1.6 The Mirror
“The Mirror” is Activity 1.6 (Teamwork unit) from the National FFA Grow Your PALS Program Guide, a mentoring activity in which pairs take turns leading and mimicking each other’s movements like a mirror. Through the game and follow-up discussion, students explore the roles of leader and follower in relationships and develop self-assurance and confidence.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Identify the roles people take on in relationships.
- Discuss self-assurance and confidence.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 45 minutes.
- Materials
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- One mirror per pair of students
- Unit
- Teamwork
- Precepts
- K. Emotional Growth — K3. Develop self-assurance and confidence
- Number of Students
- One to three students per adult or peer mentor.
- Description
- Mirror, mirror on the wall…pairs will take on roles as the leader and follower in a relationship by mimicking a mirror. There are times when we need to step up using confidence and become the leader instead of a mirror to those around us.
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- CS.01.02.04.aIdentify characteristics of effective teams.
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills