HOW CAN I CONTRIBUTE TO MY GROUP?

Sport and physical activities are social. There are very few activities that you participate in alone, so it is important to learn to be an effective member of a group.

Classes were given a physical “problem” to solve…either they had to save everyone from sinking with the Titanic (and rescue everyone on “life-boats”, cross a poisonous swamp with “magical lily pads”, flip a mat over without stepping off, get the class in a certain order without stepping off of a log, or get everyone off the moon with only one spaceship…or…you get the idea. In order to complete the activities, the groups had to critically think, problem solve, collaborate, cooperate, and communicate (a lot).

Below are some of the partner and group initiatives/activities in action:

sheet throw and catch – students try to throw the ball up as high as they can using a sheet (without letting go)…and try to catch it.

two heads are better than one (sometimes) – two students in a giant shirt playing a throw/catch game to goal.

scrabble relay – teams of 2-3 collect balls (with letters on them) then try to spell words with them. the more letters in a word, the more bonus points.

mine field trust walk – seeing partner talks blindfolded partner through a room with a variety of obstacles.

trust walk through the Miquon campus – seeing partner guides blindfolded partner on a hike

letter/mumber/word write – given a letter, number, or word…see how fast they can create by laying on the ground using the whole group

skyscraper challenge – given a bunch of pool noodles and a limited amount of masking tape, students work with their group to see how high can they build a freestanding structure.