The Egg | Psychosocial Activity for Grade 1-6 for Relaxation

Psychosocial Activity for Grade 1-6

The Egg | Instructions on How to Play

Students relax and feel a sense of protection through this short facilitated activity. 

Source: www.unrwa.org/sites/default/files/content/resources/recreational_activities_resource_guide.pdf

Steps:

1.Ask the students to sit in circle, to bring their knees to the chest, to hug their legs, to rest their head on their knees and to close their eyes. Ask them to imaging that they are very small, so small that they can fit in an egg with a very strong shell.

2.Ask them to roll on the ground if they want to feel how strong their shell is. Then ask them to go back to the sitting position.

3.Say slowly in a calming tone:

You are very small, in the eggshell; you are protected in there. It is very nice to be inside the egg, it is warm and you can breathe very well. You are there and there is the world outside, you can hear some sounds, but the shell softens them.

You are fine in your eggshell, but the sounds outside, make you curious of going out. You can hear the wind, and music coming from far away. How is the world outside? What is happening there?

You start breathing a bit more, and then opening your arms, and gently pushing your feet. The shell starts breaking and you can slowly stretch your arms and your legs, until you are all outside of the eggshell.

You find yourself in a green garden, the grass is soft and you can smell it; the sun is warm and you can feel it on you; a sweet breeze is blowing and you can breathe it gently.

You can see that around the garden there is a fence with a small gate, and you know that you can allow only the people you love and who love you inside.

You sit, then stand and go to the gate; you open it and you look around. You can see some family and friends doing things, they cannot see you.

Then you slowly close the gate and go back to where you were. You can see the eggshell there on the grass; you lay beside it, on the soft grass. You can see and feel your whole body, from your toes to the top of your head (give 15 seconds).

You take a few more breaths and then start moving your fingers, then your toes, your legs and your arms. Turn slowly on your right side, and feel your back; then… 1… 2… 3… you can open your eyes.

4. Once the students all have their eyes opened invite them to sit up slowly. Give a few more seconds of silence before moving on to Let’s Talk.

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