Helping Our Planet Earth P2

Purpose: To understand the importance of working together. Time: 45 minutes Materials: Six envelopes labeled A, B, C, D, E, and F. In each envelope is a square cut into 5 pieces- use hard cardboard to cut the patterns. Note: This is for a class size of 30 students. If you have over 40 students, increase the number of squares or cut pieces per square. Curriculum Connections: English- oral expression; prewriting activity; Maths- geometry; basic shapes; making shapes; position & movement; spatial concepts; using geo-boards; symmetry; Social/ Health Science- considering others; noise; relationships & attitudes; managing the family environment; class...
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Helping Our Planet Earth P229Teachers Guide HOPE - HELPING OUR PLANET EARTH Activity- Cooperative Squares What to do: Purpose: 1. On each square card, draw and cut out a pattern of To understand the importance of 5 or 6 pieces. This should be prepared before the working together. class. Example patterns Time: 45 minutes Materials: Six envelopes labeled A, B, C, D, E, and F. In each envelope is a square cut into 5 pieces- use hard cardboard to cut the patterns. Note: This is for a class size of 30 students. If you have over 40 students, increase the number of squares or cut pieces per square. Curriculum Connections: English- oral expression; pre- writing activity; Maths- geometry; basic shapes; making shapes; position & movement; spatial concepts; using geo-boards; symmetry; 2. Form 5 groups (or more depending on the number Social/ Health Science- considering of students in your class). Ask students in each others; noise; relationships & group to choose an observer for the group. attitudes; managing the family environment; class meeting; social/ 3. Read the instructions to the whole group: “Each civic education; group has an envelope, which has pieces of Basic/ Elementary Science- cardboard in it. Open the envelope and distribute upsetting & restoring the natural the pieces of cardboard to each member of the habitat; group. All group members (except the observer) must have at least one piece of card. The role of the Skills- promote logical thinking; cooperation; collaborative learning; observer is to ‘observe’ and take note of what is sharing; sorting & linking shapes; going on in the group during the activity.” reasoning; appreciation of other perspectives or ideas. 4. The task for each group is to put the pieces of card together to form a square. There are two important Note: To make the activity simpler or rules each group member must follow: easier to do: -cut simpler patterns; o No one should speak or signal during the exercise. -give each group an uncut square o The piece of card belongs to the person holding it. to ‘fit’ their pieces on; He/ she decides what to do with it! -indicate the top and bottom of each piece. 5. The task is completed when each group has completed the square. 6. Repeat the activity, but this time allow group members to talk to each other. 30Teachers Guide HOPE - HELPING OUR PLANET EARTH 7. Ask the observers from each group to comment on what happened or what they noticed during the group activity.Deconstructing the activity:It is important for the teacher to spend time facilitating the deconstruction as students will havetheir own interpretations and lessons they have learnt from the activity. Questions that could beasked to prompt thought and responses: o What happened? Was the task achieved quickly? Why or why not? o What did each group do to be able to put the squares together? o Did the group members cooperate? o How does it feel to work without talking? o Did anyone feel frustrated? How did you deal with this? o What does this show us about communication? o Did anyone break the rules? How? o What were the differences between the first time the activity was done and the second time? o Is this similar to what is sometimes experienced in the real world? In our communities, schools, homes? Discuss the different behaviour types experienced during the activity and relate this to real- life situations. Students involved in a fun group activity 31Teachers Guide HOPE - HELPING OUR PLANET EARTH Activity- Where do you stand? What to do:Purpose: 1. Place the signboards- Agree; Disagree; Don’t Know- inTo think critically about an issueand clarify individual values. different corners of the classroom.Time: 20 minutes 2. Ask the students to stand in the middle of the room.Materials: Three old cardboards or 3. Read out a statement and ask them to move toA4 sheets- to be used as signboardswith either ‘Agree’, ‘Disagree’ and whichever side they choose. If they agree with the‘Don’t Know’ written on; statement, then they move to the agree side; if they disagree they move to the disagree side and if they areStatements to use for the activity. not sure, they move to the ‘Don’t Know’ sign.Curriculum Connections:English- oral expression; dialogue;debate; pre-writing activity;Social/ Health Science- consideringothers; relationships & attitudes;effects of change; resolvingconflicts; cultures & communities;resource use;Basic/ Elementary Science-upset ...