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Source: Kishore, L. (2013). “Understanding childhood”, scratchmymysoul.com, November 14
Eventful Learning on All Fools' Day
It has been suggested that All Fools' Day (April 1)can be turned into an educational activity for learning through vocabulary building, language art activity and designing practical tricks to cause pure humour under the guidance of the teacher and knowing the real meaning of prank
Vocabulary building
WORD-LIST:
PRANK-GAG-TRICK-JOKE-ENDEAR-PERPLEXITY-CONFUSION-PRANKSTER-RIB-JAPE-SHENANIGAN-HUMOUR-HARMLESS-INNOCENT-LAUGHTER-AFFECTION-BONDING-PUN-RETORT-HOAX-BAMBOOZLE-FOOLISH-STUPID-SILLY-IDIOTIC
Activities
1. Convert the word-list into word-search puzzle
2. Convert the word-list into criss-cross word-puzzle
Recite the following haiku
Harmless jokes, tricks -
They cause surprise and laughter
Never ridicule
Play innocent pranks
Not to humiliate others
Real pranks are pure fun
Make pranks light-hearted
Make them endearing gestures
For a hearty laugh
Teachers must do a lesson study on teaching an essay on All Fools’ Day
Most educators and psychologists feel that childhood is the time for children to be with the family, in school and at play, to learn, socialize, grow and be empowered with the love and encouragement of their family, teachers and an extended community of caring adults. But, market forces, internet, video games, ICTs, mobile phones and television are destroying children's street culture or spirit of social space.
We are turning our children into little adults by treating childhood as life span between birth and adolescence to be driven by externalizations rather than a time to live childhood and grow with joyful activities and learn as well as socialize through them.
Despite intellectual debates and differences about the definition of childhood, there exists a good amount of shared understanding which has been summarised in the form of a sentence acrostic.
CHILDHOOD: A sentence acrostic
C: Chronological period between birth and adolescence for
H: Happy and healthy development of
I: Individuals in a loving and supportive social environment to
L: Learn through play, pranks, joy, buddy feeling, hands-on acts,
D: Drama, fantasy and creativity for developing
H: Head, heart and hands by providing
O: Opportunities and
O: Occasions that are
D: Decided upon rationally and devised reflectively.
Here are a few quotes on childhood to mull over.
"Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies.” ― Edna St. Vincent Millay
“[Kids] don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.” ― Jim Henson
“Adults are just obsolete children and the hell with them.” ― Dr. Seuss
“Grownups are complicated creatures, full of quirks and secrets.” ― Roald Dahl
“It's never too late to have a happy childhood.” ― Tom Robbins
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