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6th Grade: 1 semester course,18 weeks
The importance of Critical Thinking in the middle school:
Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Creativity and Communication
Why?
Creativity is the ability to look at the ordinary and see the extraordinary.
Every act can be a creative one.
Creativity is a matter of perspective.
There’s always more than one right answer.
Re-frame problems into opportunities.
Don’t be afraid to make mistakes.
Break the pattern.
Train your technique.
You’ve got to really care.
Standards taken from:
MN ELA, MN Science, Habits of Mind, Intellectual Standards
What is Critical Thinking?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HnJ1bqXUnIM
https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-critical-thinking-definition-skills-meaning.html
5 tips to improve your critical thinking:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dItUGF8GdTw
Qualities of a critical Thinker
https://study.com/academy/lesson/qualities-of-a-critical-thinker.html
01/21-01/24 Class expectations Personality, Learning Styles-Myers Briggs
1. How do I impact others? How do others impact me?
Intro to the Myers-Briggs Personality Test
Intro to the Myers-Briggs Personality Test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHSZ3_VMgjU
RSA ANIMATE: Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=70&v=u6XAPnuFjJc
RSA ANIMATE: Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=70&v=u6XAPnuFjJc
Multiple Intelligence Inventory:
http://surfaquarium.com/MI/inventory.htm
Learning Styles
Learning Styles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQYW6vYSGXs
https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-are-learning-styles-types-lesson-quiz.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMZDiJRdh90
Learning styles & the importance of critical self-reflection | Tesia Marshik | TEDxUWLaCrosse
Learning styles & the importance of critical self-reflection | Tesia Marshik | TEDxUWLaCrosse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=855Now8h5Rs
01/27-01/31 "All About Me" Art Phone Project (+presentation)
"All About Me Art-Phone": https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VwxA7EEtshjWmHM7cn7VR-XLflvxgwTN
2. The power of a growth mindset
Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset:
Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUWn_TJTrnU
There are two types of mindsets we can cultivate. One that embraces problems as opportunities to learn and one that avoids them often out of fear to fail. People that avoid conflicts can be described as having a fixed mindset. Those who see problems as interesting challenges have a growth mindset. Sometimes we like to switch from one to the other.
3. 4cs: Critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, communication
4. Introductions - trace hand - 5 words description
Critical Thinking google slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1v-Ymk8T9HQwK1cHAGhCzW9xTQ88HrQ5dzUoA5VJdXOg/edit?ts=5b902034#slide=id.p
Growth Mindset google slides:
This is Why Will Smith Wants You to Fail Before You Succeed
This is Why Will Smith Wants You to Fail Before You Succeed
Jack ma don't complaint
Jack ma don't complaint
Jack Ma's Top 10 Rules For Success
Jack Ma's Top 10 Rules For Success
02/03-02/04 Creativity "test"
Interpret random shapes/line artistically. Picture + shapes
02/5-02/11 Present , "Product design" group project (+presentation)
.what makes a good design:
Product design is the process of identifying a market opportunity, clearly defining the problem, developing a proper solution for that problem and validating the solution with real users.
.shark tank clips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5nmwuu6RX0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAETSJnfcaY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjKbagr2Bvg
.Find a problem/potential area of improvement
GCSE Product Design project examples:
GCSE Product Design project examples:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA9oejeylCo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWCQTOTNnwc
.Create basic prototype
“Twister” Inventor- What makes a good design?
Product Designs
Find a problem/potential area of improvement
Create basic prototype
02/12-02/19 Marshmallow Challenge (group project)
1. 20 sticks of spaghetti
2. 1 yard of tape
3. 1 yard of string
4. 1 large marshmallow
5. scissors
TED: Build a tower, build a team
https://www.ted.com/talks/tom_wujec_build_a_tower/transcript?language=en
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy54jxC_Z6A
02/20-02/24 Partner "Lottery" Project
MUST agree how to spend $. Must spend as much as possible without going over!
Different groups=different amounts of $
All have to calculate set percentages for different categories (housing, transportation, hobbies, gifts, etc.)
02/25-02/28 Shoes Design
History of Shoes
History of Shoes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EtsSdCPxV8
Ancient shoes - with tales of falling over
Ancient shoes - with tales of falling over
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3qTniJsoEg
Shoes Who (1937)
Shoes Who (1937)
When Men Wore High Heels
When Men Wore High Heels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzqEgoIqUzE
100 Years of Fashion: Heels ★ Glam.com
100 Years of Fashion: Heels ★ Glam.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTShDK_vdi0&t=2s
Yeh-Hsien: A Chinese Cinderella
Yeh-Hsien: A Chinese Cinderella
Part One: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpacm4ET-Cs
Part Two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raqCNujgE38
Chinese High Heels Shoes: The Legend of Huadan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsqNfpP2szs&feature=youtu.be
Respect The Other Cultures:What is Culture Sensitivity?
https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-cultural-sensitivity-definition-examples-importance.html
03/04-03/06 My Legacy poster
1. How are they currently viewed? How do they want to be viewed? (Color code for each)
Top 10 Most Famous People of All Time in the World
Top 10 Most Famous People of All Time in the World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDuzWPWVMs0
Top 10 People Who Changed The World
Top 10 People Who Changed The World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oi36yMik6jo
Documentary: My Legacy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lKn05V7K4k
2. 4 Areas we impact in life- Family, Friends, Community, Strangers (4 square).
- Title: My Legacy: add a comment from yourself.
- Four future comments from four area people. (Family, Friends, Community, Strangers)
- One or Four future images of the future you.
https://www.adammastoon.com/harvard-school-of-public-health-facing-forward
1. jungle
2. cruise ship(lost at sea)
3. desert
4. deserted island
5. Antarctica
6. Alaskan wilderness
Create a presentation (use the Google Slides format on Schoology) with the following information about your location above:
pictures
climate
major challenges (3 minimum)
advantages(3 minimum)
wildlife
one item each that you managed to bring with you that helped your group survive in some way. (no electronics-no reception or charging)
how you will survive until rescue
Include: shelter, food, water, warmth or battling the cold and more!
(You decide how long you are lost until found, but it must be more than 1 week and less than 6 months)
Vote with your group on decisions made to survive the situations. Everyone must agree on the final solution.
You and your group will present to the class.
Grading Rubric 100 points:
____/50 Information included(research)
1. pictures
2. climate
3. major challenges (3 minimum)
4. advantages(3 minimum)
5. wildlife
6. one item each that you managed to bring
7. how you will survive until rescue
____/10 task management/citizenship
____/10 effort/neatness
____/30 presentation to the class with enthusiasm and able to answer all questions
Total: ____/100
04/07-04/10 Amusement park (group project)
You have been hired by an amusement park company to develop and design a brand new amusement park. You have millions of dollars available to you to create the wildest and craziest rides known to mankind —so go crazy! One of the first things you need to do is to develop a map of the new park for your guests. What will your park look like? Will it have a specific theme?
*You must include the following on your map
1. Map Title
The name of your amusement park should be the title. Think of something creative and catchy.
2. The location of park facilities (use symbols)
3. At least eight rides must be shown on your map.
Examples:
03/30-03/31 Musical Inspiration Activity "Draw What You Hear."
1. Listening to the eight different songs:
#1: Mozart, Concerto No.3 in D major:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZUzC4eti1I
#2: Scott Joplin - "Maple Leaf Rag" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1894JRqbsc&list=PLXkaUOiAgrCLiGk1jmzeatSRNW7zWntbj&index=4
#3: Gu Zhen Muisc "Da Yu(Big Fish)"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe3atUSjUyM
#4: African Drums "Dance Of The Soul" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIfLC5iudQ0
#5:"Sakura Sakura" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtW6lqus5QQ
#6: "Tales Of India" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z03sLJ18ROE
#7: "Egypt Nature" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx90pKI0D_I
#8: Disney Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2l7eDIv3JU
2. You choose TWO of the eight songs and use one of the three different ways to draw what you hear:
1st: use "heartbeat lines," swirls, shapes, etc. and use words - all caps, size of font, cursive, etc. to describe what you hear.
2nd: use colors with picture to show what hear.
3rd: use "storyboard"to draw a story to show what you hear.
2. You take a picture of the two pictures you draw and up load to Schoology "Draw What You Hear" assignment.
04/01-04/03 Worst Case Scenario (Google Slides and presentation)
Worst Case Scenario
Your plane crashed and your group (2-3 people, or an independent work) landed in one of the locations. You barely made it out of the plane alive as it quickly started on fire.
Circle the location where you crashed:
04/13-04/17 One Minute Improve speech
Topics Prepared
*one hour preparing and one hour presentation
Online Timer:
https://www.online-stopwatch.com/classroom-timers/
https://www.online-stopwatch.com/eggtimer-countdown/full-screen/
Improve Your Public Speaking and Communication Skills with 60 Second Guru
Improve Your Public Speaking and Communication Skills with 60 Second Guru
Sports Speech 1 minute
Sports Speech 1 minute
Very Powerful 1 min Speech
Very Powerful 1 min Speech
04/20-04/24 The New $3 Bill - Discussion Questions for paper and Socratic Seminar
1. Research
2. Writing (notes) on the paper.
3. Discussion (Socratic Seminar)
*What would qualify or disqualify someone for this important position?
*How you will defend your answer?
Seminar
Please answer these questions about your choice for the new face of the $3.
1. What do you think qualifies someone to be on the bill? What
should they stand for?
2. Why does _____________ (fill in with your choice) make a
good candidate for the new $3 bill? Include information about what
this person has done.
3. What reason would someone give if they were against your
choice? Are there things that other people have done better or
differently?
4. What would your second choice be and why?
*** Remember: You are creating notes so you can participate in the
Socratic Seminar.
***The New $3 Bill Brainstorming & research
***People ideas who may be a good representative on a new bill.
***Research facts about your top choices to help you narrow down
your best choice. Think about what would qualify or disqualify
someone for this important position and how you will defend your answer.
The Socratic seminar is a formal discussion, based on a text, in which the leader asks open-ended questions. Within the context of the discussion, students listen closely to the comments of others, thinking critically for themselves, and articulate their own thoughts and their responses to the thoughts of others.
04/27-05/1 Paper Bag Skits + presentation (group project):
1. Aim for 2 minutes
2. 2 days to prepare, 1 day to present
3. 6 groups, 5-6 students in each
4. 6 items in each bag, different for each group
(must use all items in skit, and nothing else)
5. Items are to be returned in the same condition, please be respectful and
responsible.
Grading:
1. ?/25 Time management/on task
2. ?/25 Use of props-all 6
3. ?/25 Participation of group
4. ?/25 Creativity
Total 100 points
05/01-05/06 Gratitude project - kindness activities
Song: All About Respect
Song: Give Love Away (OFFICIAL Dance for Kindness 2016 FreezeMob song)
Song: Give Love Away (OFFICIAL Dance for Kindness 2016 FreezeMob song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8py8zrmZAc&index=45&t=0s&list=PLpU0J71r9XcrfxuyBezHzAphqzyoNO8RA
TED Talk - Kindness - Orly Wahba
TED Talk - Kindness - Orly Wahba
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn9VxUPlC5g&index=44&t=0s&list=PLpU0J71r9XcrfxuyBezHzAphqzyoNO8RA
Look | Too Quick To Judge (Touching Short-film) | MadVision Productions
Look | Too Quick To Judge (Touching Short-film) | MadVision Productions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0zFtpJCWNU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUvIJsqoyrQ
Children Full of Life - Important Documentary
Children Full of Life - Important Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=18&v=1tLB1lU-H0M
WONDER All Trailer + Movie Clips (2017)
WONDER All Trailer + Movie Clips (2017)
Kindness Is Contagious (2014) demo 20 min
Kindness Is Contagious (2014) demo 20 min
The kindness - animated short film
The kindness - animated short film
Color Your World With Kindness
Color Your World With Kindness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwelE8yyY0U
Silent - An Award Winning Short Film about the Power of Kindness
Silent - An Award Winning Short Film about the Power of Kindness
Bullying Video 8th Grade
Bullying Video 8th Grade
05/07-05/11Kindness Quote Poster:
Every act if kindness grows the spirit and strengthens the soul.
1. What literary devices are used in this quote and how do they make the quote or more effective?
2. Illustrate this quote in a drawing. (draft)
3. what does this quote means to you?
4. Make a beautiful poster of this quote.
05/08-05/12 30 Days of Kindness Challenge: PPT
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qVi6r8PcLEQWt9esI8vUAkVrBkjk2_Ct
1. Design one your own The Kindness Camping tear off flyer.
2. The Kindness Camping paper Bing-go
3. Kindness Journal.
05/13-05/15 "Invitation to Dinner" Project:Personal research and design: dinner invitations & presentations
You will invite 1-3 famous person to your family to dinner. Finish a research sheet before you start to dinner with them.
Make paper/electronic dinner invitations and electronic ones can be sent to Schoology:
https://www.punchbowl.com/invitations/category/most-popular
1. Who
2. When
3. Where
4. Why (title)
5. RSVP:
What does RSVP mean?
*RSVP: abbreviation for "répondez s’il vous plaît", French for "please reply"; used at the end of a written invitation to mean that you should let the people who invited you know whether or not you are coming: RSVP by 9 October.
05/18 - 05/21 Song Share*
Choose an appropriate song in content and lyrics that has:
- special meaning to you
- represents you
- tells us about you
- brings back memories
- could be your theme song
1. Song title/artist:
2. Time selection you want played:
3. Explanation of why you chose this song:
Agent: Athlete /Celebrity, Endorsement Match Game
The owner of _________ had recently announced that they have $10,000,000 to offer an athlete /celebrity in return for them to endorse their company/product.
Your job as an agent is to find an athlete/celebrity that would be the best match for this company. You are to create a presentation Google Slides or poster that will persuade the board of directors that your athlete/celebrity is the most deserving of the endorsement.
1. Name of athlete/celebrity.
2. Brief description of the position they hold and/or team /movie/band.
3. Picture or name of product/company - Description of the company - Demographics of the company.
4. Description of the company - Demographics of the company.
5. What is the athletes' behavior around the team/co-stars and fans?
6. How does this person match the demographic profile of the customer base?
7. What position things has the athlete/celebrity done on/off the field/Hollywood/music world?
8. Has the athlete/celebrity violated team rules or legal problems?
9. Explain the importance of this person's image to the company offering the endorsement.
10. Extra Information - Trivia, Selling points, Etc.
05/22=05/29 Time Capsule 2020
Time Capsule 2020
In your opinion, choose the best of the year. Be prepared to share 3 items from your time capsule. Can do by hand or on the computer.
Best movie
Best tv show
Best popular song
Best Game/app/piece of technology
Best past time/activity
Best store
Best book you read
Best sports team
Best school subject and teacher
Best friends
Best memory
Best news/accomplishment
Most impacting news story
Best celebrity
Best place to go in your city
Best restaurant/food
2020 Facts
President
Your age
What you want to be when you grow up
Cost of 5 items
Letter to your future self
Keep this to look back on years later!! ☺
Special Event Planners
Congratulations! You have been hired to plan a special event! Use
creativity, collaboration, critical thinking and communication to create the party of the year!
Name(s):
To create a successful event you must include the following.
o What is the Event: What are your Goals and Visions
o Event Budget: Estimating your total cost
o Describe the event. Who will attend?
o Who is responsible for the event? Who is hosting the event?
o Choose a Date and Time for your event
o Choose a Location for your event
o Invitations: Invitation sample of what your invitations will look like
o Food & Beverages;/Catering and Barista-List of food & beverages you
need
o Room Set ups (Decorations, costumes, props, prizes, etc.)
o Pictures!!
Create a Google Slides presentation to show the boss your event plan.
Grading
____/30 Information included
____/30 Slides design
____/40 work time on task/collaboration
____/30 points TOTAL
05/01-05/03
Design Your Own Cereal Box
1. Product Worksheet (50 points)
a. Description of cereal. (Look like? Called? packaging look like?)
b. Feature and Benefit Chart.
c. Target Market.
d. Product packaging (Name, Logo, Trade Character, Slogan)
2. Design the product (50 points)
a. On a draft paper (pencil sketch, coloring, should have the all six sides)
b. On a card-stock paper (pencil sketch, coloring, should have all six sides)
Logo examples:
Slogan example:
Search Results
Search Results
Featured snippet from the web
Featured snippet from the web
15 Simple, Nostalgic Cereal Slogans We Should Never Forget
Wheaties – “The Breakfast of Champions” ...
Kix – “Kid Tested, Mother Approved.” ...
Rice Krispies – “Snap! ...
Life Cereal – “He Likes It! ...
Lucky Charms – “They're Magically Delicious!” ...
Cocoa Puffs – “I'm Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs!” ...
Golden Grahams – “So Happy Together”
10 Iconic Food Commercials That Made Brands More Popular
10 Iconic Food Commercials That Made Brands More Popular
Top 10 Food Catchphrases from Commercials
Top 10 Food Catchphrases from Commercials
Alternative Activities:
New planet group project
NASA wants you to help find a new planet.
This will be the new 9th planet of our solar system.
Include the following information on your poster board.
-
1. Name of your Planet
2. Create a picture of your planet. What does it look like from afar?
3. What are the life forms there? What do they look like? Show pictures.
4. Does your planet have rings? Moons? How many?
5. Geography/terrain and weather of your planet
6. Compare/contrast Earth and your new planet(venn diagram)
7. Why did people leave earth?
8. Why should people come to your planet?
9. Population of inhabitants
10. 3 Interesting Facts
11. What is the size of your planet?
12. How far from sun? Colder or hotter than Earth?
13. Oxygen level?
14. What is the sun’s apparent brightness on your planet?
15. How long is a day compared to earth? How long is a year ?
NEW PLANET Discovered In Our Solar System - Planet Nine
NEW PLANET Discovered In Our Solar System - Planet Nine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpJo_kpG2Jc
How to discover a new planet
How to discover a new planet
https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/mit-k12/mit-k12-ea/v/how-to-discover-a-new-planet
The Search for Planet 9 | Dr. Renu Malhotra | TEDxPortland
The Search for Planet 9 | Dr. Renu Malhotra | TEDxPortland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MptrypvBTag
A Letter to The Principal
Assignment: To write a letter to Mrs. Lopez – 100 points
You can add picture and border
Make it look professional
Spellcheck and Proofread
Save as - yourlastnameWoodburyletter
Your Name
Insert date (month spelled out)
Mrs. Lopez
Woodbury Middle School
1425 School Drive
Woodbury, MN 55125
Dear Mrs Lopez:
In the first paragraph you are going to tell her your name and what grade you are in and a little bit about yourself. (Hobbies, unique facts, etc.)
In the second paragraph you are going to tell her what you like about Woodbury Middle School. At least three items… Lunch, Teachers, Student Council, Announcements, Classes, etc.
In the third paragraph you are going to give her some suggestions about what you think would make Woodbury Middle School better or what you would like to see changed. You have to give your reason why your suggestion would be a good idea. Keep it positive!
Sincerely yours
Your first and last name
Genie in a Bottle/hat will you wish?
You will found an old bottle!! You rub it a few times to clean it off and a genie appears!!! You get three wishes. What will you wish for?
Genius Hour - choose own project, self-guided research & presentation
1. Finish the worksheet
2. Finish the Google Slides/PPT (Chromebooks)
3. Presentation
What I learned from 100 days of rejection | Jia Jiang
What I learned from 100 days of rejection | Jia Jiang
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vZXgApsPCQ&t=0s&index=29&list=PLpU0J71r9XcrfxuyBezHzAphqzyoNO8RA
Draw the idiom, language challenge, Whodunit-pare with partner
Inside the mind of a master procrastinator | Tim Urban
Inside the mind of a master procrastinator | Tim Urban
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arj7oStGLkU&index=32&t=0s&list=PLpU0J71r9XcrfxuyBezHzAphqzyoNO8RA
New flash - Endangered Species
You are going to create your own Holiday!
PPT/Google Slides (Summative, 100 points total)
A Logo/Picture/Trade Character representing your holiday. (30 points)
A Slogan (30 points)
Where/How would you promote it – Stores, Media, Other (40 points)
Catchy Jingle – 10 extra credit points if you sing it – 30 seconds
It has to be appropriate!!
Present at the end of the hour
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1J2U9NLriv0E5uDflBjsp26cdc_jEbVYlWX99WFKHRDU/edit#slide=id.p8
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1J2U9NLriv0E5uDflBjsp26cdc_jEbVYlWX99WFKHRDU/edit#slide=id.p8
Independent Research Project
1. Topic
2. Technology/Materials.
3. Presentation Method
4. - Questions I have about my topic
- What i discovered during my research
- Sources
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1J2U9NLriv0E5uDflBjsp26cdc_jEbVYlWX99WFKHRDU/edit#slide=id.p8
Alternative: used /old items, new perfumer/cologne partner project
Create a Sports Product - Sports and Entertainment Marketing
Alternative: Wanna Be a Superhero?
1.What makes a superhero a superhero?
2. If you could choose a superhero power, what would it
be and why?
3. Who would be your arch nemesis (enemy) - for
example, Superman’s arch nemesis is Lex Luther.
4. Are there some superheroes whose powers just really
don’t make sense or are too weird/silly? Which ones and
why?
5. If you were to be given superhero powers today,
what would your super name be and what would your
superhero symbol look like?
Critical Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpU0J71r9XcrfxuyBezHzAphqzyoNO8RA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugAUMbceVNU&list=PLpU0J71r9XcrfxuyBezHzAphqzyoNO8RA&index=49&t=0s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooUqOwh-2LE&list=PLpU0J71r9XcrfxuyBezHzAphqzyoNO8RA&index=31&t=0s
Creativity Challenge:
Let’s rename the crayons!!Color over the original with
the crayon to help.
Quotes for students to analyze:
“Winning doesn’t always mean being first. Winning means you’re doing better than you’ve done before. ” – Bonnie Blair
“Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” -Dr. Seuss
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi
“Make each day your masterpiece.” – John Wooden
It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving. – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” – William James
“You always pass failure on your way to success.” Mickey Rooney
“Only surround yourself with people who will lift you higher.” – Oprah Winfrey
“Tell me with whom you walk, and I will tell you who you are.” - Spanish Proverb
“Never fail to know that if you are doing all the talking, you are boring somebody.” - Helen Gurley Brown
“Good things happen in your life when you surround yourself with positive people.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
“Your teacher can open the door, but you must enter yourself.” - Chinese Proverb
“Even the smallest of stars shines in the night.” - Swedish Proverb
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” - Benjamin Franklin
“When a fisherman cannot go to sea, they repair their nets.” - Nabil Sabio Azadi
“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of others.” - Charles Dickens
Specialty store Business Plan
Name:
Partner:
Please create and include:
Write about your business plan to open a specialty shop focusing on a specific type of food/s. 10 sentences.
Ideas: Why you chose your idea, location, décor, food & prices, info about the owners, hours open
Food idea:
A survey with at least 10 multiple choice questions. *Get results from at least 10 different people.
Graph results of 5 of your questions with color and labels.
Create a menu with at least 20 items based on your survey results.
Create a colored blueprint of your store and how it looks.
Rubric:
Business Plan(10sentences) ? /15
Survey questions and responses ? /50
Graph (with color and labels) and store blueprint ? /15
Menu (based on survey, 20 items) ? /20
Total: ?/100
Large Scale 4C's
1. Body of Words
1. Body of Words
This is a simple, fun game that gets everyone involved physically. The goal is for your team to create letters and words with their bodies alone. It's a great way to get people to loosen up and have fun at a team retreat.
Number of participants: 8-24 people
Objective: Learn planning, creative thinking and cooperation
How to play
1. Find a wide open area without any obstacles.
2. Divide participants into teams of 4-8 people. Each team chooses one team leader.
3. Write down a bunch of words with the one letter less than as the number of people in each team (i.e. if there are 5 people per team, pick words like "book", "cats", etc.) on index cards.
4. Pick a word at random. Each team then has to make the word with their bodies alone. Each team member can contort his/her shape to form a letter, which can then form words. The team leaders can direct their teams.
5. Set a time limit of 5-7 minute for each word.
6. The team that makes the word the fastest wins.
7. In each round, ask the team to choose a different leader.
Strategy
One of the challenges of organizing team retreats is getting people to loosen up. A physical activity that engages the entire team is a good way to get people to relax. Picking a leader and collaborating to create different letters also helps build leadership, planning and cooperation.
2. Back-to-Back Drawing
2. Back-to-Back Drawing
This fast, fun activity is a quick take on Pictionary. You can do it outdoors or indoors, though the physical nature of this activity makes it more suitable for relaxed outdoors environments. Use it as an interlude between longer activities or at the very start of the event to get people in a relaxed state.
Number of participants: 6-20 people
Objective: Improve communication skills
How to play
1. Head to your favorite stock photography site and print a number of vector shapes on separate sheets of paper. These can be shapes of signs, objects, or even abstract shapes. Think "Statue of Liberty", "Formula 1 car", etc.
2. Divide participants into teams of two people each. Make them sit back-to-back.
3. Team Member A gets a pen and a sheet of paper. Team Member B is given one of the printed shapes.
4. The objective of the game is for the Team Member A to draw the shape using only verbal instructions from Team Member B. B cannot state what the object is; he/she can only describe its uses or give instructions on how to draw it.
5. Give each team 2 minutes to draw the shape.
6. Teams that get the most shapes right win.
Strategy
This game focuses on communication skills - giving and listening to instructions. At the end of each game, evaluate what went wrong, what went right while communicating. This is not only great for getting people involved, but it can also highlight flaws in how your team members communicate verbally.
3. Blind draw
3. Blind draw
Objective: Focus on teamwork and communication skills in a group setting
https://slco.org/uploadedFiles/depot/admin/fHR/employee_university/EU_CommunicationDrawingTwins.pdf
How to play
1. Get a flipchart, markers and a bunch of everyday objects (such as a lampshade, bicycle, etc.). Alternatively, print pictures of objects. This game works best with more unobvious objects (say, a trampoline vs a coin).
2. Divide all participants into teams of 4-6 people.
3. Ask each team to pick one person to be the "artist". Ask the artist to take his place next to the flipchart.
4. Face the team away from the flipchart and give them an object from your pile.
5. The team will then instruct its artist on how to draw the object based on verbal instructions alone. They can describe the object but not state its name. The artist can't see the object at any time, nor can the team see what the artist is drawing. Each team gets 3 minutes for a drawing.
6. The team whose drawing comes closest to the actual object wins.
Strategy
To be good at this game, teams have to a) delegate effectively (i.e. pick the right artist), and b) communicate well (within the team as well as between the team and artist). In your evaluation, focus on how teams chose their artists and whether they were able to pick a team leader for relaying instructions (if yes, then how).
https://www.workamajig.com/blog/team-building-activities
Replication Challenge:
Communication/Collaboration- only one team member sees final product and can only answer yes/no to group’s questions
Walker (1)= Can go from looker to builders. Can only say “yes or no” to builders questions but can talk to looker in the hall.
Looker (1)= looker HAS to stay in the hall. This is the only person that sees the original layout of the materials and has to explain how they are laid out to the walker.
Builders (2)= Asks “walker” yes or no questions to arrange objects on the paper.
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