Hi! I am an educator in the US and I have a quick question. I was teaching a 5th grade class about positive affirmations and what we can say to ourselves to boost our self esteem and self confidence in the moment when faced with a challenge. To do part of this, we made what is called a paper "fortune teller". It's a paper thing you fold and then pick numbers to see what's underneath. You can Google "paper fortune teller" for clarity. Anywho, our activity was based on facing challenges in the moment, the item we were creating just happened to be called a 'fortune teller' and it can be used in alternative ways such as to "tell ones future" as a silly kids game. Two young men in the class are Muslim and informed me they could not participate in the activity as it is about the future. I obliged and gave them a different acitivty even though we technically weren't discussing the future, but what we can say to ourselves in the present when faced with a challenge. Nonetheless, I didn't want them to feel uncomfortable with the activity. I want to make sure that I continue to be respectful of these students, and was hoping someone could clarify why they couldn't participate in this instance so that I can make informed lesson choices from here on out.
Thank you!
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