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Description

Squirrel - skill superstars session

Resources

You will need
Equipment needed for skills being shared

Instructions

Before you begin
The week before this session, tell everyone that they’ll be teaching other people a new skill. They’ll need to choose their skill before the next session, spend some time practising and preparing, and ask for any equipment they might need.
Set up tables and chairs around the room in groups of two or three.


Become a skills superstar
Everyone should get into pairs.
Each pair should take it in turns to teach each other a new skill.
People can choose to share any skill they’re proud of. For example, tying knots, making paper aeroplanes, singing a nursery rhyme, or doing a forward roll.
Once everyone has shared their skill, they should gather as a whole group to talk about how it felt.
We’ve included some questions to help you reflect in the pink box below.
Learn together
Anyone who wants to share their skill with the whole group could take a deep breath and go for it.
Encourage people to be brave and share their talents, but don’t put anyone on the spot. It’s OK if people don’t want to share their skill with everyone. Encourage them to listen – maybe they could try one of these new skills at home.
Everyone should chat about how sharing a skill with lots of people is different to sharing a skill with one other person.
We’ve included some questions to help you reflect in the pink box below.
Reflection
This activity encouraged young people to get outside of their comfort zone and try being brave leaders. Throughout the session, people used their communication skills to help others learn a new skill. At times, it might have felt like people were going to get things wrong, but by supporting each other, everyone learned something about themselves.

You can chat about the reflection questions below throughout the session or at the end.

Gemma Learns a Skill

How did Gemma help Anya learn something new?
Why is it good to help other people learn new things?
Become a skills superstar

What was hard about teaching someone else a skill? What was easy?
How did it make people feel to teach someone else?
Learn together

How did it make people feel to teach everyone or see someone else teaching everyone?
Does anyone feel like a skill superstar?
Would people like to try teaching others again?

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• All Together - Team