Homesickness Questions...

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At our first workshop at FIRST, we asked the group some questions about their home.

Loved some of the responses to our questions...

Q. What makes a home?

  • Family
  • Things- what you own
  • Furniture
  • Photos
  • Big backyard
  • Pets
  • People at home
  • Trampoline- hearing my sister laughing and playing on it
  • In the pool- everyone having fun
  • Doing things- music, dancing
  • Happy kids, happy life
  • Family meal
  • Family events
  • Security- feeling safe

Q. What are some other types of homes?

  • Nursing home
  • Kennel
  • Caravan
  • Bungalow
  • High rise
  • Unit
  • Flat
  • Queenslander house
  • Barn
  • Aviary- birds
  • Cage
  • Hive- bees
  • Reef
  • Rock pool
  • Under rocks
  • Rivers; creeks
  • Underground- burrows; warren
  • Nest- birds
  • Set- badger
  • Cave- bear
  • Shell- snail; crab
  • Cocoon- moths; butterfly
  • Trees
  • Drey- ringtail possums
  • House roof- possums
  • Web- spiders
  • Tank- fish; snake

 

Q. Where is home for you?

  • Loganholme- Lucy
  • Eagleby- James
  • Windaroo- Kevin
  • Regents Park- Hannah (C)
  • Beenleigh Special school- felt like home
  • House- Tabitha
  • Edens Landing- Gaye (C)
  • Beenleigh- Mathew
  • Crestmead- Katie (C)
  • Windaroo- Stephanie
  • Mt Crosby- Richard (T)- lots of space
  • Shailer Park- Nicola (A)- feel safe; my family is there
  • Eagleby- Wade
  • Mt Warren Park- Ashleigh
  • Regents Park- Theresa (C)
  • Crestmead- Ursula (C)
  • Marsden- jess
  • Eagleby- Johno
  • Bannockburn- Therese (A)- surrounded by nature

 

Q. Who lives at your home?

  • Mum
  • Dad
  • Pop
  • Timothy- brother
  • Max- friend
  • Brother
  • Sister
  • Jacob
  • Husband
  • Kids
  • Dog
  • McCaw parrot
  • Chooks
  • Pet snake
  • Grandparents

Q. What do you like about your home?

  • My bedspread- racing cars; zombies
  • Spaghetti for dinner; washing the dishes; garlic bread; Barbies- Tabitha
  • Lego
  • Soft toys; Games
  • Swimming pool
  • BBQ area- nice and open
  • Sitting in the backyard- tress and birds etc
  • Rain and storms
  • Sense of security
  • X- Box
  • Comfort
  • T.V
  • Play Station
  • My bed
  • When people are at home
  • Personal space

 

Q. What do you dislike about your home?

  • A messy kitchen
  • My brother’s bedroom- I have to clean it up
  • When people leave the house
  • Noisy neighbours
  • Sharing my room
  • People invading my space
  • A dog barking and I can’t sleep

 

Q. How do you feel when you are away from home?

  • I like it cause I go to Nanny’s
  • Homesick- Jess
  • Good at Oma and Opa’s house
  • Stressed out