My neighbour (and fomer colleague) Roberta came by the other day to borrow my Lego. I’d love to say this kind of thing happens regularly, but it really doesn’t.
She had recalled an activity I’d done with various groups some years ago, to teach them about the importance of communication
The game is super simple (if you (or a neighbour) have the Lego to hand and involves trying to recreate a model, albeit with some restrictions.
Full details here.
For me, the value of the exercise is about getting students to think some more about how well they prepare for activities and how well they can make running adjustments should things turn out to be quite so simple as they thought. Which is of – hopefully – general application, not just for classrooms.
It’s also a nice ice-breaker, especially if you have multiple teams up against each other.
As I say, this isn’t a new exercise, but somehow I never really wrote it up fully. Perhaps I need to go back through my playbook and check there aren’t other things I could be sharing with you.
But do remember, you’ll have to wait for Roberta to return the Lego before you can ask for it.