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African Flower Granny Crochet Pattern
[Update April 13, 2012: I made an African Flower Purse out of this motifs, tutorial is here.]
[Update August 11, 2011: Thanks to Mia again for providing more information to answer some questions at the comment section. Please find the information of the type of yarn, hook size and the resulting flower size at the pattern section.]
This is the first time I come across African Flower Granny… well, accurately speaking, this is the first time I know that this crochet block is "African Flower". Just like Granny Square, African Flower Granny is a crochet block but in hexagonal shape, it can be joined next to each other to become a bigger piece and make into blanket, afghan, shawl, bag, table runner, cushion cover, soccer ball toy, coaster, pincushion, dress etc…. you name it!
Why does it call African Flower Granny and not something related to it's shape, for example Hexes, Hexagon Flower etc… According to some findings from the net, some said a lady saw this pattern from a South African community, so she gave it a name "Africa Flower". There are some arguments around about the originality of the pattern since some saw it in the 70's and it is called Paperweight Granny, much earlier than the version of the South African. Well….. leave that argument alone, be it African Flower Granny or Paperweight Granny, crochet your project with these beautiful hexagons and call it Paperweight African Flower Granny 😉 I am putting this into my to-do list 🙂
Thanks to Mia, who shared her African Flower Granny crochet at Pinterest – one of my favorite stop-overs when I needed inspiration. I love the colors Mia used, as sweet as a pretty girl! Glad that Mia allowed me to share her photos and pattern here at Craft Passion. [Note: I modified Mia's original pattern to the way I used to write, but the workings are the same.]
{CLICK HERE to get the African Flower / Paperweight Granny Crochet Pattern.}
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This is one awesome post.Really thank you! Want more.51
Hi! love this beautiful african flower pattern!!! since i am fairly new to crochet,this seems easy to make. Would appreciate it if u could let me know the exact shades of colours used & also the yarn & hook size. This information will make it easier for a beginner like me.
Thank you!
We have a FB group. We found your blog. We found it useful. Thanking you for posting all these. We are searching a lot on the web for free patterns and ideas. You have amazed us with your creativity. Thanks. We have a wednesday crochet along every week. Come and visit our group. And yes we would like to have you in our group. Sophie The creator of I' M A HOOKAH Facebook group.53
I am absolutely lost on the last row… Please help!54
I do not see a contact above, but I get lost on the last row. Where do I start it? How do I line it up correctly so they stitches go in the right places?55
Is this pattern in enlish terminology?56
i find a good way to try and determine whether the terminology is US or UK is to scan the pattern for SC (single crochet) in UK we don't have a SC.
hope this helps in the future.56.2
Thank you for such an easy way to distinguish both ways of crochet pattern writing.56.2.2
I got the pattern down, but really struggling to make them all the same size. Not fitting together nicely because they are all just a little off. Any suggestions?57
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Just curious to know approximately how many to make for avg baby afghan?58
Mia I love the purse with the dazzle you posted on pinterest!!!! Gorgeous!!!59
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Hi! I am working on finishing this blanket right now, but I am a little confused on how to connect them. Do I connect them as I make round 5, or do I finish round 5 and connect them after? Thanks for your help!!60
Never mind!! I looked at older posts. Sorry that I was one of those annoying people that ask the same questions that have already been asked!!60.1
can you tell me what colors you used of this yarn. i love it and it's all the colors that my friend's baby's room and it's flowers.61
I love the flowers I know this is beautiful62
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je viens de me mettre depuis peu de temps au crochet et la passion monte. Malheureusement, je ne maitrise pas encore tout et si je trouve ces fleurs magnifiques et que je veux faire les mêmes, je ne comprends pas toutes les explications…J'ai cherché sur plein de sites et les explications sont toutes en langues étrangères ou mal traduites. je trouve vraiment ces fleurs superbes, les couleurs magiques… pouvez vous me dire où je peux trouver les explications françaises?Mille mercis
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I just put myself for a short time and passion to hook up. Unfortunately, I do not yet fully mastered and if I find these beautiful flowers and I want to do the same, I do not understand all the explanations … I searched a lot of sites and explanations are all in foreign languages or mistranslated . I really find these beautiful flowers, magical colors … can you tell me where I can find the French explanations? Many thanks63
Hello; How does one make straight edges when done?64
I notice your response to Deb Silbert on how to make straight edges when done I was wondering if there is some video on how to do a half hexi. I looked and couldn't find one.65
Trying to find instructions for African flower on your site. Cannot for the life of me find it. Help.66
THANK YOU soo much for the pattern 😀 It was really helpful :)beautiful and cute colors are used <3 I made for my mom and she totally loved it <367
Thank you for posting this pattern and instructions. I have been absolutely possessed with the African Flower since I first saw it on Pinterest but could only find the pattern in Dutch or German. As a new crocheter I new if I were to use Google translate i would have a Halloween decoration for sure. So … thank you, thank you, thank you!68
African Flower How fun!I'm really excited about this!69
I really love this pattern! Ithink it's going to be extremely adorable!! But I must be dense or something…Icant, even with reading the comments, figure out the last row. You said in one comment that it could be attached by either doing the fifth row before or attaching it with it. But the picture is extremely confusing to me. If I use row 5 to attach the different hexagons, do I use double crochet, slip stitch or singe crochet? If I finish row 5 before attaching the quares together, what stitch do I use to make it look like the picture? Thanks so much for you help! I love this pattern and really want to do well with it. 🙂70
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I had no problem with the instructions…I make a pile of squares and slip stitch them together…It is a fill in project for me to use up my scraps…it is coming along really pretty..thanks for sharing the pattern71
I went searching for a pattern like this. Thank you. My sister does not a crochet and wanted an afghan to give to a friend. So she asked me to make one for her. I can't wait to start.72
I started with my african flower squares and are now nearly done. I would like to know if there is a certain pattern to crochet around the final product if I make a small blanket? Pattern and photo will be appreciated please.73
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This is such a beautiful patten, but also very frustrating that the only information about supplies is that Tilda yarn is used. It would be so helpful if the colors used were mentioned, and more importantly HOW MUCH you need to make the project. Not much sense of posting a pattern and then not including a shopping list.74
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Hi! Thank you for sharing the pattern! I have used it for a baby blanket. You can see it here: http://antiplictis.blogspot.ro/2015/05/paturica-din-flori-africane-crosetate.html75
Hi, what is a long stitch x76
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Sampson Co.
Cinton, N.C.
September 16, 1938
Mary Allen and her husband, John Allen, are about sixty years of age. They live alone on a farm of forty-five acres situated an a private community road a half-mile from the State road. The State road connects with two highways which lead from Smithfield to Dunn and from Smithfield to Clinton. The farm is eight miles from Smithfield, North Carolina, the county seat of Johnston County, and three miles east of Four Oaks, which serves the community as post-office. The private road is about a mile in length, opening at each end upon the state road. The Allens have one prosperous land owner and seven tenant families to close neighbors.
Mary thinks her people and those of her husband have always been farmers although she has no idea where they lived before they settled in North Carolina. Judging by their names, most of the people in this section are of English stock. There was no evidence of pride in ancestry. This family and the tenant of the immediate community volunteered the opinion that the neighborhood was backward but none felt that he would like to move to the city or to a better rural section.
About the time Mary and John married, John's mother died and his father spent the rest of his life with them. For two years after their marriage, they rented farms. During their leisure hours, they learned from the land-lord the art of pottery making. At odd times they made pots, jars, and jugs. For several years the father was provided with a horse and covered wagon and was sent out with the pottery products to canvass the homes of the farmers and villagers. He was usually gone two weeks at a time, camping in his wagon and paying for his food with his wares. The profits brought back by this "travelling merchant" supplemented the savings from the farm and enabled the family during a period of ten years to pay for the property on which they are now living. They continued to prosper and in due time paid for another farm of forty acres five miles north of Four Oaks.
The Allens had three sons and a daughter, each of whom is married and living away from home. Some years ago a young woman began to live with the family as a servant. She was never married but became the mother of one son and three daughters. The Allens allowed her to stay and helped her to rear her children. Mary spoke of her four "adopted" children but one of
Mary believes that she finished what would now be known as six grades in the public schools. John left school while in the fourth grade. Each of them had to help make a living for their families. Mary rejoiced that her children had better schools, although only one of her own and none of the foster-children had graduated from high school. She and her husband were proud of the four Oaks school. I told them I had recently seen the sign on the highway just north of Four Oaks stating that the village had "the largest rural consolidated school in the world."
John's father had been an invalid during his last five years and I had frequently called to see him. He died in the spring of 1938 at the age of eighty-four years.
The house has four small rooms and is made of plain boards. On my numerous visits, which were never in the winter, I was always asked to sit on the front porch and never had an opportunity to know the interior arrangements of the house. I noted the absence of screens and curtains, and all the furniture I saw was home-made or the cheapest that can be bought in the stores.
Mary told me that her husband "does not like to work" and hence has had to place a loan on the farm. The mortgage did not worry her. Apparently she thought it a small matter. The family income has been larger in recent years under "control" than when they first married; but the husband is taking life easier and the upkeep of the car eats up the income until they are barely "breaking even" in recent years.
The family has two and a half acres of tobacco and three acres of cotton. They expect about one bale of cotton and on account of the low price will clear just a little over expenses. The tobacco and cotton land is divided between Allen and his foster-son, James, who lives on the place. James married a year ago and his house is a two-room shed. James said there was one mule on the place but no cow. The man who lived in the house last year took charge of a cow belonging to the Allen's and milked it for one-half of the milk. When he left, the cow was given access to a lot where the tenant had left a bag of "sody". The cow ate this daily and finally died. James furnished half of the fertilizer and Allen furnished the mule. The two divided the profits on tobacco and cotton. Each had crops of Irish and sweet potatoes and the garden was worked and shared jointly by the two. The
Mr. Allen usually votes but his wife has
The Allen family believed in the church as a check on bad conduct but the parents do not attend church regularly except during the annual revival services.
The family has been fortunate in not having many medical costs. Mary has not had a physician prescribe for her in twenty-one years until this summer when she suffered for a month with dropsy and "high blood." The family believes that work on the farm is more healthy than work in town. This family does not live upon corn meal, fat-back, and molasses; but they could hardly be said to have an adequate diet.
During the spring, summer, and fall the family is busy with cotton, tobacco, corn, and garden stuff. When the cotton is ginned, the labor will lighten, consisting mainly in feeding and hog-killing. In leisure hours the men hunt or fish or loaf at the filling-station a mile to the south. When the young people were at home they would occasionally go to Smithfield to the movies. Courtship is usually short and marriage often occurs in the 'teens. Drinking is the most common vice among the men although it is by no means universal.
I came away from this home feeling that these people are living in an obscure corner away from the main current of life stirring in the nation. The one weekly paper is about the only regular contact with the outside world. Neither Allen nor his tenant has a radio. Desire for progress is lacking and industry is at too low an ebb to move forward even if ambition were aroused.

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Last season, the New York Giants welcomed back Brandon Jacobs from a short hiatus with the San Francisco 49ers, and now the team announced on Giants.com that it has brought back wide receiver Mario Manningham on a one-year contract. Giants.com senior writer/editor Michael Eisen highlighted Manningham's injury-plagued stint with the Niners on the official New York Giants' website.
"Manningham's two seasons with the 49ers were cut short by injury. In 2012, he played in 12 games before tearing his ACL, which forced him to go on injured reserve and miss San Francisco's postseason run to Super Bowl XLVII. Last year, he began the season on the physically unable to perform list. Manning returned to play in six games, but again ended up on injured reserve because of recurring issues with his knee," Eisen wrote.
But the veteran receiver was a productive member of Big Blue from the time he was drafted out of the University of Michigan in 2008 (3rd round, 95th overall) until the 2011 NFL season, which culminated in a Giants' 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. Overall, he had 160 receptions in 50 games for the G-men with 18 touchdown catches.
He is perhaps best remembered for an incredible 38-yard over-the-shoulder catch on the Giants' final drive in Super Bowl XLVI that later set up an Ahmad Bradshaw game-winning touchdown.
Manningham's best season with New York was 2010; when he had 60 catches for 944 receiving yards and nine touchdowns, including a 92-yard touchdown catch in the season's final game against the Washington Redskins.
Manningham exuded enthusiasm when his signing was announced, as he told Giants.com, "I'm happy to be back. I'm real excited. It's just great to see everybody, be around familiar faces, knowing everybody in the past and just being comfortable around everybody."
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The local chapter of Habitat for Humanity has opened a Restore in Hayward, Wi. The Restore is stocked with donated construction and household items. All workers are volunteers and proceeds are used to build modest , affordable housing for qualified families with a no-interest mortgage.
The Restore changes every day as donations come in and sold items go out. The Restore in Hayward is filled with lighting, appliances, doors, windows, and lots of odds and ends. The volunteers say that furniture seems to be the hot seller, going out as quickly as it comes in.
The Restore accepts appliances, cabinets, carpet, lighting, electrical supplies, furniture, and hardware. Please keep in mind that they do not accept clothing, shoes, cribs, toys, computers, and furnaces. This Restore offers pick up service for large items. This is a great opportunity for you if you are remodeling or just replacing an appliance. You get to avoid disposal fees, and you can even write your donation off on your taxes. Best of all, think of all the waste that is not ending up in our landfills.
Why shop at a Restore? First, it saves you money. Most of prices run between 50-85% off new. Not only are you saving money, but what a great way to build green. Reusing items is one of the most effective ways to build green and cut down on your own carbon footprint. Don't forget, not only are you helping your self, your helping others to get their piece of the American dream, to be a homeowner.
Habitat for Humanity has many Restores, so finding one near you should be no problems. Sawyer County's Chapter Restore is located at 16220W US HWY 63 South, in Hayward, Wi. Their hours are Thursday and Friday, 9:am to 4:30pm and Saturday, 9:00 am to 1:00pm. You can give them a call at 715-634-7787. For more information, visit their website, www.restoresawyer.org
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September 27, 2013
Achissalia Alifa is among thousands of workers and farmers who are finding new economic opportunities in Mozambique's burgeoning forestry sector.
Achissalia Alifa transplants seedlings at the nursery of the Green Resources forestry company in Nampula, Mozambique. With the income from Green Resources, her first formal job, Achissalia has been able to build a new house, invest in her family farm and better provide for her five children.
Achissalia is one of thousands of Mozambicans benefiting from the country's growing forestry industry. TechnoServe is working to develop a competitive and environmentally sustainable sector through the Agro-Forestry Village Program, supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture under Food for Progress. The program aims to break the cycle of poverty for about 60,000 workers, farmers and their family members.
Achissalia's seedlings will eventually be transported to one of the new agro-forestry plantations TechnoServe has helped to established on abandoned, degraded farmland. Through a holistic approach that integrates agriculture and forestry, we are promoting more sustainable land-use practices while catalyzing rural development.
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Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, Second Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector-General, visited the Pentagon yesterday and held talks with U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen, during which were discussed issues of mutual interest. Prince Sultan was accompanied by Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Saudi Ambassador to the United States Prince Bandar Bin Abdul Aziz, and Minister of State and Cabinet Member Dr. Musaid Al-Eiban. Also present was U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General John Shalikashvili.
Speaking on the occasion, Secretary Cohen said he was the eleventh Defense Secretary to confer with Prince Sultan in his 37-year tenure as the Kingdom's Minister of Defense and Aviation, and remarked on the Saudi-U.S. friendship that dates from the meeting of President Roosevelt and King Abdul Aziz in 1945. He added that he would continue this on-going process, stating that the meeting with Prince Sultan would "focus on readiness to face any possible threat from Iraq or Iran, for our joint interests" and adding that in order to facilitate better communications in time of crises, there would be discussion on establishing direct telephone lines between their two offices. Secretary Cohen also touched on the subject of the liberation of Kuwait, and highlighted the role of the coalition forces in defeating the aggression of the Iraqi regime and affirmed that the United States would keep strong armed forces in the region as long as this was desired by the friendly countries there.
Referring to the liberation of Kuwait in his reply, Prince Sultan observed that the international coalition forces were called in for self-defense and not to spill the blood of brotherly Iraqi people, saying: "We had exerted efforts and called on brother Saddam and our Iraqi brothers to return to wisdom and withdraw from Kuwait without bloodshed, and to set a great example of self-correction after committing such a grave error." Prince Sultan expressed sorrow that the Iraqi President, reluctant to do this, opted to spill the noble blood of Iraqi people.
At a news conference yesterday, Prince Sultan reiterated that the Kingdom is still not certain of those responsible for the explosion in Al-Khobar, but gave assurances that investigations are still in progress. In reply to a question about reports of the Kingdom planning to purchase one hundred F-16 fighter planes and sundry missiles, Prince Sultan stated that this issue would not be discussed during this visit, adding: "There have been for years, however, discussions in this context, between the air forces in the Kingdom and the U.S., and with manufacturing companies. These will continue." Asked about his impressions about the new U.S. Defense Secretary in terms of Saudi-U.S. relations, Prince Sultan expressed admiration for William Cohen, and said the trust bestowed on him by President Clinton is sufficient to show us that he is a person to be respected.
Later, Prince Sultan hosted a special dinner party in honor of former U.S. President George Bush and those officials who were in the U.S. administration during the Gulf War. Prince Sultan conveyed to President Bush the greetings of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz and of the Saudi people, and their appreciation of the efforts exerted to free Kuwait. For their part, President Bush and his colleagues praised the immense support and assistance provided by the Kingdom for the international coalition forces, describing these as essential for Kuwait's liberation. The dinner was attended by Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal and others in the Saudi delegation; and by James Baker, Richard Cheney, General Colin Powell, and other high-ranking offiicials, both military and civilian, from the previous U.S. administration.


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Experiencing India and Volunteering in India: your time in India
Part of the project campus
Volunteers paint a mural on the classroom wall
Simple vegetarian food is provided for project staff and volunteers
Getting to know local staff and students
Visit other projects and learn more about development: this womens' self-help group is run by one of many projects which have links with VRI
Local schoolchildren enjoy being taught songs and games
Volunteer Dial Sharma, a retired teacher, shows inexperienced local teachers how to make classes more stimulating
amarpurkshi village and surrounding fields
experience a different culture
Your 3-week stay at our partner project
You will spend your first three weeks on the campus of a small project on the outskirts of the village of Amapurkashi in the state of Uttar Pradesh, northern India.
You will learn about and, wherever possible, take part in the different activities run by the project. You will stay in rooms shared with other Volunteers from the scheme, and eat simple vegetarian meals with project staff in the campus dining area. You will have the option to join in simple yoga sessions each morning, have basic Hindi lessons and take part in evening discussions about issues of development, history and culture. There will be a trip to buy local clothes to help you fit in.
There is often a day trip to another project or place of interest such as a school in a nearby village. In October and March you can take part in the colourful festivals of Diwali and Holi.
"The lifestyle is great and the college environment both safe and friendly. The evening discussions were excellent, very informative and enlightening. One of my best moments was dancing with some of the local girls! " - Jo, England, November 2006
Voluntary work
Although it is not a structured volunteer programme, many Volunteers find they are able to lend a helping hand. Here are some ways they got involved:
- conversational English classes for students
- intensive English lessons with small groups of primary school children
- educational murals and other teaching aids
- sports days
- basic computer training
"My best moments were seeing all our hard work come to a crescendo in the Science Fair and going to a Hindu engagement feast. " Kate, November 2009
Free time
You will also have a good deal of free time; it's entirely up to you whether you use your time to befriend local staff and students, explore the nearby small town with fellow visitors, sit in on classes in the local school, or just relax and acclimatise to a different pace of life.
Experiences of previous visitors
It is difficult to provide a fixed programme of events for the 3-week period, because it depends so much on what is happening at the project at the time. But this diary gives you an example of how one project visitor spent his 3 weeks. For more informal accounts, have a look at some of the blogs by previous visitors.
Support during your stay in India
In Amarpurkashi, you will receive a warm welcome from project staff who will be happy to help you. Renu, head teacher of the primary school, who lives with her family on the campus, will show you around, take you shopping and teach you Hindi. She would be delighted if you were to take an interest in volunteering in the Primary School.
"Everyone was so helpful and really friendly. They were all very supportive and I will miss them all." - Kate, September 2009
Get more involved in the Amarpurkashi project
If you would like to stay on after your three weeks are up, you are most welcome to remain at Amarpurkashi and become more actively involved. You will need to pay £3 per day for your food and lodging, which can be done in local currency. Your role will depend on your own skills and initiative and on the priorities of the project at the time. Assisting the primary school teachers, sorting the library, painting murals and helping students with English conversation are tasks that are usually available and actively encouraged. Here are some of the ways Volunteers have got involved:
- Shelley (a Hindi speaker) spent several weeks researching teaching in the primary school and provided very valuable information which is now being used as the foundation for a new course in teacher training for the primary school teachers.
- Dial (a Hindi speaker and experienced primary school teacher) trained the teachers.
- Greg (a retired IT trainer) taught English in the degree college and trained some local staff in basic computing
.. or do your own thing
The alternative is to spend the rest of your time in India as an independent traveller. Your three weeks at Amarpurkashi will still have been a valuable experience, and will have given you more confidence to travel in India.
Your "homebase"
Wherever you are in India, you can consider APK as your homebase, and return there for advice or just for a visit.
A different way of life
India has very specific cultural traditions and etiquette and these should always be respected. Spending time at a development project can be very rewarding but it can also be frustrating. The pace of life is very slow and attitudes and priorities are often very different from those you are used to. You may not have any privacy and you must be willing to fit in and adapt to a very different way of life. Although our partner project is working to combat injustice, you may still encounter situations you find upsetting, such as gender inequality.
Apply now for an unforgettable experience.(or click here for application form in Word format)
Why choose VRI?
Our past visitors have chosen VRI because:
- it is a reliable scheme which has run for many years
- it is affordable for travellers on a low budget
- it is run by a registered charity and all proceeds go to the charity
- there are no paid UK staff and the scheme is run with minimal overheads
- it is a small and friendly organisation; we are happy to answer individual queries from potential Volunteers
- it is sensitive to local culture and to the needs of our partner project
- the scheme in India is run by our partner project in India, rather than being something imposed upon the project by a Western organisation
- it has an easily-contactable base in the UK
click here to read about the experiences of past Volunteers


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One of the main things that all good communicators should do is stay on the subject.
Here is a fun skit that will help illustrate this point for your students. The students will be directed to display a bad communication skill. Then the class will guess which technique they should have done to be better communicators.
Please note: Steps 1 through 3 described below only have to be done once. As you act out the remaining skits, you can jump directly to Step 4 for each subsequent skit.
Additional note: The skits can be enacted in any order.
Step 1:
Put up a large sheet of chart paper and label it with the following words: "What do Good Communicators do?"
Teacher Says or Asks: Do I have a volunteer to read this title out loud with excitement and enthusiasm?
Students Respond: (Choose an eager volunteer to read the poster aloud.)
Step 2:
Teacher Says or Asks: We are going to act out 13 skits that demonstrate some BAD Communication Techniques. There are 2 people in each skit. Therefore, there are 26 parts in all.
After each skit, we will decide what was the GOOD Communication Skill that should have been used by each pair of student actors. This GOOD Communication Skill will be written on the chart paper.
We need a volunteer to record these techniques on the chart paper using one of these thick magic markers.
Students Respond: (Choose a class recorder with very neat handwriting for this activity.)
We will keep this chart posted in the classroom as a good reminder of the thirteen good Communication Skills that will help each of you be a much more effective communicator.
Printable Student Directions download
For your convenience, print out two copies of each skit. That way, each pair of students will have a student script from which to read. You might want to print out a third copy for you to reference.
Each print-out contains three pages:
- Page 1: The actual student script
- Page 2: An example of the communication skills chart
- Page 3: An answer key
Naturally, you will only need to print out the first page for the students. The other two pages are for your eyes only.
Step 3:
Teacher Says or Asks: I will choose two volunteers at a time to act out each skit.
I will hand you two actors a page of directions for you to read and perform. This is every word and/or action that you are going to utilize as you act out your particular communication skill.
Instead of acting out the good communication skill, you are going to act out its opposite. You are going to demonstrate a BAD communication skill.
The class members will attempt to guess what communication skill you are abusing.
Class, the way this will work, you will give the actors a minute or two to act out their skit. As soon as you figure out what they are doing wrong, SILENTLY raise your hand. Once they have concluded their skit, I will strive to call on one of you with a raised hand.
The Class Recorder will then write down what they should have done on the chart paper.
As for the actors, I will whisper some help to each pair of actors, so that they will be sure to act out the action correctly.
Any Questions?
Students Respond: (Respond to Questions. Then choose two students per improvisational skit. There are 13 skits total.)
Step 4:
Skit #7 of 13: Stay on the Subject
Teacher Says or Asks: For this skit, I need two volunteers: one to play a Teacher and one to play a Student.
Students Respond: (Choose two eager volunteers.)
Whisper these instructions to the actors
Teacher whispers to actors only: Which one of you wants to play the TEACHER and do a lot of reading out loud? The TEACHER should read from the script found below.
The other volunteer, playing the role of the STUDENT, will sit in a chair up front. He or she should look very puzzled and frustrated as the teacher keeps going off on tangents.
Here is the script that the two actors will use:
Teacher: There was once this princess who had never laughed. She had never even smiled. Speaking of smiles, I once had to wear braces for five years. Back to my story.
Polite Student: ??? (Look very puzzled and frustrated as the teacher keeps going off on tangents.)
Teacher: Her father, the King, said, "If anyone can make my daughter laugh, not only can he marry her, he can get two bags of gold." I sure would like it if someone gave me two bags of gold. Even one bag of gold would do. Oh, well.
Polite Student: ??? (Look very puzzled and frustrated as the teacher keeps going off on tangents.)
Teacher: On the other side of town, there lived this fellow Jack and his Mama. I once knew a boy named Jack. He was real nice. Now, I never did know a real king.
Polite Student: ??? (Look very puzzled and frustrated as the teacher keeps going off on tangents.)
Teacher: Jack and his Mama lived off by themselves and never heard anything about that king's announcement. I wonder what the announcements will be about this afternoon during 6th period?
Polite Student: ??? (Look very puzzled and frustrated as the teacher keeps going off on tangents.)
Teacher: One day, Jack's Mama said, "Jack, you've lazed around here long enough. You go get yourself a job." "Okay, Mama," Jack said. Of course, you know that my job is being a teacher. That's right. My job is being a teacher. Well, back to my story about Jack.
Polite Student: Huh?
Step 5:
Directions for Teacher: Even if students raise their hands with an answer, give the actors a minute or two to act out their part.
Remind the class to not interrupt the skits. Give them a chance to finish the entire skit.
After the skit
Teacher Says or Asks: What did the volunteer playing the role of the teacher NOT do?
Students Respond: The teacher did NOT stay on the subject.
Teacher Says or Asks: Exactly. The teacher did NOT stay on the subject. He or she kept interrupting the story to make stray comments that were NOT part of the story.
Teacher Says: Class Recorder, please write STAY ON THE SUBJECT on the Chart Paper.
Teacher concluding statement: Good Communicators need to Stay On The Subject.
To get links to remaining skits, return to Teach good communication skills with these fun student skits
Please note: This article was originally published early in 2010 under an alternate title utilizing the former Examiner publishing tool. Not only has it now been updated and improved, it now includes a free PDF student skit directions download as a considerable time-saving measure for you busy teachers.
Please note: The story used in the skit was a short excerpt from Richard Chase's story called "Jack and the King's Girl." To hear the rest of the story, watch the video performed by professional storyteller, Debbie Dunn.
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Veteran comedy and animation scribe Jon Vitti ("The Simpsons," "The Larry Sanders Show") has been hired to pen the script for the 3D animated feature based on the "Angry Birds" app at Rovio Entertainment and Sony Pictures.
"Star Wars: The Clone Wars" executive producer Catherine Winder has also joined the feature which has scheduled a July 1st 2016 release date.
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