Lesson Plan

Resilience Ribbon Weaving Lesson Plan

Students will explore personal resilience by contributing individual ribbon pieces to a communal artwork, enhancing emotional expression and community bonding.

This lesson helps students understand and share their personal challenges and triumphs, building empathy and collective strength in a supportive classroom environment.

Audience

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Approach

Materials

Prep

Preparation Step

15 minutes

Step 1

Introduction and Discussion

15 minutes

Step 2

Ribbon Creation

20-30 minutes

Step 3

Communal Weaving

15 minutes

Step 4

Reflection and Wrap-Up

10 minutes

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Slide Deck

Resilience Ribbon Weaving

Introduce the lesson, mention that today's activity is about exploring personal strengths and shared experiences through a communal art project. Emphasize the use of color as representation of emotions.

What is Resilience?

Discuss what resilience means. Provide examples of overcoming small challenges. Get students to reflect on their daily struggles turned into strengths.

Ribbon Creation

Explain the process of creating the ribbon. Encourage the students to think about colors and designs that represent their personal story.

Communal Weaving

Guide the students to come together and share what their ribbons mean. Emphasize community and how all these stories interconnect.

Reflection & Wrap-Up

Facilitate a discussion to reflect on the activity. Prompt students to share what they learned about themselves and others.

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Activity

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Resilience Ribbon Weaving

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Stephanie Samuels

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