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HometalkThoughtfulConversationsforFamilies
Week13
ThinkingMoves
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Focusofthisweek’sHometalk
Community
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o Thethemeofthisweek’sHometalkiscommunity.Eachoftheactivitiesfocusesondifferentpeoplelivingtogetherasacommunity,ornot,asthecasemaybe.
o Wecancontinuethediscussionsfromlastweek’sHometalkonfairness,inequalityandinjusticethroughdiscussionsaboutcommunity
o The#BlackLivesMatterorganisationdescribesitselfasaglobalcommunityworkingtogether
o Seehttps://blacklivesmatter.com/six-years-strong/
FurtherThinking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TkteKQhXz0&feature=youtu.be
Aworldwithoutblackpeople–responsestothequestion‘Whatwouldtheworldbelikewithoutblackpeople?’
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Whichmovesmighthelp?
Peoplefailtogetalongbecausetheyfeareachother;theyfeareachotherbecausetheydon’tknoweachother;theydon’tknoweachotherbecausetheyhavenotcommunicatedwitheachother.(MartinLutherKing)
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o Werecognisethatotherpeoplemaysee
thingsdifferently,andcouldfindsomepointsofviewupsetting.
Caringthinking
DealingwithdifficultissuesinHometalk
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o Weareopentonewideas,evenwhen
theychallengeourdeeplyhelpbeliefs.
Creativethinking
o Webelievethatdiscussingdifficult
issuesopenlyandhonestlyisthefirststeptowardssolvingthem.
Collaborativethinking
o Wegivereasonsforourviews,weask
otherstogivereasonsfortheirviewsandwetrytocheckthefactsbehindthingswearetold.
Criticalthinking
ThinkingMoves
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ZOOM(in/out)
CONNECT
DIVIDE LISTEN/LOOK
ThinkBACKThinkAHEADDoeshistory
helpusunderstandthe
present?
Whatconnectsus?
Whatdividesus?
Canwegatherthefacts?
What’sthebigidea?
Howcanweplayourpartin
change?
Whatneedstobechanged?
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https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/1337074874059779/Envelopetowns-finddifferentsizedandshapedenvelopes,opentheflapanddesignhouses,shopsandallkindofbuildings.Thenmakepeopleandputthemintheirenvelopehouses!
o Whichofyourhouseswouldyouliketolivein?
o Isitagoodideatomakeallthehousesdifferent?
o Whatwoulditbelikeifeveryone’shousewerethesame?
o Whatwoulditbelikeifallthepeoplewerethesame?
Forage3–5years TalkingPoints
o Makeawholestreet,oreventown,outofyour
envelopes.
o Thinkofallthedifferentpeopleyouknow.Drawandcolourthemthenputthemintheirhouses.
o Howaboutputtingfamouspeopleintheretoo?Oronesyou’velearntaboutatschool?
FunActivity
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https://vimeo.com/186210516SantaCruzdelIsolte– knownasthemostcrowdedislandonearth,thisshortvideoshowshowpeoplehaveadaptedtolifewithoutspace.
o Canyoulistallthegoodthingsaboutlivingsomewherelikethis?
o Mighttherebeanythingthat’snotsogood?
o Whatdoyouthinkabouteverybodyknowingeveryoneelseontheisland?
o Wouldyouliketogothereforaholiday?
o Isitagoodideathatpeoplegivemoneytootherstohelpthem,orabadidea?
o Wouldyouratherlivewheretherearelotsofpeopleorwheretherearen’tmanypeople?
Forage6–9years TalkingPoints
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FunActivity
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Takeabigpieceofpaper,ortapesomeblankpiecestogethertomakeabigpiece.Drawtheoutlineofanimaginaryisland.Whatwouldyouridealislandcommunitylooklike?Youcandecide–it’syourimaginarycommunity!
o Pick5thingsyouthinkyourisland
wouldneed–aschoolmaybe,orahospital?Askothersinyourfamilywhattheywouldincludeandmakealist.
o Decidewheretoputthemonyourisland.It’sagoodideatousePost-itnotestostartwith!Wherewouldpeoplelive?Whatshopswouldyouhaveandwhereshouldtheybe?
o Howaboutroads?Andplayareas?o Andwhatwouldyoucallyourisland?
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FunActivity
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Howwouldyouencouragepeoplelivingonyourislandtogetonwelltogether?
Howwouldpeoplewholiveonyourislandearntheirmoney?
Wouldyouhaverulesforyourisland?Ifso,whatwouldtheybe?Whatiftheywerebroken?
Wouldyouencouragetourists?Ifso,couldyoudesignaposterforyourisland?
Couldyoucomeupwithaguideforallinhabitantsoftheisland,onhowtheyshouldlivetogetherandbegoodmembersofthecommunity?Whatadvicewouldyougive?
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Forage10+years
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o In1934,anOxfordshirepropertydeveloperbuiltprivatehomesforsalenexttoacouncilhousingestate
o Afraidthathishomeswouldnotselliftheywereassociatedwithpoorerpeople’shomes,hebuilttwowallstoseparatehishousesfromthecouncilestate
o Thewallsstoodfor25yearsbeforebeingfinallypulleddown
TheCuttesloweWalls
o Whatdoyouthinkwasthemainreasonforthewallsbeingbuilt?
o Pictureawallbeingbuiltacrossyourstreet.Whatwouldbetheresult?
o Thehousesoneachsideweredifferent.Doyouthinkthepeopleweretoo?
TalkingPoints
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Whatshapeisyourcommunity?
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o GoogleMaps-https://www.google.com/maps
o PutyourpostcodeintoGoogleMapsandfindwhereyoulive
o Rightclickonyourhomeandselect‘Measuredistance’
o Clickonalltheplacesyouvisitinanormalweekormonth
o Thenclickbackoveryourhomeagain.
o What’stheshapeofyourcommunity?
o Comparewithothersinyourfamily
o CONNECTandDIVIDE–what’sthesameandwhat’sdifferentbetweenyourshapes?
o Comparetheshapeofyourcommunityduringthevirusmeasuresandbeforeit
FunActivity
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o LOOKatGoogleMapsorAppleMapsonacomputer,using‘satellite’view
o ZOOMinonwhereyoulive
o ZOOMouttoseewhereyouareinyourcommunity
o LOOKatthedifferenthousingareas
o DIVIDE:Canyouspotwhatyouthinkmightbedifferentcommunities?Howmanycanyoufind?Whatmightmakethema‘community’?
ThinkingMoves(2)
o ThinkBACKtotheCuttesloweWalls
o CONNECTthistolastweek’sHometalkandtheBlackLivesMatterprotests
o ZOOMinonwhatyouthinkarethekeyissuesthatconnectboth
o ThinkAHEADtohowwemighttackletheseissues
o Doescommunityplayapartinthis?Anddoweallplayapartincommunity?
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