Step 5 - Raising Voices

5.1d Magic CarpetGoals• To help students work together as a team• To learn planning skills and cooperationActivityDivide the class into teams of about 15 students each. The teams musthave the same number of students. Give each team three pieces of paper.Explain that the entire team must move from one side of the room to theother, but they can only do so while stepping on the piece of paper. Theycan never touch the floor. If they touch the floor, they must go back tothe beginning. You may choose to assign several students to serve as judgesrather than be on a team. Give the teams five minutes to talk about thegame and to think of a strategy. After the five minutes is up, have the teamsbegin.After the game is over, discuss what happened with the class. Did anyoneprepare a strategy? What made the winning team successful? Did eachteam have a leader? Did people respect and listen to the leader? Whatmade the other teams fall behind?32