Title: Teen Leadership
Grade Level: 6, 7, 8th grade
Teacher: Tara Wyrwich
Date: Oct. 6th-10th
Objective: Emphasize problem solving via different methods of communication. Teens work in groups,
discussing, making decisions, and communicating through different activities.
I.
II.
Standards Addressed: Leadership
Materials for Learning Activities
Materials: Football, Paper, and pen or pencil
III.
Procedures for Learning Activities
A. Problem Solving, Decision making, Teamwork and Communication
1. Journals at the top of class (5min.)
2. “Pup Ball” Class splits themselves in two groups, going to take everyone on the team to
score…See the leaders come out as they play the game.
3. Teaches students how teamwork integrates with teen leadership.
B.
Instructional Strategies (20 minutes)
1. Getting the students to work as a together as a team, problem solving activity that is fun, getting
students to communicate with each other making them realize how important communication truly is,
elaborate more in the discussion, and use decision making skills.
C. Closure (5-10 minutes)
1. Building relationships are important, problem solving takes place every day and they do it whether
they realize it or not. Making a decision in life can sometimes be crucial, learn to make the right
decisions.
2. While working as a group can you identify what the most difficult part of the task was? What type of
strategies can you describe while doing these activities? Identify ways this could help you in the future.
Could you learn from the decisions that you make if you just weighed it out from the beginning?
3. If a participant is not participating and getting involved how does that affect the team or class
overall?
4. Writing is a necessity!