Cup Challenge
Our class this year is made up of new and established students, almost 50 -50.
This can be a challenge in that the students want to form two groups: those that are new & those who have been here. To shake things up during the first week of school the students were given a challenge: Stack 6 plastic cups into a pyramid using only a rubber band and 4 strings; no hands can touch the cups and everyone must participate.
(What a delight to see them thinking and working together)
The groups were quick to figure out that the rubber band is very important, but how to get it off the cups?
Some groups were quick to realize that the string can do incredible things, cup flipping anyone!
Others figured out how to create a tool to build the pyramid.
No matter how they accomplished the task, they learned how to communicate with each other. After everyone was finished, each group shared how they accomplished the task. They discovered that all the groups had similar ideas but completed the task in a slightly different way.
It was a fun way to get to know each other.
Our classroom is not the only place where we have new students. There are several new students in the whole Middle School so we have spent time getting to know each other.
The whole Middle School enjoyed a day in Portland on a scavenger hunt of sorts. The teams were a combination of 6th, 7th & 8th graders and a mix of new and established students. Everyone had a great time and made new friends.
It has been a privilege and an honor to be apart of a great group of students!!
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