Cherry Bing
My dear dh is coaching my 3rd grader's 3rd and 4th grade OM team. He is having trouble getting them to focus and not go off on too many tangents and to narrow their focus to things that can be done in their 8 min time allotment. He is getting super frustrated and I feel bad for him. Anyone have advice that I can pass along?
Stephanie
Nothing is foolproof for a sufficiently talented fool
Nothing is foolproof for a sufficiently talented fool
Cherry Cola
My nieces did this in Omaha, Nebraska, but our school district doesn't have this, so I am not sure what this entails.
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Scrapbooking began in the Bible Ps. 78:3-4
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Scrapbooking began in the Bible Ps. 78:3-4
Personal best-31 LO's completed 6/2010
Cherry Bing
which event are they doing?
Cherry Bing
The hamlet option. Will have to look later
Stephanie
Nothing is foolproof for a sufficiently talented fool
Nothing is foolproof for a sufficiently talented fool
Cherry Bomb
OMG!!! I loved doing this coached a number of teams and took them all the way to the States came in 3rd eevry time so we never made it to the Worlds but we did get the OMer award! But that was a long time ago but i t started when my son was in 3rd grade. Coached a team for my son and one for my daughter for about 4 years.
Find out what strengths each child has...artistic? music? quick thinking humourous etc...give hem homework!!!! They are old enough to think through ideas and write them down.. everyone can come up with one thing before your next meeting. Try not to dictate as the ideas should all come from the kids...coaches are facilitators only - basically to keep them on track and not killing each other. Take breaks during meeting - not sure how often or how long they meet... that can make a huge difference. I always started out with a snack and sitting at the table..asking or any ideas they thought of and then asking lots of questions...Positvie reenforcement is a must at all times...Johnny gives some crazy idea...ok then ask How could you solve this part or that part of the problem? Theme? etc. They will eventually get that they can't just throw out ideas they have to think about the outcome. I usually take a break and do a few spontaneous problems to break it up, a few verbals and physical challenges help a lot - I might be able to pull some out of my dusty brain and send them along if you like...
Also taking them to any local plays or the like cit an really help them see what they need to be thinking about.
Find out what strengths each child has...artistic? music? quick thinking humourous etc...give hem homework!!!! They are old enough to think through ideas and write them down.. everyone can come up with one thing before your next meeting. Try not to dictate as the ideas should all come from the kids...coaches are facilitators only - basically to keep them on track and not killing each other. Take breaks during meeting - not sure how often or how long they meet... that can make a huge difference. I always started out with a snack and sitting at the table..asking or any ideas they thought of and then asking lots of questions...Positvie reenforcement is a must at all times...Johnny gives some crazy idea...ok then ask How could you solve this part or that part of the problem? Theme? etc. They will eventually get that they can't just throw out ideas they have to think about the outcome. I usually take a break and do a few spontaneous problems to break it up, a few verbals and physical challenges help a lot - I might be able to pull some out of my dusty brain and send them along if you like...
Also taking them to any local plays or the like cit an really help them see what they need to be thinking about.
Ann
Cherry Jubilee
Good luck! I coach 5 different First Lego and Jr. First Lego teams. It's hard at times to keep them focused! We do mini team building activities when they seem to be loosing focus and split up the meetings so they aren't doing one thing for more than 30 minutes at a time.
Search the web for team building, there are some great sites out there.
They seem young to me to be doing OM, our school calls it Destination Imagination and it's 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th graders.
Search the web for team building, there are some great sites out there.
They seem young to me to be doing OM, our school calls it Destination Imagination and it's 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th graders.
Jenna - Mom to Emily (2/02) & Kaitlyn (2/04)
Cherry Bing
This is their problem...
Problem 3: To Be or Not To Be
Divisions I, II, III & IV
In this Classics problem, teams will put a musical theatre spin on one of William Shakespeare's most famous lines: "To Be Or Not To Be." Hamlet, the title character, ponders this question and realizes that the easy way out is not always the correct choice. An original "Hamlet" character will face a team-created dilemma. Unlike Shakespeare's Hamlet, the team's character will take the easy way out only to discover that it was the wrong choice. Teams will also incorporate a character that portrays Hamlet's conscience, a creative scene change, a creative costume change, and use of a "trap door." A portion of the performance will include musical theatre elements.
Cost limit: $125 USD.
This is a link to the ntl OM page http://www.odysseyofthemind.com/learn_more.php
OM Stands for Odyssey of the Mind.
Problem 3: To Be or Not To Be
Divisions I, II, III & IV
In this Classics problem, teams will put a musical theatre spin on one of William Shakespeare's most famous lines: "To Be Or Not To Be." Hamlet, the title character, ponders this question and realizes that the easy way out is not always the correct choice. An original "Hamlet" character will face a team-created dilemma. Unlike Shakespeare's Hamlet, the team's character will take the easy way out only to discover that it was the wrong choice. Teams will also incorporate a character that portrays Hamlet's conscience, a creative scene change, a creative costume change, and use of a "trap door." A portion of the performance will include musical theatre elements.
Cost limit: $125 USD.
This is a link to the ntl OM page http://www.odysseyofthemind.com/learn_more.php
OM Stands for Odyssey of the Mind.
Stephanie
Nothing is foolproof for a sufficiently talented fool
Nothing is foolproof for a sufficiently talented fool
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