Senshu Family Lesson Ideas

Discussion Questions

1. Name one fact about the cockatoo and how it reminds you to have a sense of humor.

2. Have you read or seen any examples of someone having a sense of humor? Be sure to recognize family members when you see them apply the principle on their own.

Song Extensions

• COLOR: Invite your family to color the Senshu coloring page as they listen to the song.

• DISCUSSION: WHY IS LAUGHTER SO GOOD FOR YOU? Listen to Senshu the Cockatoo. Encourage your family to listen for words and phrases that describe having a sense of humor.

• ACTIVITY: Search for a video clip of a cockatoo dancing. Turn off the video sound and turn on Senshu’s song and have everyone dance while you watch the video.

• WORD PUZZLES: Do the word search or crossword puzzle while you listen to songs you have already learned.

Additional Activities

• OPTIONAL ATTENTION ACTIVITY: BELLY LAUGH GAME. Have one family member lie on his or her back. Then have another person lie with his or her head on the person’s belly. Have the remaining family members lie down with their heads resting on another person’s belly. One person starts the game by shouting, “Ha!” The next person will shout, “Ha, ha!” and each family member continues to add a “ha” as they work around the group. Sooner or later the group will burst into laughter, with heads bouncing off bellies with laughter.

• ACTIVITY: Watch the video clip from , “I Love to Laugh.” Have a tea party and share funny stories from your family. Discuss how knowing family stories can help you in times of challenge or difficulty.

• ART: JOKE BOOK. Collect funny jokes and make a book to share with family and friends. Invite your family members to share their jokes during dinner time. You can illustrate a few of the pages to make it more interesting.

• QUOTE ACTIVITY: Choose a quote. Write each word of the quote on a separate piece of paper. Remove one word at a time as you try to memorize it. Continue to do this until

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you feel you have learned it all. To add a greater challenge, mix up all of the words and try to put them in order.

• ACTIVITY: Read a humorous experience from your journal or someone else’s. Discuss how remembering this experience helped you understand yourself or face a stressful situation. Encourage family members to record humorous experiences in their journals.

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