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Connect with others in your group and learn how to connect with others across the world.

Resources

Small stones for each participant, of the right size to fit comfortably in a hand (short sticks work too).

https://www.wagggs.org/en/resources/world-thinking-day-2021-activity-pack/
This is copied directly from the resource for easy access in programmes.

Instructions

1. Each take a stone or stick and sit or kneel in a circle with the stone in front of you (for younger years, try a simpler version e.g passing a clap or stamp around a circle in rhythm).

2. Ask a volunteer to stand in the middle of the circle and count “one, two” in a slow, steady rhythm.
a. When they shout “one”, pick up the stone in front of you.
b. When they shout “two”, put the stone down in front of the person to your right.

3. Practise for a while then pause and discuss: are you managing to keep the stones moving around the circle? Are the stones piling up anywhere? What can you do to help everyone keep the stones moving?

4. Try again, using some of your ideas. How did it go this time?

5. Let’s reflect:
• Did you create a strong rhythm together? What helped you succeed?
• What part did each person play in creating a strong rhythm?
• How could your actions impact someone on the other side of the circle?
• In your life, can you think of ways your actions can impact others, even people a long way away from you? How are we all connected?
• What can we do to learn more about the wider world?

You can try increasing the challenge by:
• Increasing the speed
• Making the pattern more complicated in different ways e.g. increase the count to three or four, then on the middle beat/s add taps or slides before putting the stone down.
• Instead of counting, sing a simple song with a rhythm that matches the pattern you are creating with the stones.

Tags

• music
• peace
• world thinking day
• world thinking day 2021

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