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Ricochet Learning Experiences Grid
Ricochet 1
Ricochet 2
Ricochet 3
Introductions using Ricochet Ball
Phrase In a Bag
SNAP!
Team Labyrinth
Introductions using Ricochet Ball
Cyclone
Commonalities on the Clock
Board Room
Leading a Group Activity Instructions
Review w/ Question Cube
See Ya! Talent Search
Stump Jumping
Teamplay Tubes
Review w/Question Cube
Hog Call
Keypunch
Fire!
Review w/ Deck of Cards
A What?
Catching the Chicken
Noodle Shelters
Review w/ Deck of Cards
Peek-a-who
Foggy Bridge Building
Ricochet Rap
Review w/ Talking Knot
Swat Tag
Trolleys
Name Game Review
Ricochet
Moving Toward Extinction
Hot Chocolate River
Review w/ Soccer Ball
Dice racing
Fruit Salad
Four Corner Traverse
Hot Potato Review
World’s Largest Underwear
One More w/ tennis balls
Marble tubes
Leadership Information
Introductions Using Ricochet Ball
Defining Leadership -Ants on a Log
Expectations & Ground Rules
Gyro Ring
Helium Stick
Leadership Attitude
Review using Question cube
Galloping Hands
Zoo-sertive
Communication
Mysterious Paper
Hidden Numbers
Interference
Communication Diarrhea
Decision Making
Deck of Cards review
Shooting for Decisions
Siamese Feet
Warp Speed
Stress Management
Group Juggle
Stress Trigger Bus Ride
Lycra Tube games
Relaxation exercises
Ricochet 1
Ricochet 2
Ricochet 3
Leadership Information
Youth will…
 Learn more about self
 Engage in leadership
opportunities as a group
 Describe characteristics of good
teams and good leaders, and
compare and contrast these
characteristics
 Engage in group activities to
develop leadership skills of
communication, team building,
and problem solving.
Youth will …
Youth will …
 Get to know one another
 Get to know one another
 Lay ground rules for future lessons
 Lay ground rules for future lessons
 Re-examine the definition of leadership
 Identify the first step in leading a
group.
 Define transactional and
transformational leadership
 Learn how to give good directions.
 Explain the difference between doing a
 Identify and explore the skills involved
leadership task and being a leader
in leading a group.
 Identify the stages of a group
 Prepare to lead this group in an activity
 Examine the stage their group
currently is in begin to recognize the
benefits of understanding group
development
Leadership Attitude
Youth will ….
 Devise a way to cooperatively
problem solve by means of an
engaging activity
 Debate the pros and cons of
shared leadership
 Develop a plan for dealing with
the next person in a group who
bugs them
 Experience actively contributing
to a group
Youth will …
 Learn how to use groups and
individuals as references/resources
 Become aware of stereotypes
 Build a sense of trust in the group
Youth will …
 Share their vision of the community
leadership project.
 Explore techniques to share negative
feedback successfully.
 Experience how a leader helps a group
develop an action plan.
Youth will …
 Practice good listening skills
 Practice being assertive
 Prepare to talk with others who they
don’t know well
Youth will …
 Experience the power of calling people
by their names
 Develop strategies to communicate
more effectively.
 Design a creative way to communicate
Communication
Youth will …
 Recognize good communication
skills
 Understand the importance of
good communication skills
 Examine communication barriers
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
a selected message.
Integrate use of good
communication skills with peers
Evaluation their own
communication skills used in
experiential learning activities
Decision Making
Youth will …
 Identify what influences their
decision making process
 Share how their values affect
their decision making
 Relate decision making to
leadership skills
Youth will …
 Apply a decision making process to
group decision making.
Youth will …
 Evaluate the results of their decisions.
 Expand their ability to develop
alternative choices.
 Practice using the entire decision
making process.
Youth will …
 Explore how to find balance between
what they want to do and what they
actually can do
 Discover the value of planning and
scheduling and discuss techniques for
managing their time more effectively.
Youth will …
 Determine ways to balance the stress
in their lives.
 Discern the difference between healthy
and unhealthy stress.
 Articulate the contribution
competition plays in stress levels.
Stress Management
Youth will …
 Identify personal stress triggers
 Distinguish symptoms of stress
 Plan strategies to manage stress