This is a variable-length flexibility-building classroom activity for students aged nine and older. At the beginning of the lesson or session, each student (or some of the students, depending on their age and the time available) receives a small piece of paper with a two-sentence instruction written just for them, which does not fit into the normal routine of the lesson. One sentence contains a condition, the other an instruction. Students must carry out their normal classroom activities, pay attention to the teacher, answer questions, etc. They must stay alert and execute their unique task the exact moment their condition is met

Skill focus

Primary Skill Focus

• Flexibility

Complementary/Secondary Skill Focus

• Emotional awareness (emotional regulation and communication)
• Curiosity, sense of wonder and openness
• Resilience

Age group	Student number	Duration
9 + years old	class size	variable (throughout a lesson)

Proposed step by step implementation of the learning activity

1. The appropriate number of instructions should be prepared in advance – each student receives one.
2. It is advisable to plan the instructions in a logical sequence so that one action triggers the next.
3. It is useful to record the planned sequence, but this should not be shared with the students.
4. Each selected student receives a separate, unnumbered instruction that begins with “if …” and ends with “then …,” which only they know.
5. The activity starts upon a predetermined signal or event.
6. The signal triggers a chain reaction: students respond to each other’s actions.
7. The process should be monitored to detect any interruptions.
8. A group discussion at the end helps to process the experience and deepen learning.