\u00a0 Sanjukta followed this up with an activity\u2014where the children had to draw\u2014all 10 of them, on one chart paper, their favourite things. This was a fun activity because who does not like to draw their favourite things! It also served to give us a sense of how well the children worked in a group. Whether there was sharing and cooperation or arguments and shoving. Sanjukta demarcated each child\u2019s \u2018area\u2019 using funny shapes and with almost minimal altercation, the children got down to work. After this activity was over, Sanjukta promised the children that she would use whatever the children had drawn in her stories in the upcoming sessions.<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0After this, the children all sat in a circle on the floor. They were handed a series of simple line drawings-each with a certain aspect of the absurd. For instance, a cricket bat with a smiling face. The children were fascinated. Sanjukta started off a story building exercise, at first asking them to simply describe the picture at hand and then gradually moving onto developing a story.<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0This session proved incredibly interesting. I noticed a difference in the way the children responded once they all sat in a circle to try and describe the pictures. It seemed to me that it was much easier for them to talk about the pictures when they were all huddled around them, in a less formal structure. It also showed me how much I take for granted having storybooks at home and that we are that much more responsible for taking stories to those who cannot access them easily.<\/p>\n![\"IMG_8611\"](\"http:\/\/0318da2.netsolhost.com\/pwarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_8611.jpg\")
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