Mafid
Island of HumilityDesire through Humility
Mafid
/muh-FID/
Make Allowances For Individual Differences
Make allowances for the individual differences in self and others. Allow yourself and others the freedom to be who they really are.
How to Use MAFID
- Encourage myself and others to discover and live our unique individuality.
- Respect that other people may have different points of view.
- Don’t force others to be who I think they should be.
Results from Applying MAFID
- Inspires courage, confidence, and hope to live in the freedom to be who we really are
- Creates harmony and an environment of respect, trust, and support
- Helps to avoid unnecessary conflict
- Encourages open and honest communication
Recommended Path:
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Enligh Time Suggestions
- Listen to Mafid the Platypus.
- Record your thoughts and impressions.
- What does it mean to make allowances for individual differences?
- Read the platypus facts.
- After reading the platypus facts and listening to the song, how could you liken the platypus to Mafid (making allowances for individual differences)?
- Study the word compare, individuality, or respect in your core books.
- Write in your journal any thoughts and impressions that come to you.
- Ponder on stories in your core books of a group of people who, with their unique differences, worked together and accomplished more than they could have alone.
- Are there any pictures, media, or other resources you could use to teach these stories?
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Explore the Platypus - Did you know?
1. The first scientists to examine a platypus thought it was a hoax.
2. A platypus has a beak like a duck, feet like an otter, and a tail like a beaver. The males have venomous spines on their back legs.
3. A platypus hunts underwater. While underwater, folds of skin cover its eyes and ears, and the platypus employs its sensitive bill to find food.
4. What else can you learn about the platypus?
