McGee Phys. Ed.
Mr. Eagle
Team Building Activity
I. Island Hopping
a.
Class Name: grade 7
b.
Skill Level: Control to utilization
c.
Length of Time: 40 minutes
d.
Number of Meetings: 1
e.
Major Focus: Cognitive (literacy,
computer) and Affective (teamwork, strategy) skills
II. Safety
a.
Activity: remove all jewelry, no chewing gum, spatial awareness, students
must stay under control at all times, NO Interference with
other students, no standing on the scooter boards, keep hands above scooter
board or on handles
III. Equipment
a.
8-10 scooter boards (# depends on # of groups)
B. 8-10 jump
ropes
C. 3 hula
hoops per group (team)
D. 1
pencil and 1 clipboard per group
IV. Objectives
a.
Psychomotor: proper balancing and
body control skills when traveling on scooter board and when moving from scooter
board to island (hula hoop)
b.
Cognitive: literacy and computer
skills, students will plan a strategy, attempt plan, revise plan and reattempt
with modifications
c.
Affective: teamwork and group
skills, students will work together by designating roles for each group member
V.
Standards
2. Demonstrates an understanding of movement concepts, principles,
strategies, and tactics as they apply to the learning and performance of
physical activities.
5. Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects
self and others in physical activity settings.
6. Values physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge,
self-expression, and/or social interaction.
VI. Methods
a.
Initiation
intro - teams attempt to move all
team members from one side of the gym floor to the other using only the scooter
boards and rope
rules - team members may not touch the gym floor at any time while moving from
island to island, team members may stand or sit inside of the island (hula hoop)
only
safety - see safety above
b.
Content
1. students form 8 to 10 teams
within the class
2. each team should:
make up a team name
set roles for each team member - discussion leader, equipment, spokesman,
secretary/scribe, tester...
have the scribe fill out the form up until the initial planning phase on the
task sheet, at this time the secretary may begin to enter that data to the web
form on the computer
while the scribe is filling out the task sheet the others can be forming a plan
(strategy) using brainstorming techniques, rational problem solving, and group
discussion
once the scribe has finished writing the initial plan the team may then execute
their plan to cross the ocean (gym floor) using the scooter board, rope and
islands
once the team has tried the initial plan they should note any modifications in
the 'revised plan' text area on both the task sheet and the web form
once finished, the team should debrief and write responses in the 'debrief' text
area on both the task sheet and the web form
check student work on the web form prior to having them submit the assignment
c.
Extensions
use this challenge task sheet with other team building activities
have students rewrite their plans using proper sentence structure, spelling, and
punctuation in cooperation with the classroom teacher
compare other team responses in a class debrief
have a Challenge Activities Interschool Event: two schools perform the same
activity and compare and contrast the results
d.
Closure
Were teams successful and why?
What were some examples of team modifications made after the initial planning
and attempt?
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