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Home : 2007 : Jun : 16
Give each group pencils and papers (1 of each for each child) Give each group 5-8 pipe cleaners. Each group needs to start with the same number. They can request more if they need them. The rules are- no one can talk, they need to communicate by writing or with sign language/gestures, every team member needs to be working as this is a team project, they can only use the pipe cleaners, no other tools can be used. The Goal- you give them a theme such as something that represents summer or a mode of transportation and they have to as a team create something out of the pipe cleaners that represents the theme assigned. When they are done, they nominate a spokesperson to tell about the object they have made. I have done this with children as young as 1st grade and as old as 85 years old! It is a hit everytime we do it. My 4th graders begged me to allow them to do it everyday! We settled on twice a month. It was amazing how well they all communicate by only writing. The room is always so quiet when I conduct this activity- an added bonus for teachers! My principal borrowed the idea and used it at a staff meeting. I have also done it with playdoh- however that was much more expensive.
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