Activity Template – Be You – Communication
A “Soft” Skills Integration resource from the National FFA Organization providing a set of communication-focused activities (“Be You-Communication”). Through a People Bingo icebreaker, students develop and share a creative self-introduction and reflect on how agricultural education has positively impacted their lives, building communication and team-building skills.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Develop a creative introduction for themselves.
- Share their background and interests with others.
- Interact with their fellow classmates.
- Time required
- 30 minutes
- Materials
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- Each student should have access to paper and a writing utensil.
- Resources
- FFA.org
- Suggested Use
- Incorporate any of these activities into the class curriculum before and during the following: 1. Team building activities. 2. Collaborative or group projects. 3. Ice breaker activity.
- Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- Collaboration; Communication; Social and Cross-Cultural Skills; Work Creatively with Others
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Aligned Standards
AFNR Career Ready Practices
- CRP.01Act as a responsible and contributing citizen and employee.
- CRP.04Communicate clearly, effectively, and with reason. Career-ready individuals communicate thoughts, ideas and action plans with clarity, whether using written, verbal and/or visual methods.
- CRP.12Work productively in teams while using cultural/global competence.
Common Core – Language
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.6Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
Common Core – Speaking and Listening
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.6Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
FFA Precept
- FFA-CS-M.CommunicationEffectively interact with others in personal and professional settings.