ACTIVITIES OF THE COURSE-XII

UNDERSTANDING THE SELF

During the transaction of this course, through workshop mode, student teachers will be
asked to come out with the following documents. Student teachers are required to submit only five
documents, one from each unit. These documents will be assessed by a minimum of two faculty
members to award 25 marks for activities.

ACTIVITIES
1. Activities that develop cognitive skills-independent thinking to promote critical thinking
and creative thinking; decision making and problem solving with all their components.
1. Introduction:

About critical thinking

About creative thinking

About decision making and problem solving
2. Write about how to promote critical thinking through independent thinking.
Like - 1. Gap fill in image
2. Debate & Discussion
3. Questioning
3. Write about how to promote creative thinking through independent thinking
Like - 1. Establish expressive freedom in classroom
2. Encourage curiosity
3. Developing imagination
4. Write about how to promote decision making and problem solving
through independent thinking
Like 1. We give to some current problems for solving.
2. We give to some logical thinking questions for solving
5. Conclusion

2. Exercises to have inner observation for self knowing while in stress or in

emotions and to develop skills of self management.
1. Introduction:

About inner observation

About stress & emotions

About self management
2. Following this exercises for self (stress) management

Physical Exercises
Breathing Exercises
Eat Right
Following the time
Use Visualization for self management
Self Hypnosis
Positive thinking
Involving Social services like NSS, NCC and others
Listening music
Write briefly about above exercises

3. Conclusion

3. Visits to the slums and natural calamities and stories of different children to tap empathy
which is inherent.
1. Introduction:

About slums

About natural calamities (write about some types of the natural calamities )
2. Should be visit one slum and one natural calamity and write brief note about that.
3. We have to select two children from each, and write story.
4. Conclusion.

4. Group discussion on the current issues to develop psycho-social skills like interpersonal
relationship skills and effective communication skills.
1. Introduction:

About interpersonal relationship skills

About effective communication skills
2. We have to conduct group discussion on interpersonal relationship skills and effective
Communication skills under guidance of the subject export.
3. Brief narrate the process of the conducted group discussion.
4. Write out comes of the group discussion.
5. Conclusion.

5. Introducing yoga exercises to be done with ease and meditation which starts with selfknowledge with let come and let go spirit to experience spells of silence for healthy body and
mind and to awaken the hidden faculties.
1. Introduction:

About good health

About yoga

About yoga asanas related to ease & meditation
2. How to improve healthy body & healthy mind through yoga
3. Write about how to use let come and let go spirit for awaking good mental health
4. Conclusion

Note:
Dear faculty members this is Dr.R.S.Varahala Dora, Assistant Professor, University
College of Education, Adikavi Nannaya University. Who is teaching Understanding The Self
subject, I request you all to follow the steps given in each activity. For any doubt or suggestion
you may contact me on 8985904479.