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2. After five minutes, you will probably see a lot of excitement in the classroom. When you think that
the learners have unwittingly broken the ice and started responding to the labels they have read, make
them guess what their own labels say.
3. Ask learners to guess all those with the ‘Go away’ label and ask them to step aside (tell learners not to
disclose others’ labels to them). Ask them how they felt.

4. Ask all the learners to remove their labels and read them.
5. Explain to the ‘Go away’ learners that no one said anything negative to them; they received only
non-verbal communication of body language and expressions. They got the message without words.
Explain that a lot of communication is non-verbal.

Chapter 10: Celebrating Diversity—Ideas (Creative Thinking)

Exercise and Discuss (on page 78):
This exercise calls for learners to freely explore asking questions, without giving thought to possible
answers. It will enable learners to break out of the conventional mould of thinking of answers before
they have had the opportunity to think of several questions. Learners will have the opportunity to present
an idea as well as to build on it.

Why do people ask questions? Why is it important? Asking questions is the first step towards learning,
ideating, understanding and finally towards thinking about answers. When learners share their questions,
ideas or answers, they reflect attributes about themselves and to be who they want to be. Most importantly,
when learners ask their own questions, it allows them to learn what they like.

Learners must not attempt to answer questions at the questions stage. They must not judge each other’s
questions as being good, bad, stupid, silly, unimportant, etc. Learners must understand how to brainstorm
and arrive at a consensus. (Refer to Book 6 of this series.)

Chapter 11: Freedom (Effective Communication)
This chapter will educate learners about freedom with responsibilities. All civilised societies that endorse
‘freedom’ to their people do so with limits and boundaries. When those boundaries are violated, there
are consequences.
Learners will move from recognising the freedom as provided in the Constitution of India to assessing
their own personal freedom that they enjoy as individuals.
They will also examine what it takes for them to enjoy greater freedom in the things they would like to
do and how those are conditional and/or negotiable, as they abide by the limits and as they grow older.

You must provide an open platform to discuss this topic with learners.

Chapter 12: Respect for One’s Nation (Decision Making)

Exercise and Discuss (on page 92):
Dos
• We must respect the flag above all.
• The flag should be of the given standard size.

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