Lesson Plans

A.5.06 – Effective Collaboration in a group

80 minutes

Activity 1 (R.5.11)

-Tutor introduces the group to an interactive exercise that will help them to develop their group collaboration skills.

- Tutor divides the group into subgroups of 3.  Where there are surplus learners, they will act as observers for the activity and will be divided among the groups so there is an observer for every 1 or 2 groups.

- Each group sits at a table with five envelopes, each containing different parts of the squares.

- The task is to assemble five squares of equal size.

- The group has only finished after there is one complete square lying in front of each group member.

- Observers have the task of ensuring that the rules are observed and they may take notes.

- At the end of the activity, the observers are asked first for their feedback on how the groups performed and then the group members reflect on their experiences.

 

Activity 2 (R.5.12)

- For this activity, the Tutor appoints one of the learners to act as the facilitator for this activity and the Tutor will observe the volunteer.

- The facilitator (volunteer) introduces the group to the activity as described in R.5.12.

- For the purpose of completing this activity, learners are asked to imagine that they are looking after this refugee family as a senior volunteer.

- The facilitator divides the group into pairs or smaller groups and asks each pair or group to practice their communication skills by taking a different example from those listed below.

- The facilitator monitors the work of each pair or group and advises the learners where necessary.

- At the end of the activity, the facilitator poses the following questions  to the pairs or groups and records their answers on a flipchart:

a)     How do you deal with the situation?

b)     How do you react to this?

c)      Would you seek help from others or try to find a solution yourself?

d)     If you would like to get help from others, whom would you to contact?

e)     How did you experience the discussions with the partners?


Projector and Screen; Internet access and access to YouTube; Laptop or Computer; Pens and note-taking materials for learners; Flipchart and marker to record feedback from observers and groups; Envelopes with prepared squares (R.5.11) Copies of R.5.12 for each learner