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Group Exercise: Family Changes

Counselor :

Adapted from Children in Changeby Jennifer

Simmonds

To download entire Children in ChangeCurriculum:

http://www.everyfamilymatters.org

Reprinted with permission from Family &

Childrens Servi!es "inneapolis# "$

Group Type: %ivor!e

rade: '()*

Content:

This session will fo!+s primarily on identifying family !hanges that st+dentshave e,perien!ed or are going to e,perien!e. ro+p members will !reate a

timeline of their lives that identifies signifi!ant life !hanges.

Goals:

-arti!ipants will:

dentify the personal family !hanges theyve e,perien!ed

se a personal timeline to refle!t on signifi!ant !hanges/e,perien!es

in their lives

0,plore the ways that !hange !an be positive

Objectives:

St+dents will a!1+ire interpersonal s2ills and self(2nowledge:

dentify and dis!+ss !hanging personal and so!ial roles

nderstand !hange is a part of growth

dentify and re!ogni3e !hanging family roles

Re!ogni3e and respe!t differen!e in vario+s family !onfig+rations

Materials:

-lasti! !+p

4ne !opy of 5A+tograph ame6 7see a!tivity sheet below8 for ea!h

gro+p member

-en!ils.

A large sheet of drawing paper 7))6 , )968 for ea!h person

"ar2ers# !olored pen!ils and/or !rayons

Copy of 5Timeline ey6 7see below8
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Autograph gameto printout:

AUTOGRAPH GAME!

The object of the game is to try to have every group member sign oneof your boxes (but no more than one). omeone can only sign theirname in the box if they have experience! "hat it states in the box. #fthey have not experience! it$ then as% the person about another box.&ou may also sign your o"n paper once.

&our parents areseparate! or!ivorce!

&ou live "ith oneparent an! visit theother

&ou have a ne"baby born into yourfamily

This is a ne" schoolfor you this year

&ou !on't get to seeyour mom or your!a! very much

ne of your pets has!ie!

&ou have to !o

chores

&our parents still

fight sometimes

&ou have live! in a

foster home

omeone in yourfamily is !ying or has!ie!

&ou sometimes feelangry or sa! aboutyour family'schanges

omeone you lovehas been in jail or isno" in jail


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Timeline Key:

TIMELINE KEY

Significant event Symbol to draw

-res!hool or first s!hool ;lo!2s

$ew baby born ;aby in a blan2et

Someone important left home


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Activity: A. AUTOGRAPH GAME ()' mins)

%istrib+te a !opy of the 5A+tograph ame6 and a pen!il to ea!h gro+p

member. Together# read thro+gh all of the bo,es and as2 if there are

1+estions abo+t what any of the bo,es mean. 0,plain the game.

0veryone mingles# as2ing other gro+p members one(on(one whether they

have e,perien!ed what is written in a parti!+lar bo,. e!t is to get asmany signat+res on yo+r paper as there are members of the gro+p

7in!l+ding yo+rself8.

$4T0: 0,plain to gro+p members that it is important that they as2 ea!hother the 1+estions rather than >+st handing them yo+r paper# be!a+se the

point is to better +nderstand ea!h others family !hanges.

After everyone has signat+res from all of the gro+p members# have them

ret+rn to their seat. Read thro+gh statements in the bo,es again# and after

ea!h one# as2 members to raise their hands if they have e,perien!ed thatparti!+lar !hange 7not who has signed their paper8.

Say to the gro+p# As you can see from this game, there are things we have in

common and there are things that we have experienced that make us unique.The point of this game is for you to see that youre not alone in your family

changes or in your feelings.

B. FAMILY TIMELINE (15 mins)

-ass o+t a large pie!e of drawing paper 7))6 , )968 and a pen!il to ea!hparti!ipant. Tell them that they will be drawing a timeline abo+t their lives.

;egin by instr+!ting them to t+rn their paper hori3ontally. Then as2 them to

draw a hori3ontal line a!ross the paper. $e,t# as2 them to ma2e little slashesthro+gh the long line for ea!h year that they have lived.

Sample below is for a ten year old :

) B D ' E 9 G )*

HHHHH/HHHHH/HHHHH/HHHHH/HHHHH/HHHHH/HHHHH/HHHHH/HHHHH/HHHHH/

sing the Timeline ey# read off the symbols and signifi!ant events# one by

one# and give the parti!ipants time to draw the symbol in the appropriate pla!eon the timeline# if they have e,perien!ed that event. For e,ample# 5%raw a


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bell above ea!h age when yo+ went to a new s!hool.6

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