Collaborative Problem Solving Through Adventure Challenges
•Year 5
•Outdoor Adventurous Activities
•Position benches with adequate spacing for safety, ensure stability
Alternative: Gymnastics benches, playground benches, or low stable platforms
Check pens can stand upright and are safe to handle
Alternative: Plastic bottles, small cones, or similar cylindrical objects
Use to mark start lines, boundaries, and successful attempts
Alternative: Small markers, discs, or bean bags
For measuring distances accurately and tracking progress
Alternative: Metre rulers or pre-marked lines on ground
Working together effectively towards a common goal
A planned approach or method to solve a problem or complete a challenge
Guiding and motivating others to achieve team goals
Using careful planning and considering different options to solve problems
Sharing ideas clearly and listening actively to others
Understanding where pupils are coming from and where they're going
Non-verbal communication, listening skills, collaborative discussion, explaining strategies and reasoning
Measuring distances accurately, comparing lengths, ordering from tallest to shortest, understanding spatial relationships
Forces and balance when supporting team members, levers and fulcrums in pen challenge, gravity and stability concepts
Spatial awareness and positioning, understanding direction and distance, mapping team formations
Leadership skills, responsibility taking, managing emotions under pressure, building positive relationships
Central position during introductions, mobile supervision during challenges, strategic positioning to observe all teams
Safety compliance during bench activities; Quality of team communication and collaboration; Individual student engagement and contribution; Problem-solving strategies and persistence
["When safety rules are not being followed", "If teams become frustrated or arguments develop", "When students are not participating or being excluded", "To provide encouragement during difficult moments"]
Demonstrate: Clear non-verbal communication gestures, safe bench movement, strategic positioning for challenges, positive team interaction
Minimum 15m x 20m clear space, with additional areas for multiple team activities
Dry, even surface suitable for bench work, clear of obstacles and hazards
Stop activity immediately if injury occurs, assess need for first aid, ensure other students continue safely under supervision
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