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Peanut Butter and Jelly

Peanut Butter and Jelly is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Medium group (9-25)GROUP SIZE
BalancedENERGY
In person, RemoteSETTING
Low cognitive loadCOGNITIVE LOAD
Strengthens Learning Transfer This reflection and learning exercise strengthens Learning Transfer, one of the eight Gathering Effectiveness pillars.

How to run it

  1. In small People Science teams, ask players to create the
  2. Give teams and ask them to "look done, once they are done"
  3. Once teams have completed the assignment, they turn in their completed
  4. As one whole group, a "chef" tries to create the sandwich while the facilitator reads the instructions from the worst teams flow/instructions Don't
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Prompts to use +

In small People Science teams, ask players to create the

Give teams and ask them to "look done, once they are done"

Once teams have completed the assignment, they turn in their completed

As one whole group, a "chef" tries to create the sandwich while the facilitator reads the instructions from the worst teams flow/instructions Don't

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Peanut Butter and Jelly. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: In small People Science teams, ask players to create the; Give teams and ask them to "look done, once they are done"; Once teams have completed the assignment, they turn in their completed; As one whole group, a "chef" tries to create the sandwich while the facilitator reads the instructions from the worst teams flow/instructions Don't. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

Origin unverified

  • Where we observed it: The strongest current observations come from Relationship Makers Handbook; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (1 source observed, including Relationship Makers Handbook.)
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  • No efficacy claims: appearing in this library is not a claim that the exercise is proven effective. Facilitator judgment and context decide whether it works for a given room.
  • Corrections: if you have evidence of an earlier or more accurate source, read our methodology and trust boundary and tell us.

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