Supplemental CosmoKidz Activities: Covid-related Scenarios

Short Guide to CosmoKidz

Welcome to CosmoKidz. The purpose of these cards is to help children develop awareness and compassion about their social worlds. This one-page guide provides a quick overview for using the cards. For more information about the purpose, goals, and specific ways to use the CosmoKidz cards and supplementary materials, please read the User’s Guide.

Each card contains the following:
  • Theme/Heading (purple ball on the top left of each card)
  • Imagine (a scenario that is consistent with the theme)
  • Ask (questions to help children explore the theme and scenario)
  • Act (two activities that encourage children to act productively into the scenario)
WHEN USING THE CARDS, KEEP IN MIND THE FOLLOWING:
  • The cards can be used with one child or a group of children.
  • Each card can be used in a longer session of approximately 30 minutes or a card can be used for several days in 10 minute segments.
  • Begin each session by taking a few deep breaths with the children to focus attention.
Imagine together.
  • Read the scenario, and ask the children to imagine it.
  • Use the “Ask” questions, along with your own creativity, to help the children think more deeply about the scenario and how situations like these affect them and others.
  • Move to the “Act” section to help the children imagine future ways of acting into the scenario.
  • “SOAR” together, either by repeating what SOAR stands for and/or singing and dancing it. (The song SOAR can be downloaded from our websites).

Watch for situations that are consistent with scenarios that you have worked on when the children are playing

throughout the day. Remind them of productive and compassionate ways of acting in these situations.

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Select a scenario