Mastering Team Communication and Strategic Collaboration
•Year 6
•Outdoor Adventurous Activities
•Distributed at start of warm-up activity
Alternative: Individual whiteboards, clipboards
Available with paper for drawing activities
Alternative: Whiteboard pens if using boards
Used as barriers in main activity and targets in game
Alternative: Large pieces of cardboard, PE benches
Clean and ready for sheep pen game
Alternative: Scarves, fabric strips, closing eyes
Scattered around sheep pen area for navigation challenge
Alternative: Any safe, low obstacles
For timing 30-second drawing and 5-minute planning periods
Alternative: Phone timer, classroom clock
Using spoken words to share information, ideas, or instructions with others
Communicating without words using gestures, body language, signals, or demonstrations
Paying full attention to understand and remember what someone is communicating
Being exact and accurate in communication, leaving no room for misunderstanding
A planned approach or method for achieving a goal through teamwork
Understanding where pupils are coming from and where they're going
Precise descriptive language, giving clear instructions, active listening skills, vocabulary development for spatial and anatomical terms
Spatial awareness and positional language, understanding angles and directions, measuring distances for communication challenges
Understanding of senses and how they work, exploring how sound travels and visual communication functions, body systems and spatial awareness
Teamwork and collaboration, building trust in relationships, leadership skills, patience and perseverance, problem-solving in groups
Move between groups during activities to monitor communication quality and safety, position near blindfolded activities for immediate intervention if needed
Watch for precision in instruction-giving, evidence of active listening, development of creative communication solutions, and maintenance of safety during challenging activities
Step in when communication becomes frustrated rather than constructive, ensure safety protocols are followed during blindfolded activities, support groups struggling with system development
Model precise anatomical language for position descriptions, demonstrate safe guidance techniques for blindfolded activities, show examples of effective signal systems from successful teams
Large indoor space minimum 15m x 20m for spread out activities and 20m distance challenges
Clean, dry floor suitable for students moving on hands and knees during sheep activities
Clear 'STOP' signal for immediate cessation of activity, immediate removal of blindfolds if needed, first aid accessible for any minor injuries
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