Lesson-5 Creative Thinking
(a) Looking for Good'
in the World
The world is very beautiful. This
beauty depends upon the eyes of the beholder. If we want to find goodness
around us, we will surely find it. As Arjun had to target the eye of the
sparrow. For that, he focused only on the eye, not anything else.
Activity-1
We all have some
expectations from others and want others to do as we wish. The teacher will ask
the students to write down some of the five things they expect from others.
Students can, for example, write the following expectations:
1. I want everyone to
respect me.
2. I want everyone to
be willing to talk to me.
3. I want my friends to
obey me.
4. I can take my
friends wherever I want and they will not refuse me.
5. Let each of my
friends invite me to their birthday party.
Now the teacher will ask the student
if you have good expectations from others, others will also have good
expectations from you. All students will nod. The teacher will now ask each of
the students to ask him/herself these questions:
Do you behave with others
in the sam way, you expact grom them?
Do you live upto others
expactations?
This question will make the students
think and feel that their own expectations will be fulfilled only if they
themselves cater the needs and expactations of others. Only by fulfilling each
other's expectations can we achieve goodness in this world and seek goodness.
Activity-2
The teacher will now ask the students
to write on their note-books any of the four qualities of their classmates.
Care should be taken that no student will be left undiscussed or undescribed.
Therefore, the teacher should distribute the task among the students at his own
level in such a way that each student must write down the qualities of one of
the students in his class. The marks may be less but a maximum of five should
be written. The teacher should make a list of the distribution of students and
give priority to the student about which student he wants to write about. In
addition, a student can write about more than one student. The teacher will
then ask each student to describe the qualities of another student in the
class. An atmosphere of curiosity throughout the class will be there.
Each student will be delighted to
hear their qualities. It is from this happiness that we can seek goodness.
There will be a strange kind of aspiration in the students.
Summary
The teacher will now generalize the
second activity and motivate the students to find good qualities not only in
their class but also in their teachers, other friends, relatives, neighbors etc.
and make them realize it. By doing so, the respect of these students will also
increase in the minds of everyone and the fragrance of goodness will start
spreading in the entire universe. At this stage the habit of seeking goodness
in the world becomes a part of human nature.
(b) Be Companion
Aim of Activity- Respecting elders, loving the young ones and spend a quality time with
each other.
Material required-photographa of doing a work together
Activity-1
Your School is your
extended family. Just like a tree needs soil to grow, the tree of school requires
soil of compassion and togetherness, then the flowers on the tree i.e. students
of such school fill the world with fragrance of their success.
Q.1. Who are the parts
of the tree of school?
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Q.2. How do flowers of
school's tree spread their fragrance in the world?
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Like trees require manure +water to
grow to bless the world with their fruits, flowers & shade, similarly the
school's tree requires manure of respect, co-ordination & time to give back
to the world. Love towards younger ones & respect towards elders helps this
tree to grow and develop.
Q.3. Do you irrigate
your family tree with love, respect, time and cooperation?
Yes No if yes, tell how………………………
Detail
of given and taken cooperation to the single family, joint (maternal /
paternal) family.
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Q.4. How do you feel
when someone else helps you at time of need?
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Q.5. Do you cooperate
with the 'School-Family'?
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Q.6. Someone helps you,
when you need help, how do you feel?
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Let's give respect, time and
co-operation to our elders. Let's spend quality time with them to make them
happy. Let's listen to their stories and experiences, So that we learn from
their experiences and they feel good about sharing.
Similarly one should not fight with
younger siblings/classmates, rather give them support & co-operation
whenever required. We shall celebrate Birthdays and anniversaries in a way
that's memorable to them & bring them happiness.
For E.g. Cake cutting ceremony for
younger ones and visiting to pilgrim places (Church, Temple, Gurdwara or
Mosque) with the elders. Let's fill society and family life with a lot of
precious moments that bring happiness.
Paste Photo of you,
cooperating or supporting someone at home or school.
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Let us enjoy:
1. Be companion to all
Be companion to all
Empower the needy,
If you’re a man of God.
2. By supporting the powerless,
By supporting the powerless,
You will make their strength
And power double.
3. What you sow is what you reap,
What you sow is what you reap,
Be positive and
Never wish badly on anyone.
4. Don't live a life of selfishness,
Don't live a life of selfishness,
Nobody will stand with you
In the time of hopelessness.
5. When you live in harmony and
togetherness
When you live in harmony and
togetherness,
You will always lead a life full of
happiness.
Nobody will be able to break your
spirit of happiness.
6. You'll never see the face of
defeat,
You'll never see the face of defeat,
When you start.
Finding unity in diversity
7. Good & bad are never at
parity,
Good & bad are never at parity,
Helpful people bring to the world,
love and solidarity.
8. Fist is more powerful than a
finger,
Fist is more powerful than a finger,
Whole the religions teach the world
to be united.
Sudha Jain
"Sudeep"
Q.1. What do these
poetic lines tell us?
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Q.2. How do we double
their impact?
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Q.3. What happens if we
don't live in togetherness?
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Q.4. Who runs the society?
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Q.5. Who never lost the
bet?
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(c) Comprehension (Comprehensive Skills)
life is incomplete without
understanding. As it is necessary for us to understand the study material while
getting education, in sports we should know the rules of the games which we are
playing, in the same way; we should understand ourselves, our parents and we
should even realise and appreciate the love behind our parents's rebukes. To
understand our friends, their behaviour, let us try to improve our
comprehensive skill, our understanding with this activity.
Activity-1
Please read the passage
given below and make a precis of this in thirty to thirty five words. Also find
a suitable title for it and write down in your worksheet.
Once there was a person named Mangat
who met with an accident and one of his leg was broken. He was admitted to the
hospital. He was injured such badly that he could not move here and there, even
he could not move to see on left or right side. In hospital there was a person named
Vishal, who was next to his bed. Vishal used to tell him and described the beauty
of nature seen through the window besides. In this way, Mangat listened to him
very carefully and began to imagine about the beauty of nature as well as the
beautiful world around him. Soon, he started recovering from the accident. The
day came when he was allowed to move a little bit and he was shifted to
adjasent bed on which vishal was lying. Now, he would be able to look through the
window and see the beautiful world around him. The hospital officials told him
that his friend vishal passed away yesterday and that's why he was shifted to
his bed. First, of all Mangat felt sorry for vishal who passed away last night.
Mangat got sad... Then again he imagined the beauty of world he could see when
his bed would be shifted. The well awaited time came. He was astonished to see that
there was no window in the wall. he asked the officials where was the window
from which vishal used to see the nature and tell him about that. The officials
told him that there was no window in the wall and moreover, vishal was a
totally blind person. He could not see anything but he told all about the
beauty of nature only to cheer his friend Mangat to improve his health and to
fill him with life and interest for seeing the world. Then Mangat came to know
that vishal was really broad minded, he was generous and kind. He was very
nice. He did all this for the wellbeing of his friend just see how a blind
person. Vishal was trying to help and fill another one's life with joyful colors.
Mangat realized that the helpful person support others to help them, improve
them. Despite of their own sorrows, they care for the happiness of others.
Title.........
Precis
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(d) Developing of Creativity
Creative thinking means that we have
a tendency to do something new, unique and original. In a human being with a
creative mindset, there are always new ideas and the way to express those ideas
is also unique. Different human beings have different traits and qualities. A
person with a creative mindset uses this quality to develop himself and also
gain social respect. Creative focus can be found not only in the field of art
or literature but also in people associated with any field. By developing this
attitude in the students, their personality should be refined and their nature should
be made creative by making proper use of their energy.
Activity-1
Under this activity students will be
given a single item/ items and students should use the item/ items in different
ways but the method of use should be such that it can be guessed from the use
of the item / item. Let's find out what is the substitute for that thing. For
example, we can use a book in different forms like this:
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To read as a book
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Use the book as a
mirror to see your face.
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To open it and wave the
pages to get air as a hand fan.
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Use the book as a candy
box.
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Use the book as an
electronic tab.
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Use the book as a
picture.
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Use the book as a
retrograde pack.
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Use the book as a
trophy.
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Use the book as a
jewellery box.
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Use the book as a
brick.
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The book is used as a
tent-like hut (with the book half open and upside down).
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Use the book as a tea
and water serving tray.
The use of an object must be
exercised through its use. When using the object in different forms, it should
be kept in mind that the object we are using as the actual object should
resemble it. In the above example, the form of the book must be similar to the
object in the form in which we have used it. It is not possible to use the book
as a stick because there is no similarity between the stick and the book in
terms of size.
Activity-2
Bedsheet /dupatta Stick Lunch-box
Students
will practice speaking the following dialogues in different moods. When
speaking, bring maximum diversity in voice, facial expressions and body
language:
Let's go to playgroung to
play a game.
Can
be Different moods for speaking this conversation
(MOOD)
1. in tears
2. getting afraid of
3. Laughingly
4. Astonishingly
5. with Anger
6. In requesting way
7. As begging
8. Giving order
9. with pride
10. in dancing way
Students can openly communicate these
dialogues in a variety of ways beyond these. There are endless possibilities to
speak to this conversation. Only looking for these possibilities can make students
creative. This dialogue can also be diversified by speaking in different situations
(at home, at school, in the village grounds).
Activity-3 There are many activities related to literature,
art and mental ability that students can do; Such as
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Students can write a story, play,
poem, novel, essay, etc. with an event, someone's life, history or their
original imagination.
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The thoughts that come to mind or
what is seen around them can be expressed through painting or singing.
Summary:
These activities are just a sample
for the students. Through continuous practice of various activities in many
other fields, students can develop their creative minds limitlessly.
Teacher's Remarks
