • Move on when Student can express ideas about why apologies and forgiveness are important for personal growth.
  4. 4

    Activity9 Min

    • Give paper and pens for reflection.
    • Write something to let go of.
    • Tear paper into small pieces.
    • Place pieces in the water.
    • Observe the dissolving paper.
    • Move on when Student has completed the physical activity of writing, tearing, and dissolving their 'scrolls'.
    Activity
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  5. 5

    Summary2 Min

    • Share feelings and takeaways.
    • Move on when Student shares one key takeaway or feeling about the activity.
    Summary
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