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D. Same and Different
The objectives of this section are to explore similarities and
differences and to have fun.
1. Get ready for the bingo game
* Prepare a mock bingo sheet like the one shown here, with
sixteen large squares.
* In the top half of each square, write a short statement such
as:
- I am a daughter
- I am a mother.
- I am an aunt.
- I am a survivor.
- I like to eat land foods.
- I like to eat pizza.
- I like to go camping.
- I like to go hunting.
- I like to watch TV.
- I enjoy being with my family.
- I like to play games.
- I like to sew.
- I have a boyfriend/ husband.
- I enjoy music.
- I enjoy shopping.
- I like to cook.
I am a
daughter |
I am
a
mother |
I am an aunt |
I am a
survivor |
I like to eat
land foods |
I like
to eat
pizza |
I like to go camping |
I like to go hunting |
I like to watch TV
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I enjoy being with my family |
I like to play games |
I like to sew |
| I have a boyfriend/ husband |
I enjoy music |
I enjoy shopping. |
I like to cook. |
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The statements
can be adjusted to suit the culture or back- ground of the women in the
learning group.
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* Make a copy of the sheet for each learner.
* Prepare a token prize (maybe an inexpensive low-level booklet)
for the winner and consolation prize for all (perhaps cookies or candy to pass
around).
2. Play the game
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You may have to
explain what initials are. Count the members of the group so people will know
how many sets of initials they need to collect.
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* Introduce the exercise by telling the learners that they will
be playing a pretend bingo game. This bingo game will show how we may be alike
and how we may be different. The winner will be the first person who collects
all the initials of the learners in the group.
* Distribute the prepared bingo sheets and go over the
statements in the boxes. Help with reading will be available during the
game.
* Go over the instructions for the game:
- Talk to another learner and get that learner to put her
initials in a square that describes her.
- Go on to another learner and do the same.
- The goal is to get everyone's initials on your sheet.
- When you have everyone's initials on your sheet, yell,
"Bingo!"
- When someone yells "Bingo," stop until her sheet is
checked.
* Present the prize to the winner and pass the consolation
prizes around.
3. Guided discussion
* As a group, compare the initials on the bingo sheets. Some
questions to consider:
- Were there any squares left empty? Which ones?
- Which squares had the most initials?
- How are we alike in this group? How are we different?
- In a group, what do we get from people who are the same as
us?
- In a group, what do we get from people who are different
from us?
* Make a list of major differences between people, such as race,
religion, sexual orientation, and another list of minor differences, such as
personal preferences, family size and so on.
* Look at the items on these lists in the light of the earlier
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