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Back to School Games & Activities: Lesson 1

Back to School Games & Activities: Lesson 1 is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
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Strengthens Learning Transfer This reflection and learning exercise strengthens Learning Transfer, one of the eight Gathering Effectiveness pillars.

How to run it

  1. Share ACTIVITY IDEAS 26 Aug 13 0 Comments Back-To-School Games & Activities: Lesson 1 BY MARK COLLARD EXPERIENTIAL TRAINER, AUTHOR & SPEAKER First impressions count, right?
  2. Your students want the first days of their new school year to be fun and exciting, and as their teacher, you want it to be educational as well.
  3. In the first week of school, it’s a great idea to present a liberal dose of back to school games and activities which feature lots of opportunities to interact, share and learn.
  4. Over this next week, I will share some of my favourite ‘back-to-school’ activities - all of them are 30 minutes or less, and require few if any props.
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Share ACTIVITY IDEAS 26 Aug 13 0 Comments Back-To-School Games & Activities: Lesson 1 BY MARK COLLARD EXPERIENTIAL TRAINER, AUTHOR & SPEAKER First impressions count, right?

In the first week of school, it’s a great idea to present a liberal dose of back to school games and activities which feature lots of opportunities to interact, share and learn.

Over this next week, I will share some of my favourite ‘back-to-school’ activities - all of them are 30 minutes or less, and require few if any props.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Back to School Games & Activities: Lesson 1. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Share ACTIVITY IDEAS 26 Aug 13 0 Comments Back-To-School Games & Activities: Lesson 1 BY MARK COLLARD EXPERIENTIAL TRAINER, AUTHOR & SPEAKER First impressions count, right?; In the first week of school, it’s a great idea to present a liberal dose of back to school games and activities which feature lots of opportunities to interact, share and learn.; Over this next week, I will share some of my favourite ‘back-to-school’ activities - all of them are 30 minutes or less, and require few if any props.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

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