Flexibility
Flexibility is the ability to adapt to new situations and changes. It is the willingness to change. It involves being open to different ideas, adjusting to unexpected events, and finding new ways to solve problems. Flexibility is important because life is constantly changing, and being flexible allows us to cope with challenges in a calm and effective way. It’s not just about accepting change, but also being able to adjust our thoughts, emotions, and actions to meet new demands or circumstances, whether they are in our personal life, work or social environment. Flexibility helps us move forward and make the best of difficult situations. There are three skills that are very close in meaning. Sometimes they are used interchangeably, but the difference between them should be clear. These three skills are: flexibility, adaptability, and flexibility
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The Country Game
This is a dodgeball-style game designed for children over the age of 6, where the objective is for the active player to hit the fleeing opponents with a ball and gradually eliminate them from the game. The children standing around the circle each choose a country name – this is where the game gets its name from. Skill focus Primary Skill Focus Complementary/Secondary Skill Focus Age group Student number Duration 6 + 6-12 children 20-40 minutes
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Same Four
Same Four is a two-player board game similar to tic-tac-toe. During the game, the two players take turns handing each other game pieces, which the receiving player then freely places on the 4×4 board during their turn. The goal is to be the first to create a row, column, or diagonal containing four pieces with the same property (for example, shape, colour, size, or hole pattern) in a line. If the board fills up without either player achieving this, the game ends in a draw. Skill focus Primary Skill Focus Complementary/Secondary Skill Focus Age group Student number Duration 6 +…
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Quad PUSE – Winning Quarters
Players place PUSE tiles on the table to recreate the patterns shown on their secret task cards. Action cards can be used to influence the course of the game. The goal is to complete as many task cards as possible within the set time or before all tiles are used. Skill focus Primary Skill Focus Complementary/Secondary Skill Focus Age group Student number Duration 6 + 3-4 students / group class size 15-20 minutes, depending on the number of tiles and task cards