Duration: 15 minutes
SPIRIT Skills:
- Curiosity, sense of wonder and openness
Brief Description:
Preparation phase: forming groups and providing instructions
- Forming teams
- Warm-up and motivation: group discussion in the classroom
- Distributing task sheets
How does this develop particular SPIRIT skills
Forming teams and having a group discussion about the tasks helps the children prepare for unexpected situations and adapt to changing circumstances. During the warm-up, students’ resilience is also strengthened, as they understand that by supporting each other, they can more easily solve new and challenging tasks together. Distributing the task sheets provides a structured framework that supports independent and disciplined work.
What do we want to achieve regarding SPIRIT skill development (student understanding and/or behaviour)?
The activity aims to enable students to respond flexibly to unexpected situations and effectively adapt to changing circumstances. It is important that they learn how to face challenges through collaboration and mutual support, thereby strengthening their resilience. Structured frameworks, such as using task sheets, promote independent and disciplined work, contributing to the development of students’ self-confidence and perseverance. As a result, students not only improve their skills but also develop a positive attitude toward problem-solving and teamwork.
Academic/Curriculum Objective connection
Reading comprehension and key information identification development
Materials and tools needed for implementation
Task sheet
Preparation notes
The storyline of the activity: The stork and the fox are organizing a birthday party, and we have been invited too. To enter the party, we must overcome various obstacles and solve the code needed for entry. If the students obtain the code, they will also get to learn the story of the stork and the fox.
Guided Questions
- How did you feel when you found out who your teammate would be?
- What did you do to get along well with your new teammates?
- Was there anything that made you feel a little unsure or nervous? What did you do then?
- How can we help each other if something unexpected happens?
- What should you do if you are having trouble solving the task?
- Is there any station on the task sheet that you don’t know?
Stage Debriefing Questions (Optional)
- What was the best thing about forming groups?
- How did you feel when you talked in your team for the first time?
- What did you learn about how to be a good teammate?
- How can we help each other when we face a difficult situation?
Tips and Tricks for dealing with stage challenges
Ways to form groups:
- Random: Code sheets are placed in sealed envelopes, and each participant draws one. The colour of the code sheet determines which team they join. In this case, we cannot influence the composition of the teams, which may cause difficulties during collaboration.
- Directed: We distribute the code sheets by name.
- For each station, students from higher grades can be selected to explain the tasks and assist the teams. It is important that the helpers pay attention to when intervention is needed and when it is better to let the teams solve problems independently.
- It is advisable to discuss the basic rules of cooperation with the groups, such as attentive listening and supporting each other.