Lesson Idea | General Skills

Introduction

Encouraging children to practice general skills, such as communication, problem-solving, and planning, can greatly impact their lives and help them to effectively deal with any potential issues and problems they might face in their day-to-day lives, both now and in the future. In activities that promote Computational Thinking, general skills are also developed and required in order to be able to solve problems. It is for this reason that we created 6 offline activities that can help activate these general skills. These can be used either as energizers to start the day or as a way to bring a heavy day to a close. The activities can also be used as a method through which to explain words like creativity and brainstorming so that they can be more easily used later on in other Computational Thinking lessons.

The 6 activities encompass the general skills of teamwork (2), brainstorming (1), creativity (1), and a combination of skills (2).

The following structure containing 9 points of explanation for every activity will be as follows:
Title of the activity
Summary.
Target Audience: Previous knowledge/level the students need to do the activity.
Duration: How long it will take to implement this activity.
Learning goals: What are the main goals to be achieved by implementing this activity.
Particulars:
Materials: List of materials needed for this activity.
Preparation: Things a teacher needs to prepare in advance in order to facilitate the activity.
Description: Description of the activity and the didactic goals of the lesson

Activities for teamwork
Stack the cups
Lean walk challenge

Activity for brainstorming
Carrousel
Doodle art
What is the storyline?

Activities for multiple skills
Build or create a helping hand
A car driven by air force

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