CIRCLE TIME ACTIVITIES ...
‘CSI …’ — SILENT STATEMENTS
“CHANGE SEATS IF …”
· you enjoyed the story
· the story made you feel uneasy
· you think the story could happen in Australia
· you liked Jackson’s Grandpa
· you think Jackson did the right thing in talking to his
Grandpa
· you think you understand how Jackson felt
· you think Grandpa should have asked about Jackson’s
sadness
· the story is more about feelings than stones and pebbles
· you think you know what Jackson’s sad problem was about
· you think that Jackson’s Grandpa is the hero in the story
· you felt sorry for Jackson
· you think you have a better understanding of what value is
about
· you know a person just like Jackson
· you thought the story did not have a proper ending
· you would change something about the story
OPEN-ENDED STATEMENTS
· The best thing about the story was …
· The story made me feel …
· The character I liked best was …
· I think the story is about …
· The main character made me feel …
· If I were a character in the story I think I would be …
· The character in the story most like me was …
· If I were Jackson, I think that I would have chosen to …
· I think the most important part of the story was …
· What puzzled me about the story was …
· Something I would like to change in the story is …
· I think that the main message in the story is …
· The strongest virtue / value I identified in the story was
…
· If I were Jackson’s Grandpa I would …
· If I were one of Jackson’s family I would …
· If I were to choose one of Grandpa’s stones and pebbles I
would …
· I think the link between Jackson’s sadness and his sense
of value was …
· In this story another word for value could be …
OPEN-ENDED JUSTIFIABLE STATEMENTS:
Any of the above open-ended statements can be used with ‘because’
added on the end as well as:
· The story was interesting
because ……
· I liked / didn’t like this
story because ……
· The character in the story I
liked the most was …… because ……
· I think Jackson’s problem was
……… because ……
· I think that the story did
not have a proper ending because ………
· I think that Jackson’s Grandpa
is the hero because ……..
· I think Jackson found it hard
to talk about his problem because ……
· The link between Jackson’s
sadness of his sense of value was …… because ……
· I think Jackson’s Grandpa
chose to use stones and pebbles because ……
· Instead of stones and pebbles
I think I would have used …… because ……
PAIR SHARE with the person next to:
· What was the best part of the
story? Why?
· Who was your favourite
character in the story? Why?
· What was the turning point in
this story? Why?
· Were there any issues of
right and wrong within this story? If so what were they?
· Why do you think that Grandpa focused on value rather than Jackson’s
sadness?
· Why do you think Jackson's Grandpa said that Jackson had chosen the right stone?
· How might the story have changed if Jackson had chosen a different stone?
· Why do you think Jackson's Grandpa said that Jackson had chosen the right stone?
· How might the story have changed if Jackson had chosen a different stone?
OPEN GROUP DISCUSSION QUESTIONS for older students.
Reminder: This is also an opportunity for the teacher / facilitator
to come back to any observations during the previous Circle Time activities and open
them up for discussion.
· Are there any deeper issues
of concern about Jackson’s sadness which suggest he should perhaps speak to a
trained counsellor or psychologist? If so what might they be?
· What other responsibilities
might Jackson’s Grandpa have had?
· What responsibility might
Jackson’s friends or teachers have?
· What issues of self-harm (if
any) might arise from this story?
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