Reflection We had a great time conducting this lesson with the class! We found it difficult to choose an activity that would engage kids, university students, while also incorporating the element of Social Studies. However, we were all pleasantly surprised at how much the group actually loved our game, and how engaged they were! Due to the time constraint of only 15 minutes, we chose to play our main game “the Mayan Ball game”, and simply discuss with the rest of the class our idea of our warm up and cool down games and their themes. We had a backup plan to play the Egyptian stick game if we needed to fill more time. However, as mentioned, the class seemed to really enjoy the game and remained engaged the whole time, thus giving us the …show more content…
This worked well, however, it would have been better if we had two balls so mitigate the wait time, but we only had one so we made due. Furthermore, we made one more change in delivery following the first group. During our introductory discussion with the first group, we did not make mention of the sacrifice of the team captain until the very end of the game. Thus, we thought it would be fun to actually pick a team captain before beginning play, so that at the end of the game, we could tie in the importance of winning the game in order to avoid the sacrifice of the captain. This turned out to be a good decision because following the end of the game, we asked for team captains to step forward, we celebrated the winning team, and made mention of the terrible loss the losing team was about to experience. We filled them in on the news that their captain would now be sacrificed and explained why. This allowed us to conclude the game bringing in yet another fact about the Mayan culture and tradition. It also made the end of the game more entertaining and fun! Considering teamwork was the foundation of our game, we thought it would be best to divide the group in two equal halves. However, in a class setting, it would be fun to start the teams small, dividing the gym in two and having four teams. This would allow students to warm up and get used to the footwork and teamwork required to be
Ending of this Introduction to Ethnic course I will discuss of two key learning moments that will stay with me upon my departure from this course. I also will discuss of learning tools that help guided me through this course. In addition, I will discuss of what I had gained fromthe two moments of learning. Lastly, I will share how I can continue to learn and discuss about ethnic-studies related issues.
I would also stick with either the Jeopardy game for the rest of the class or instead of letting the students pick one activity to do after the game, I would set up three centers and let students do each center for the rest of the class time. I would do this because it took more time than I thought it would to go over the review video. Cutting back on what I put in the lesson, I would have more time to go over the review and then give them one fun activity that allows them to practice what we are reviewing and not run out of
One, the first main point is how to properly lay aside your differences and learn how to accordingly utilize them in a team sport. Two, the second main point is implementing teamwork and having absolute confidence in each other; and by doing that you will unceasingly come out with a victory! I hope I peaked your interest and you consider reading The Boys in the Boat this year for your knowledge and enjoyment. I would thoroughly enjoy coming back and talking to you and your students in your Physical Education class about what they thought.Before I go, I want to leave this quote from George Pocock “ Harmony, balance, and rhythm. They're three things that stay with you, your whole life. Without them civilization is out of whack...and with them, you will be able to go out in life, fight it, and handle
One of the more important skills students will learn outside the classroom is teamwork. This quality can not be taught it must be learned by experience. Members will be on teams to compete in competitions. Students must learn the limits and strengths of their team member if they wish to succeed. This skill prepares students for the team work assignments which will be required in classes, as well as in everyday
Editors note: Daniel Gonzalez is a journalist Miami, Florida. He has always been interested with the Mayans. Daniel Gonzalez traveled back in time with the time machine that he made in his high school wood shop and was able to go back to the 13th century to write about the fall of the Mayans.
For the Honors World History midterm project the class was put into groups and we were to make a poster with information about one topic from the first semester. We started with three topics and then picked which idea would be best to transfer to a poster. My group started with the three categories, people, revolutions and countries. We chose countries for our poster. Even though this project was very intimidating and stressful at first, I ended up enjoying it because we worked with other classmates which allowed for more creativity as well as a more complete poster since more people worked on it.
Team building exercises were engaged in to bring the team members together on a personal level. The exercises and the time together engendered greater loyalty, personal connections, appreciation for team mates, and common purpose. Genuinely caring for team members or co-workers should compel team members to always give their best in the interest of the
The class played 4 games that used root words. There was 8 teams, 2 teams per a game. Each team had 2 people. There were an annoying dice game, snake, soccer, and concentration. There were some unacceptable parts.
Heart racing, knees shaking, arms trembling; it was the first day of my sophomore year and I was about to enter my AP World History, class. My palms were sweaty; I didn’t know what to expect, but afterward, the teacher gave a brief overview of the course. He mentioned how it was rigorous and demanding course, and it would prepare us for college-level courses, such as developing our speaking skills and helping us receive college credits. We focused on teaching the class about the content, which was good opportunity to defeat my fear. At this point, I had to get over my fear of presenting in front of others, but the thought of it tortured me. All I could think of was my 10-year-old self speechlessly standing in front of many students with so
Teamwork is a key skill that everyone should have installed in them at a young age.The brain of a child is like a sponge, they absorb everything and use it in the future. Playing football is not an individual sport unlike competitive swim or boxing, when playing a sport heavy contact or not as a team a child learns to work with others to achieve a common goal of winning or advancing. Children become cooperative and have the ability to collaborate with others making them more resourceful and beneficial in any real life situation. According to live strong representative and author of article “Benefits of Teamworks in Sports” Wade Harle, stated “ Teamwork in sports can help give participants stronger communication skills and teach them to work better with others. Additional advantages to teamwork in sports are learning to deal with conflict and varieties of different ideas within a team.” As the young child grows and prospers into a young adult having the teamwork ability and characteristic will only gain them the upper hand when applying for jobs, working on projects and in life commitments and relationships.
Having played a variety of team sports throughout my life, I saw a lot of parallels throughout the class work on team building between positive teamwork and success. Reading Five Dysfunctions of a Team and then applying what we learned from the reading into several team building exercise gave me a unique perspective on how to create and identify key team building skills.
At the Freshmen Respect Retreat we started our day off with a few games. The games they provided us with pumped the building with energy. We started off buzzing around the room playing caught in the middle, a game where everyone is divided into teams and gathers in a circle. The people inside of the circle run to others on the outside of the circle and pull them up. From there the same is done to another person till the music stops. If someone is not sitting down on the outer edge of the circle when the music stops, they have been caught in the middle. A team is announced the winner if they have the least amount of their players caught in the middle. The energy of that game kept us in a light and airy mood throughout the majority of the day.
2. Math Games: What did you learn about the math skill you selected? How did creating a game push you to think about supporting this skill in a playful way? How successful was your game in supporting children’s learning of the concept that you selected? The game was designed for the math skill of children knowing 1- 10 correspondents. Creating the game was hard because I wanted to make it easy, make sure it made sense and something the students in the class would enjoy. The game wasn’t too successful for my class because of the six students only two were interested in actually trying the game. It was difficult for one of the students because he didn’t know his colors very well and that made it difficult. The other student did very well at the game but I also expected her to, because she is the more advanced child in the class.
Many decades ago, northern Central America and southern Mexico cultures developed complex political and social ranks. Researchers today know this region as Mesoamerica, known for its rich soil, abundant amount of rainfall, and agriculture. (Judge & Langdon, 2012) The Mesoamericans, Aztec and Mayan tribes, developed into complex civilizations for multiple reasons. These societies were advanced and complex for their time in areas, such as architecture, agriculture, militarism, and education. Each had unique religion and political systems as well. The rise and fall of both were due to several factors.
A contract is a written or spoken agreement between two or more parties that involves the exchange of two promises, which is intended to be enforceable by law. The four basic elements are the offer, consideration, acceptance, and mutuality. When elements are broken down individually, each one is just as important as the next. If one of these elements are broken or misunderstood, it could mean result in the contractual agreement becoming not valid and end in lawsuit. The overall purpose of the contract is for legal purpose and to keep a order within an agreement.