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Psychosocial Support Recreational Activities Resource Guide

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, rights reserved. The contents of this publication shall not be quoted, reproduced or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of UNRWA. For enquiries about use or reproduction of the text or other parts of this production, please contact UNRWA Department of Edu-cation, Where use or reproduction of this material is authorized by UNRWA, credit shall be given to UNRWA and a copy of the publication containing the reproduced materials will be sent to UNRWA Department of Education, For copying for commercial purposes, a fee may be charged by UNRWA.

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1 United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, rights reserved. The contents of this publication shall not be quoted, reproduced or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of UNRWA. For enquiries about use or reproduction of the text or other parts of this production, please contact UNRWA Department of Edu-cation, Where use or reproduction of this material is authorized by UNRWA, credit shall be given to UNRWA and a copy of the publication containing the reproduced materials will be sent to UNRWA Department of Education, For copying for commercial purposes, a fee may be charged by UNRWA.

2 IforewordAs an important provider of basic education to Palestine refugees, serving approximately half a million students across the Gaza Strip, West Bank, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon, UNRWA s Education Programme aims to foster an inclusive, quality and equitable learning environment where the needs of all Palestine refugee children and youth are addressed. Protracted conflict and displacement across UNRWA s five Fields of operation means that many Palestine refugee children and youth are living under difficult conditions, which affects all areas of their life. To address the educational needs of Palestine refugees during emergencies, and build upon the strength of the UNRWA education system, UNRWA has developed a holistic and innovative Education in Emergencies (EiE) programme.

3 This aims to provide safe and supportive quality education, which promotes and addresses students Psychosocial Support Recreational Activities Resource Guide is part of the EiE Support and will help UNRWA teachers, counsellors and community members to organize creative and fun learning and Recreational Activities for all UNRWA children and youth, especially those living in challenging contexts. We hope that teachers, counsellors and community members find this Resource Guide useful, and that it encourages and supports Recreational and learning Activities for children and thanks go to Educate a Child, an Education Above All Programme, for generously funding the development of this Resource Guide .

4 We also thank our colleagues across the Agency s five Fields of operation, whose experience in teaching and providing Psychosocial Support during emergencies has been invaluable in the development of the Psychosocial Support Recreation-al Activities Resource Guide . Sincerely,Caroline PontefractDirector of EducationUNRWA Headquarters, AmmanforewordIIcontentsintroduction ..IVguidance note for facilitators ..1myself ..91. Copying Rhythms ..102. The Egg ..123. Tree in the Wind ..144. Slow Leak ..165. Touch Blue ..196. Grandmother s Footsteps ..217. The Seed ..238. Illustrating Stories ..269. Feelings Dance ..2810. Using Puppets ..3111. Name That Feeling! ..3312. A Round of Rhythm and Movement.

5 3613. The chair ..3814. Follow the Leader ..4015. Cover the Space ..4316. Acting Emotions ..4517. Recognizing Emotions ..4718. Drawing Myself With My Foot ..5019. Expressing Feelings ..5220. My Flag ..5421. I Am, I Have, I Can ..5622. Walking Billboard ..58my peers ..611. Rainstorm ..622. Picking Mangoes ..653. Train of (Silly) Walks ..674. Swimmy ..69table of contentsIII5. Working Together ..716. Who is the Leader? ..737. Crossing the River ..758. The Human Knot ..779. Opposite Hunt ..7910. The Mirror Game ..8312. Blob Tag ..8513. Little Blind Train ..8714. Building a Bodyguard ..9216. The Shrinking Sheet ..9417. House, Tree, Sun ..9618. Trust Walk ..9819. The Peruvian Ball Game ..10120. Wandering Rings.

6 10321. Draw What I Brown Bag Skits ..10823. Drawing Together ..11124. Emotional Relay ..11325. Active Listening ..11526. Building Bridges ..117my community ..1211. Pen in a Bottle ..1222. The Fist ..1243. Emotion and Reaction Quiz ..1264. Helping Hands Rainbow ..1305. Chairs ..1336. Cup and String Game ..1357. Different Ways to Handle Conflict ..1388. Our Challenges, Our Solutions ..1429. Seeing From Different Perspectives ..145additional Recreational activity resources for facilitators ..148table of contentsintroductionThis document is a Recreational activity Resource Guide for teachers, counsellors, and commu-nity members (also referred to as facilitators) working with children in conflict or other chal-lenging contexts.

7 Working on behalf of UNRWA a consultant, Stephen Richardson, compiled the Activities in this Resource Guide . References to additional resources are provided at the end of this Guide for future is important to note that conducting one Recreational activity will not heal a student immediately. Psychosocial Support (PSS) is a holistic field that involves many other services beyond education. However, if a facilitator conducts PSS Activities frequently, it may provide positive Support for a student, but it will not of course address all of the challenges of a student s current situation outside of school. In short, while facilitating Recreational Activities is important for normalcy and learning, these Activities are in no way the only solution to help students to recover from adverse experiences of conflict, or daily stresses that they there are limitations in the role of Recreational Activities , it is important to note that they are very useful for developing knowledge and skills that can allow students to engage positively with their friends, peers.

8 Family and community Guide content sourcesAll Activities included in this document originate from various PSS training guides and curricula developed by organisations working in conflict and crisis contexts, including those of: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) International Rescue Committee (IRC) Peace First Save the Children Government of South Sudan, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Terre des Hommes United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) War Child Holland World VisionUNRWA would like to thank these organisations, as well as the Inter-Agency network for Education in Emergencies (INEE), which shared its PSS Resource library from which the majority of these Activities come.

9 Note: all Activities indicate a source of origination for accreditation. introductionIV1guidance noteguidance note for facilitatorsHow do you use this Guidance Note?This Guidance Note was written to inform and Support your use of the UNRWA Psychosocial Support (PSS) Recreational Activity Resource Guide (hereafter referred to as the Guide ). The Guidance Note is structured in a Question and Answer format, and it seeks to provide some general information and practical guidance on the use of the Resource is the purpose of the Resource Guide ?The Guide was prepared as a Resource on Recreational Activities for you to use to Support children s Psychosocial well-being.

10 The content of the Guide has been organized to help in selecting and carrying out appropriate Activities with children affected by conflict, in order to protect or improve their is the Resource Guide Organized?This Resource Guide is not a structured curriculum, but rather a collection of useful Activities you can use to address the needs and/or interests of your students, considering the time available for such Activities in the school schedule. To help Guide your selection, information about the organisation of this Guide is as follows:ThemesThe Guide is first organized into three overarching themes of the Activities : Myself: This first section includes Activities with the objective to strengthen personal skills that enable students to participate positively in daily life.


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