A North American Indian Story
- from motherbird.com/dreams
- from motherbird.com/dreams
Intro
Discuss what a good dream and a bad dream might be
Ask children what they know about the North American Indians
Introduce the characters and tell the story
Masks to use for story telling
The Spirit Of The Earth, The Spirit of Fire and Spider
After story discussion
How did the people solve their problem?
Who helped them?
An Activity
Paper Plate Dream Catchers
Instructions
Cut the centre out of two plates
hole punch in 4 places
(1 hole at the top, 3 at the bottom)
Tie together at the top
Open the sandwich
Stick the ribbons on the bottom plate
Close the sandwich, making sure 3 bottom holes line up
Tie ribbons through bottom holes
Decorate
Hang in you room in the sun
What can children learn from this story?
They learn about another culture
They learn about solving problems by asking for help
They see that an animal which might have a negative image can help people
They have to empathise with the children in the story
Fine motor skills
Design
Positive thinking
They learn about solving problems by asking for help
They see that an animal which might have a negative image can help people
They have to empathise with the children in the story
Fine motor skills
Design
Positive thinking
This project was done for The British Council, Bilbao as part of The Reading Challenge. It took place in the Alhondiga ,Bilbao
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