Assigned Teachers: Suren, Piyumika, Hasna, Dahamsi, Ranitri

Objectives:

To empower children to find moments of joy on their own!
Present the idea that creativity is exciting, therapeutic and a fun way to learn about the world

You Will Need:

For Icebreaker: Animal cards on two colors of paper chits, that designate team 1(orange) team 2 (blue) - see below for list
Affirmations list (see below)
Paper plates
Glue, scissors
pencil, eraser
decorative items to use to make a mask
Elastic and stapler

Crocodile / කිඹුලා / முதலை
Patient, Observant, Strong
ධෛර්යවන්ත, අවධානමත්, ශක්තිමත්
பொறுமைமிக்க, கவனமான, வலிமைமிக்க

Monkey / වඳුරු / குரங்கு
Playful, Clever, Curious
ක්‍රීඩාවෙන්, දක්ෂයි, කුතුහලය
விளையாட்டுப்பூர்வமான, புத்திசாலி, ஆர்வமுள்ள

Turtle / ඉබ්බා / ஆமை
Calm, Steady, Patient
සාමකාමී, ස්ථායි, ධෛර්යවන්ත
அமைதியான, நிலைத்த, பொறுமைமிக்க

Butterfly / තිටියා / பட்டாம்பூச்சி
Free, Creative, Gentle
නිදහස්, නිර්මාණශීලී, සුහදශීලී
சுதந்திரமான, படைப்பாற்றலான, மென்மையான

Junglefowl / වළිකුකුලා / காட்கோழி
Confident, Proud, Bold
විශ්වාසවන්ත, ගෞරවනීය, දිරවා සිටින
நம்பிக்கைமிக்க, பெருமையான, உறுதியான

Fishing Cat / හඳුන් දිවියා / மீன்பிடி பூனை
Curious, Clever, Observant
කුතුහලයෙන්, දක්ෂයි, අවධානමත්
ஆர்வமுள்ள, புத்திசாலி, கவனமான

Leopard / දිවියා / சிறுத்தை
Brave, Confident, Fast
වීරයෙක්, විශ්වාසවන්ත, වේගවත්
வீரன், நம்பிக்கைமிக்க, விரைவான

Peacock / මයුරා / மயில்
Proud, Beautiful, Confident
ගෞරවනීය, ලස්සන, විශ්වාසවන්ත
பெருமையான, அழகான, நம்பிக்கைமிக்க

Snake / සර්පයා / பாம்பு
Wise, Calm, Observant
බුද්ධිමත්, සාමකාමී, අවධානමත්
அறிவுமிக்க, அமைதியான, கவனமாக

Dog / බල්ලා / நாய்
Loyal, Friendly, Caring
විශ්වාසවන්ත, මිත්‍රශීලී, ආදරශීලී
விசுவாசமான, நட்பான, பராமரிப்பான

Fish / මාලු / மீன்
Adaptable, Calm, Gentle
හැඩගැස්විය හැකි, සාමකාමී, සුහදශීලී
தழுவிக்கொள்ளக்கூடிய, அமைதியான, மென்மையான

Owl / බකමූණා / ஆந்தை
Wise, Thoughtful, Calm
බුද්ධිමත්, සිත්ගන්නාසුළු, සාමකාමී
அறிவுமிக்க, சிந்தனையுடனான, அமைதியான

Elephant / අලි / யானை
Strong, Caring, Gentle
ශක්තිමත්, ආරක්ෂක, සුහදශීලී
வலிமைமிக்க, பராமரிப்பான, மென்மையான

1. Warm up: Animal Charades + Affirmations

Children pick an animal card at random; each card has a red or blue dot for team assignment.
Teams stand apart. A child silently gestures like their animal to their team.
The other team guesses the animal within 30 seconds.
After each guess, the teachers reads the affirmation aloud in sinhala and tamil
Rotate until all children have presented.
Tips:
- Use this time to highlight positive traits and make sure children understand their affirmation.

2. Reflection & Animal Choice (10–15 mins)

Ask children to reflect:
- “Which animal’s traits do you feel you have?”
- “Which traits do you want to show in your mask?”
Children can choose to pick an animal for their mask from the cup of cards that represents them better.
Multiple children may pick the same animal — that’s fine.

3. Mask-Making Introduction (5 mins)

Introduce paper plates as masks.
Show examples of how to cut eyes out, draw a rough sketch and decorate them.
Explain: “Your mask will show your animal’s personality traits using shapes, colors, and patterns.”

4. Mask-Making / Creative Time (40–60 mins)

5. Closing: Group Photo

Children stand together wearing their masks.
Everyone makes the sound of their chosen animal at the same time (e.g., roar, chirp, bark, hiss).
Teacher or helper takes a photo/ video to capture the moment.

At the end of the class, we need to have a sign up form for parents of new kids so we can send them the video or photo :D
Also so we can encourage new kids to the class

October 26: Public Workshop - Animal Masks!