Our third graders learned about a fire brigade. Students were divided into teams of 7 where they had to use their fire-fighting tool (a spoon) to transfer fire fighting agents (cotton balls) to put out a fire (a red solo cup). Brigade members were not allowed to touch the fire-fighting agent with anything other than their fire-fighting tool!
After a few rounds of "fire-fighting" a discussion was had on the value of teamwork, how verbal and non-verbal communication can be a positive or negative, and how by working together we can solve problems.
