Coping Cootie Catcher
MATERIALS Blank sheet of paper per student Coloring supplies Folding instructions Coping Strategies list (optional) LESSON STEP BY STEP 1. Ask a Go-Around-Question: What has made you feel happy in the last few days? 2. Ask the group to brainstorm ways they like to calm down, relax, feel good, or take care of themselves. Track… READ MORE >
Personal Wellness Kit
MATERIALS Wellness Kit Handout Jars or bags for the kits Colored paper Crayons, markers, or colored pencils Old magazines or newspapers Scissors Additional personal items LESSON STEP BY STEP 1. Ask: “What activities help you feel your best when you’re stressed?” 2. Give a moment to think, then ask students to write about, draw, close… READ MORE >
Active Listening
MATERIALS Active Listening Handout LESSON STEP BY STEP 1. Say: We spend more time listening than any activity except breathing. 2. Ask the group to briefly share out the different things they listen to throughout the day. If students say “people talking” push them to break it out into the different things people talk about… READ MORE >
Rock, Leaf, Stick Reflection
MATERIALS Rock Leaf Stick That will be passed around by the group LESSON STEP BY STEP 1. Invite students to gather in a circle. 2. Pass the items around one by one (or all together) using the follow prompts: Rock: Something I rocked at, or am proud of, during the expedition was… Leaf: Something I… READ MORE >
Feedback
MATERIALS Giving and Receiving Feedback Handout LESSON STEP BY STEP 1. Have the group circle up. 2. Review or create expectations or agreements for peer feedback. This is an important step—and may take a bit of time. Use the Feedback Handout as a guide for this step. You can print and hand out the resource… READ MORE >
River Crossing Challenge
MATERIALS “River Stones” such as paper plates or vinyl spots. Boundary markers such as tape or rope. LESSON STEP BY STEP 1. In advance, randomly distribute enough “river stones” between two lines spaced about 20 feet apart. 2. Place “river stones” close enough so that people can step from one to another easily. If you… READ MORE >
Question Bank
QUESTION BANK Personal Process – What was your favorite meal/campsite/view? – What did you miss most while you were out there? – When was a moment from the expedition that you were proud of yourself? – What do you want to remember from your expedition? – If you could re-live one moment, what would it… READ MORE >
Seeking to Understand: Identity Poker
MATERIALS Notecards (5 Per Student) LESSON STEP BY STEP 1. Post or read the following quotes: “Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” S. Covey “Earn the right to be heard by listening to others.” J. Maxwell “Most of the successful people I know do more listening than talking.” B. Baruch 2. SAY: Our… READ MORE >
Investigating Communication
MATERIALS Chart paper Colored writing utensils, one per student Sticky Notes (optional) LESSON STEP BY STEP 1. Formulate one or more important, open-ended questions that will provoke comments and responses on the topic of communication such as: Three words that come to mind when you think of communication? What is the most important concept/skill in… READ MORE >