Monday started off great with some solid debates around uniform policy, war, students rights, and how much dislike they have for Donald Trump. Valid arguments were made on both sides. Most students believe that we should work towards peace and we even went over why Russia and the U.S disagree.
The middle of the week had us wrapping up Hot Buttons and turning our focus on the 5 core emotions and I was impressed with how well the students understood the different types of emotions. We began class by using the letters in our first names to come up with different emotions starting with those letters. The kids were very creative with most emotions and only needed a little help with some of the more challenging letters (Z, Y, X). Later in the class, I started calling out different emotions and it was the students jobs to see which of the 5 core emotions they fit into. Often times, they realized that they would fall into multiple categories.
At the end of the week we did a team building exercise called the Egg Drop Challenge. Student's were put into small groups and had to construct an object that would protect an egg from a 10 foot fall given a limited amount of supplies. Some groups were very creative, while some groups requested their egg early to lock it into their contraption and ended up with a broken egg before dropping. Overall, it was a lot of fun and students did a great job of working together and trying to come up with the safest creation for their egg.
Have a great weekend!
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