Short Activities

In class on (2/15) our groups presented our short activities we chose.  The first group presented innovative art, which was really fun and gave us the participants a chance to express ourselves using random household items like cotton balls, sponges, ribbon, feathers, and leaves.  There were different colors of paint to create our own masterpieces on paper.  This was a very positive activity that many populations of people could benefit from!  The second group presented making magical music which was also a very creative activity where groups had to construct their own band to make music for the class with random supplies.  Our group decided to play a version of twinkle twinkle little star with our innovative instruments.  The third group presented musical expression which was a very unique game.  It was a very relaxing activity where groups got together to draw our feelings out on paper as different genres of music played in the background with the lights off.  After each song played we would switch papers and draw on that one.  It was really interesting at the end to turn the lights back on and see the creations we made.  The fourth group started off presenting an ice breaker game called shoe ID, we all took one of our shoes off and threw it in the middle of the room then picked up a random shoe and chatted with it's owner to learn a little more about our classmates.  Following the ice breaker we were instructed some basic chair yoga stretches.  This activity brought us all together to relax.  Finally my group presented egg drop, this activity is an active activity where groups collaberate together to form a contraption around their egg using straws, paper, and tape to prevent the egg from breaking.  Groups seemed to get pretty competitive when we dropped the eggs of the third floor balcony.  This was a great team building activity which involved good communication skills.  Overall this was a very fun class period and I learned a lot of good activity which I will add to my bag of tricks for the future!