BUILD OUR

NEIGHBORHOO
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Psychosocial Competency: Self-
confidence
LORENA S. ROMERO
Subject Teacher
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION
For learners to practice
collaboration, learn forward
thinking, and realize how they
might make a difference in their
community by creating an actual
representation of
their neighborhood, or their vision
for their ideal community.
 RECOVERY OBJECTIVE
Exercise self-awareness, self-expression,
empathy, perseverance, and hopeful
thinking
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Practice visual-spatial, conceptual, fine
motor, language, math, problem
solving, and listening skills; develop
sense of imagination, collaboration,
and cooperation
GUIDELINES FOR PSS:
• Be curious
• Be respectful
• Listen
• Take turns
• Avoid judgment
• Everything shared is confidential
INSTRUCTIONS
Assign the learners into groups of 4 or 5 and give
them poster-board or cardboard (large hard
textured paper), paper of different colors,
textures, and shapes, crayons, paints, glue, cotton
balls, and other art supplies.
Ask the learners what a neighborhood is. Have a
conversation about all
the things that exist in a neighborhood (places
where people live, go to
school, buy groceries, park cars, walk and play,
have fun, etc.)
Ask the learners to create their neighborhood (if
the learners live in
different areas they can combine elements from
their different areas).
 After the learners are finished constructing their
neighborhoods. Have
the entire class walk around to each neighborhood
and ask that group
to show the class their construction and explain
the various elements of
their neighborhood.
 What is the story of your neighborhood?
What is your favorite part of the neighborhood
and why?
Who lives in your neighborhood?
What can you do to improve your neighborhood?
What can you contribute to your neighborhood?
SYNTHESIS QUESTIONS
AND POINTS:
• What was your favorite part in the process of building your
neighborhood?
• While observing, what were your favorite parts from your
classmates' works?
• What is your best hope for your neighborhood?
• What can you do to improve your neighborhood?
 KEY MESSAGE
You have the capacity to create
change and contribute
meaningfully to your
neighborhood or community,
even with the smallest actions.