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Day One: Tsunami follow-up

> Morning session: The effects of the Asian tsunami on poor people
> Afternoon session: Games from the South

Afternoon session: Games from the South

Key focus: Children around the world share similar ways in which they create fun and entertainment, regardless of how much money they have.

Activity
> Hold a games afternoon using four games from different countries in the South (2 hours)

Background information for teachers
The activities below give pupils the opportunity to explore the ways in which children everywhere find ways to play. Pupils should spend some time at the end of the afternoon discussing the similarities with and differences between the overseas games and their own outdoor games. Through this, pupils will develop greater empathy for those children affected by the tsunami in that they will recognise that they share similarities in the way they have fun. Pupils will also have the opportunity to use maps to find out where the games come from and to learn a little about the countries of origin (both Indonesia and Somalia were affected by the tsunami).

Activity: Hold a games afternoon using four games from different countries in the South (2 hours)

You will need
> A map or a globe.
> To arrange the classroom into four sections as a carousel so that the pupils can play the games in rotation.
> Worksheets with instructions for pupils on how to play the four games. You will need about four copies of each worksheet.

> The Colour Game (Somalia)
> Packer (Pakistan)
> Ensalada de Fruta (El Salvador)
> Kereleng (Indonesia)

Worksheets with country information. You will need about four copies of each worksheet.

> Somalia – did you know?
> Pakistan – did you know?
> El Salvador – did you know?
> Indonesia – did you know?

The first three games are taken from Games we play (Manchester Development Education Programme, 2004) Order Games we play online

Start by thinking about and discussing the group games the children already play. Then divide children into eight groups who will prepare work as shown below:

• Group A – learn how to play The Colour Game
• Group 1 – find Somalia on a map and learn country facts
• Group B – learn how to play Packer
• Group 2 – find Pakistan on a map and learn country facts
• Group C – learn how to play Ensalada de Fruta
• Group 3 – find El Salvador on a map and learn country facts
• Group D – learn how to play Kelereng
• Group 4 – find Indonesia on a map and learn country facts

Groups then join together to share information about how to play their game and about its country of origin, so there are now 4 larger groups: A1, B2, C3 and D4.

When all four larger groups have shared their knowledge, set up the games as a carousel with one of the original groups acting as instructor for visiting groups. Note that both ‘teachers’ and ‘instructors’ will need to play the games. Rotate the groups as shown below:

Include a healthy (and fairly traded) snack/water break half way through.

Spend time at the end of the afternoon evaluating the games, perhaps as circle time and finding countries from which they come on a globe/world map.

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