Guess Who
MATERIALS Notecards for each student LESSON STEP BY STEP 1. Hand out a notecard to each student. Have them write their answers to three chosen prompts on the card. Tell students that their answers should be a little tricky to guess, but still true! They should NOT include their name. Prompts: – If you could… 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 >
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 >
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 >
View from My Window
MATERIALS Writing supplies for students Unusual object (optional for the variation of the activity) LESSON STEP BY STEP 1. Gather the students around a classroom window. 2. Allow a few moments for silent observation of the scene outside. 3. Next, ask each student to silently write one descriptive sentence about what they observe. 4. Have… READ MORE >
The Danger of a Single Story
MATERIALS AV to play video Student writing supplies LESSON STEP BY STEP 1. Post and read the essential question for this session: How do stereotypes influence how we react and communicate to people? 2. Ask students to do a 3-minute quick-write to answer this question. 3. Read this quote by the video’s speaker to introduce… READ MORE >