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Activities & Sessions

Possible Standards

Essential Learnings

Group construction

Name race - page 36

Grouping - page 37

Team building: Construction challenge - page 37

Sample questions - page 38

Teacher Talk

Use students' real names when addressing them. Avoid nicknames as they are often outwardly welcomed but reinforce negative self-thoughts and may add to a particular bullying incident.

There are no specific outcomes related to this KLA. However, the activities and sessions opposite would be useful in the classroom.

Interdependence

3. Acting cooperatively to achieve agreed outcomes

Works effectively as a member of a team to achieve individual and shared goals.

Understands and values the differences in people's needs, interests, capabilities, skills and perspectives.

Group construction

Team building: Construction challenge - page 37

Sample questions - page 38

Teacher Talk

Use students' real names when addressing them. Avoid nicknames as they are often outwardly welcomed but reinforce negative self-thoughts and may add to a particular bullying incident.

Design and Technology
Making

3.5 Investigates the characteristics of materials and equipment used in design and production in order to achieve sustainability.

4.5 Evaluates materials and equipment in order to meet principles of function, aesthetics and sustainability.

5.5 Defends and applies choices made in using particular materials and equipment to create sustainable products, processes and systems.

Interdependence

3. Acting cooperatively to achieve agreed outcomes

Works effectively as a member of a team to achieve individual and shared goals.

Team building games

Knots - page 50

Balloon pairs - page 50

Foot fumblers - page 50

Life raft - page 51

Clap race - page 51

Sitting circle - page 51

Hoops and ropes - page 51

Human alphabet - page 52

Construction challenge - page 52

Sit down synchrony - page 52

Summertime relay - page 53

Human bridges - page 53

Teacher Talk

Conflict management activities, such as conflict maps (p 88 Enhancing Resilience 2), can be repeated every year for, as we change, so do our responses to conflict.

There are no specific outcomes related to this KLA. However, the activities and sessions opposite would be useful in the classroom.

Interdependence

3. Acting cooperatively to achieve agreed outcomes

Develops personal skills and abilities to create and maintain rewarding and effective relationships.

Works effectively as a member of a team to achieve individual and shared goals.

Understands and values the differences in people's needs, interests, capabilities, skills and perspectives and how these can be used cooperatively to achieve outcomes.