Girls Circle
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The
objective of this activity is to encourage the girls to express their
concerns and feelings verbally and creatively. For this activity you
will need: tape player, relaxation music, colored and regular pencils,
tape, and paper.
- Introduce
the goals of the activity - to get in touch with the feelings they
are having.
- Inform
the girls that you are going to lead them through a brief relaxation
meditation.
- Play
music or a tape player. Say "Take a minute now to breathe deeply
and relax yourself. Feel the weight of your body in the chair. Continue
to breathe deeply and slowly bringing your breath all the way into
your belly. Breathe slowly, methodically, feeling your whole body
relax into a state of peace and comfort."
- Say
"When you feel completely relaxed and are ready, open your eyes.
In silence, write a poem about a concern or feeling that has been
on your mind this week. There is no right or wrong way to do this
poem because it is your expression."
- Allow
ten to fifteen minutes for poetry writing.
- You
can provide additional prompts to help them get the poem started.
Use index cards that begin with an unfinished sentence such as "If……..then"
or "You……I" or "Here……There".
"Just because I am….. doesn't mean I am…."
- After
writing, have each girl share and talk about her poem.
