Unit Seven Dream

‧ Activity One: Dream CatcherDream Catcher ‧ Activity Two: Dream SymbolsDream Symbols

Dream Catcher “I let your good dreams pass on through, but bad dreams all I catch for you. I will hold them fast till morning light, then let those bad dreams all take flight.”

Do you know what a “Dream Catcher” is?

Legend of the Dream Catcher 1.A dream catcher is an American Indian tradition, from the Ojibwa tribe of Turtle Island. 2. A dream catcher is usually made by parents or grandparents for newborn babies to protect them from nightmares.

3. A dream catcher is usually hung above the sleeping children’s cradleboard. 4. The bad dreams would be caught in the web of the dream catcher and perish in the morning, while the good dreams would fall through the hole to the children. Legend of the Dream Catcher

Structure of the Dream Catcher Feathers fastened to a dream catcher attract good dreams and show the good dreams to way to the dreamer. ‧

Structure of the Dream Catcher A dream catcher made of willow or green branches is for children. The slackness of the willow indicates the temporariness of youth. ‧

Structure of the Dream Catcher Adults should use dream catchers made of woven fiber to reflect their adult dreams. ‧

Make Your Own Dream Catcher!!

‧ ‧ ‧ ‧ To make a dream maker, you will need: a bendable twig a few inches of thin wire some twine some beads with large holes a few feathers ‧ Get to start…

Step 1: Use thin wire to tie the ends of a twig together to make a hoop.

Cut a few feet of twine. Tie one end of the twine to the twig hoop. String a few beads onto the twine and push the beads toward the tied end. Wrap the twine around the other side of the hoop. Step 2:

String a few more beads on the twine and then wrap the twine around the far side of the hoop. Repeat until you have an interesting webbing design. Step 2:

Tie a short length of twine on the hoop. String a bead or two on it and then tie a feather onto the end. Repeat this a few times and then your own dream maker is done! Step 3:

Cradleboard: a board or frame on which an infant is secured, as by binding or wrapping in a blanket, used by certain Native American peoples as a portable cradle and for carrying an infant on the back.

An Ojibwa infant in a cradle board with a dream catcher.

Dreams are created in a language of symbols. Learn what the symbols in your dreams are trying to tell you. ‧ Animals ‧ Buildings ‧ Falling & Flying ‧ Accident

Animals: Dog: Dogs represents someone you should trust. The relationship between you and the dog indicates how much you trust that person in real life. Cat: The way in which you treat the cat in your dream may reflect on how you are handling some situation you’re in. Spider: A threatening spider in your dream represents a worry you have in real life.

Buildings: School : The test/homework coming up is a metaphor that you haven’t gotten yourself ready for some other event in your life that is looming. Hospital: Dreaming of a hospital means that you sense something is very wrong in your life and you need help. House: Your feeling about the house you are in tells you how you are feeling about your current home life and the problem involved.

Accident: Car crash: Dreaming about a car crash represents that you don’t like the way your life is turning out. Train wreck/Plane crash: A train wreck or a plane crash means someone or something you trusted lets you down and caused an huge impact on your life.

Falling & Flying: If you have dreams about falling or being out of control, it is a signal that you should stop and work through how you are handling your world. You should try to focus on something you can control, and to allow others to handle something you can’t control.