Cooperation

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Woodchips (5 & under)

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Pioneers (10-12)

Venturers (13-15)

DFs (16-20)

Adult

Finding Common Ground

Time: 20-40 mins
Topic: Cooperation, Identity & Culture
Location: Inside, Outside

This activity will help find out what everyone in the group has in common

Co-operative Crafts

Time: 20-40 mins
Topic: Cooperation
Location: Inside

Set the group a project where the success depends on listening to each other.

The Results Driven Structure

Time: 20-40 mins
Topic: Cooperation
Location: Inside, Outside

Half the group blindfolded and half cannot speak. Can they work together to re-create a tower?

Group Standing

Time: 10-20 mins
Topic: Cooperation
Location: Inside, Outside

Can your group stand up together?

Equity: Lucky Number

Time: 10-20 mins
Topic: Cooperation, Equality & Inclusion
Location: Inside

Group Drawing

Time: 20-40 mins
Topic: Cooperation, Just for Fun, Leadership
Location: Inside, Online

Create a drawing from verbal and non verbal instructions

Listen to Me!

Time: 40-60 mins
Topic: Cooperation, Democracy, Leadership

promote a discussion with your group about structures which will promote fair and full participation from individuals in the group.

Co-operative Volleyball

Time: 10-20 mins
Topic: Cooperation
Location: Inside, Outside

Play a ball game and have a discussion with your group about the usefulness or otherwise of rules

How many Pioneers can you fit on a Pioneer?

Time: 10-20 mins
Topic: Cooperation
Location: Inside, Outside

Can small teams make it across the space with only one person touching the floor?

Creating an Emblem

Time: 20-40 mins
Topic: Cooperation
Location: Inside, Online

Design a group emblem to represent shared values

Map Symbols

Time: 20-40 mins
Topic: Cooperation, Just for Fun
Location: Inside, Online

See how your group would represent places on a map, then match with the real OS symbols

Creating Contours

Time: 10-20 mins
Topic: Cooperation, Just for Fun
Location: Inside, Online

Use cardboard to create hills from a map using the contour lines.