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Alternatives to school tours

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  • 07-05-2021 8:15pm
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    mtoutlemonde
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    Hi folks, I have responsibility of organising some activities for the first year students to celebrate the end of the school year. In the absence of a school tour, has anyone any ideas for things we could do on site? Would prefer something other than a DVD. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.


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    spurious
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    Table quiz.

    Usual for a few rounds, then for two rounds, get teachers to submit photos of themselves as babies and of their bookshelves.

    The students have to guess which teacher it is. Big plus that weaker kids have as good a chance as the rest in those two rounds.

    Judicious mixing of students on tables to level abilities, break up cliques etc. can be applied.


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    mtoutlemonde
    Registered Users Posts: 2,120 ✭✭✭mtoutlemonde


    spurious wrote: »
    Table quiz.

    Usual for a few rounds, then for two rounds, get teachers to submit photos of themselves as babies and of their bookshelves.

    The students have to guess which teacher it is. Big plus that weaker kids have as good a chance as the rest in those two rounds.

    Judicious mixing of students on tables to level abilities, break up cliques etc. can be applied.

    Thanks for that- is it possible to do a table quiz during covid?


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    spurious
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    mtoutlemonde wrote: »
    Thanks for that- is it possible to do a table quiz during covid?

    I suppose it depends how big a group you have and the size of the room.

    They could be silent during it, rather than whispering answers, then they could sit further apart and write their suggestions.


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    joebloggs32
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    mtoutlemonde wrote: »
    Thanks for that- is it possible to do a table quiz during covid?

    Don't attempt anything that in any way will breach the covid protocols in place.

    We all would like to mark the end of the year with doing some "fun" stuff but if you were to cause an outbreak in your school by deviating from the current guidance, and some 6th years couldn't sit exams you would be in severe hot water.


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    mtoutlemonde
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    joebloggs32 wrote: »
    Don't attempt anything that in any way will breach the covid protocols in place.

    We all would like to mark the end of the year with doing some "fun" stuff but if you were to cause an outbreak in your school by deviating from the current guidance, and some 6th years couldn't sit exams you would be in severe hot water.

    That's what I was thinking.


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    Alex86Eire
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    What about a sports day?


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    TheValeyard
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    mtoutlemonde wrote: »
    Thanks for that- is it possible to do a table quiz during covid?

    Kahoot. Can use their own devices and keep a distance.

    Fcuk Putin. Glory to Ukraine!



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    mtoutlemonde
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    TheValeyard wrote: »
    Kahoot. Can use their own devices and keep a distance.

    Kahoot broke :) That's what I tell my students anyway! I would like something that would last the day.


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    amacca
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    mtoutlemonde wrote: »
    Kahoot broke :) That's what I tell my students anyway! I would like something that would last the day.

    Sports day? Outside

    Focus on activities where they keep their distance?

    Have a leaderboard across activities

    Enlist help of older trusted students?

    I'm think8ng novelty type stuff like egga and spoon race, obstacle course, penalty kicks if ball wiped and placed by same volunteer (although that's a pain), maybe burpees etc

    Rotate them around, something small for all at the end or Divide them into balanced teams ...each team wears a specific colour (that's easily got) ...get the more mathematical volunteers to add up the scores and tot them up to determine winning team to give them something to play for....

    Realistically anything that's going to take a day is going to have to be more than one activity or will have to be a collection of activities like that.......main problem with that assuming you get buy in is the weather needs to play ball or the group needs to fit easily into a gym (assuming of course you have a gym)


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