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Session 7

3 activities

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Your session goals
Team Leader
Team Leader 25%
Teamwork
Teamwork 40%

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Activities

Get your head in the game

30 mins

Create a treacherous track and ping pong ball ‘heads’, then work together to get your heads safely along the track.

  • Meets
  • Requirement 1

All tied up

10 mins

Complete a series of tasks as a team while being tied to each other at the wrist.

  • Meets
  • Requirement 4

Try the human knot game

10 mins

Hold hands and tangle yourselves into a knot, then work together to untie yourselves without letting go of each other.

  • Meets
  • Requirement 1
  • Meets
  • Requirement 2

Preparation

Equipment

  • Permanent markers
  • Scissors
  • Something to protect surfaces (for example, newspaper or tablecloths)
  • Table tennis or ping pong balls
  • Old tarpaulin or large sheet (which the permanent markers will show up on)
  • Scarves (such as neckers)

Resources

Session notes

You could run this session as three bases, with a different game at each base. Cubs could rotate around the bases. You may need some extra volunteers if you do this. Young people don't earn their Teamwork Challenge Award just by playing team games. They also need to show that they know about teamwork and show that they can be a team player. Help Cubs to meet the second requirement of the award by encouraging them to show and tell you what they did to be a good team player and help their team. As everyone shows their teamwork skills, this might be a good time to think about who you'll choose as Sixers and Seconders. Now, some Cubs will have achieved their Teamwork Challenge Award. Award everyone with the badges they've earned.

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