Rules+&+Responsibilities

Rules/Responsibilities idea: Plan a Party! Goal: to have students understand the value of sharing responsibilities (things get done faster, it's fair to share the load...) 1. think/pair/share what kinds of things are involved in a party 2. group ideas (i.e. decorations, invitations and guest list, music and activities, refreshments, ...) to form sub-committees 3. have students sign up for one subcommittee 4. meet with each group to determine specific tasks to be completed 5. give groups time to complete their jobs 6. pick a date, send a note home to explain the purpose of the event, and carry out the plans the class has made 7. during the planning and during the actual party, take photos of each group to use on a bulletin board. Captions could read "Some of us made decorations." "Some of us planned food." etc. with a statement in the middle "ALL of us had fun!"

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