Tuesday, 26 May 2015

buddies 5

this time for buddies we did lacrosse! we didn't play so our buddies did, and it went pretty well! we had to teach them how to play properly and keep the game going. while they were playing the big buddies were motivating them and kind of telling them what to do to keep the game going. i think the little buddies did really well and gave it their all to try and get the ball. they were good at communicating with their teammates during the game. it honestly made the big buddies want to play themselves too. i felt like some big buddies including me were a little too like "hey do this" to the little buddies. i think the little buddies were able to play the game without so much direction, but what i tried to do to keep them playing was to say motivating things to them since i know kids don't always feel confident playing sports unless some people are there to motivate them. the whole thing overall went really well! near the end of the game we found a frog and got a little carried away haha. but everything was really fun and stuff. 

1 comment:

  1. Love this post. Instead of just describing the lesson you reflected on your own actions as a big buddy/teacher and how that impacts the group. I like that you noticed they could probably do it on their own (that's what we work on as high school teachers too) but it is always a changing balance. I like that you didn't just quit but rather moved from instructions to encouragement. :)

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