Isabel Alonso's Task

 

This is a cooperative activity that I like to do at the end of the first term. I relate the activity to Christmas.

Agrupation: The whole group. In Physical Education classes is important to keep some of the roles we normally have in the class , that is : • the role of “ Helper of the day” who is in charge of organising and supervising the materials we are using that day. • The role of “ Coordinator” who is doing the warm up and organises the teams making sure they respect the different turns when doing the activities. In this co-operative activity we also need three more roles: • Supervisor or Focus Keeper: this person makes sure that everybody “is doing What he/she is supposed to do”: they all move when is required, they are all wearing sporty clothes,they all do the warm up… • Quiet captain:this person makes sure the rest of the students are using quiet voices. • Recorder: the one in charge of recording ideas. The cooperative technique is FEEL, THINK,SHARE AND ACT. First of all I would like to explain that this activitie belongs to a series of activities we do during the Christmas period. I choose one topic, for example: “Santa is looking for helpers” .I prepare different challenges and if they get all of them they try to get the final challenge. If they do it right they will be the next Santa´s helpers! The co-operative activity I am presenting to you is “THE FRAGILE PRESENT” Situation: We have a very important present ( a big ball from P.E materials) . It is really fragile. Challenge: Santa is preparing the presents and packing them in the appropriate bag. The problem is that one child has asked for a very fragile present. The present cannot be touched with the arms. They have to move it from one point to the other without touching it with the hands. Once you have moved it from one point to the other, they can take it with their hands and put it in the basket( a net). Norms: They have to think of a possible solution. Each student tell the rest the solutions he/she has thought of. The group decide which solution they may prove first. If they succeed they practice the solutions several times until they can get the challenge. If not, they try a second option given by the group. This follows the structure: THINK,SHARE AND ACT. It will be important to add another level called FEEL specially with younger groups.

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