Buddy Interviews
MATERIALS Buddy Interviews Handout LESSON STEP BY STEP 1. Randomly divide students into groups of 2-3. 2. Say: “We are going to take this time to interview each other and learn something new about your partner! You can ask them up to 4 of these questions. Listen to their answers and write notes about what… 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 >
Teammates Consult
MATERIALS Writing paper for each student Cup or container for each group Question Bank Discussion Prompts (for the facilitator) LESSON STEP BY STEP 1. Explain to students that they will take part in a reflection routine with several phases: Phase 1: Introduction to the Prompt Phase 2: Group Discussion (refer to any group discussion norms… READ MORE >
Reflection Squares
MATERIALS Paper Drawing Supplies (i.e. Markers, colored pencils) LESSON STEP BY STEP 1. Students should fold the paper in quarters. 2. Instruct students to use each ‘square’ for a leadership trait that they know about themselves—and that they exhibited it on the expedition. 3. Students should sketch/draw their ideas and examples in each square. 4…. READ MORE >
Positive Gossip
MATERIALS Music to play in the background Paper (for the written variation) LESSON STEP BY STEP 1. Circle up the group, with a chair in the middle of the circle. 2. Explain to the group that this activity is a way to acknowledge the positive qualities that each member of the group brings. 3. Have… READ MORE >
Spiders Web
MATERIALS Long rope, yarn, or string LESSON STEP BY STEP 1. Gather students to stand in a circle. One student starts by holding a roll of rope/yarn. 2. Ask students to share a personal strength that they recognize in themselves. This could be something that they saw in themselves on expedition. 3. Once a student… 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 >
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 >