This week was jam packed with fun activities and we even mixed in some classroom procedures. We started off the week creating our shared agreements and how we want the class to run. After that was finished, we talked about our personal values and how they lead us towards different decisions.
Wednesday was all about communication! I gave students directions while their eyes were closed so they had to rely solely on their interpretation of my directions. We also did back to back drawing which pairs up students and requires one student to draw a picture that their partner is holding and they can only go by how their partner describes the picture. The message I wanted them to understand is that we all communicate and interpret messages differently. So in the future, if there is a miscommunication, do not react negatively, but be open and try to figure out what you're not understanding.
We wrapped up the week working on T-shirt designs and had a great agree/disagree debate on Friday. The topics ranged from current issues in the world/community to things that happened in the past and its effect on the world. I was delightfully surprised by some of the students statements and it's definitely an activity we'll do again in the future!
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