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1．To minimize the intrusion, please explain your purpose of visit to the school teachers and get to know local situation and children first, then let school teachers introduce you to them.(If you travel alone and just happen to meet kids en route, you may want to skip the red tape.)

2． Introduce yourself (your name,occupation and residence, etc.). Try to be as natural as possible, smile is the best ice-breaker.

3．Activities

（1） Play games. Winners can receive awards from your 1KG pack.
（2） Teach them something

– Teach children to write letters (simple yet meaningful, please check out this example (link to come))

– Teach them to draw (if you like drawing it’s time to make full use of this talent. You may bring back drawings of the kids to share with friends and let kids enjoy a sense of recognition)
– Teach them to do craft work (such as kite-making, paper-folding, leaves patchwork. Kids may like to fly kites too.)

– Teach them to sing

– Teach them some ancient poems

– Teach them some folk stories, culture and geographical knowledge of other places. (If you show them some postcards of the place it will be much better)

– Role playing of short stories (you may put up a short play out of a fairy tale or a funny joke)

– Debate (if there are more than two travellers on board, each of you may lead one group of kids to debate on some interesting topics such as should we kill frogs. Kids will have their own ideas and probably you end up with being brainwashed by their innocent words)

Note: these activities are optional and for your reference only. You are encouraged to create your own based on how well you get along with the kids and how much time you can assign during your itinerary.

（3） Bidding Goodbye

Exchanging gifts (the drawing or the craft work from kids can be exchanged for the gift you’ve prepared)

Taking pictures together (once you are back, do remember to upload those pictures to us to share with more friends)

Leave contact methods (write your address on 1KG envelope you prepare and paste the stamps. The envelope can be found in the toolkit)

PS1: Teaching children is fairly easy, and you don’t need to sit inside the classroom facing a bunch of kids nervously seated. You may do it any time, anywhere en route. You may just bump into some kids during the trip and the time may be just limited, the key point is equal and face-to-face communication.

PS2: Perhaps the best activity is to show what you have prepared and tell the story behind it. For example, you take some popular science books, you may retell stories to them out of the book, or do some experiments to ignite their interest and inspiration. By doing so, once you leave, the book will still play a great part in children’s lives instead of becoming a dust collector.