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Hello, my name is Mrs. Wylie, and I'm here to take you through the remote learning outdoor adventurous activities unit of work.

These lessons have been planned so you can hopefully get involved no matter where you are learning today.

Whether you're in your bedroom, in your garden, or maybe down at the park, we hope you get stuck in and have lots of fun.

Now, today's lesson is all about problem solving, and can you create effective strategies to cross the river?

For this lesson, you will need a safe space to work in, five to six soft items such as teddies or items of clothing, or maybe even some pillows from your home, two stepping stones such as cushions, pillows, t-shirts, tea towels, and a timer.

The outcome of this lesson is that I can cross a river successfully by applying effective strategies.

Hopefully by the end of the lesson, you all will have achieved that.

Our key words for today, we're gonna go through as my turn and your turn.

Our first keyword, strategy, your turn.

Brilliant, a strategy is a plan for achieving success.

Second key word, my turn, balance, your turn.

Brilliant, balance is keeping a steady and stable body position.

And our final key word, my turn, persevere, your turn.

Brilliant, persevere is to keep going and to not give up, even when something is difficult.

Our warm up, let's get started, shall we?

I want you to show what you know about problem solving.

Find five to six soft items such as teddies, pillows, or items of clothing to place randomly in your working space to create a maze.

Your challenge is to move through that maze as many times as possible, always following a different route.

Now, in a second there's gonna be a video for you to have a look at, which is the student doing this activity.

You'll see she set up her maze with her teddy bears, and each time she comes back through it, she moves through it in a different direction.

See if you can do the same, then come back to me.

Now it's your turn to have a go.

Can you come up with a strategy to help you find lots of different ways to travel through your maze?

Can you keep your body steady as you change direction to help you maintain your balance and make sure you don't fall over?

And can you make sure you persevere and keep trying different routes?

Have a go, see what you think.

Good luck.

Okay, let's move into our lesson, shall we?

So can you create effective strategies to cross the river?

Our first learning cycle is about river crossing, and the second learning cycle is about a treasure rescue.

We'll get started with river crossing.

Aisha has set up a river crossing in her living room.

"I just need to find some things that won't slip so I can use them as safe stepping stones," says Aisha.

That's something you're gonna need to be able to do as well, so have a little think about what could be safe in your home.

This is what Aisha's looks like.

She has her two riverbanks and her river in the middle.

"I'm going to use this setup so I can practice using different strategies to cross my river.

" Well done, Aisha.

It looks great.

Alex says, "That looks great, Aisha.

My living room is quite small, so I'm going to mark my riverbanks in chalk on our patio in the garden.

" Brilliant, Alex.

Aisha says, "When we are crossing our own river, we're going to have to use our balance to make sure we don't fall in and get wet.

" That's really true, isn't it?

Hopefully your balance is ready for action today.

Let's have a quick check of your understanding.

What do we need to have to be able to cross the river without touching the floor?

Is it A strength, B, kindness, or C, balance?

Have a little think.

Really well done if you said C, balance.

Our balance is super important to help us remain upright and stable, not wobble and fall into the water in this activity.

This is a student having a little go at our next task.

Alex says, "I think this is going to be really tricky.

" Aisha says, "Yes, I agree Alex.

I am going to need to be really self-disciplined and keep persevering even if it's challenging.

" Aisha's going to find some cushions that won't slide and use them to practice her balancing.

Why don't you have a go, too?

That's what this student's doing here in this video for you.

She's having a go at balancing on her cushions as she moves around, practicing getting ready for her river crossing task.

You have a quick go and then come back to me.

Let's have another quick check for understanding.

So true or false, trying your hardest, even if it's challenging, demonstrates self-discipline.

Really well done if you said true.

Trying your hardest and persevering teaches you that practice makes you better and shows that you can make good choices for yourself.

When you stick with the challenge, you build self-discipline and you feel proud of what you've achieved.

So hopefully today you guys can use your self-discipline, and you can really try and stick to this challenge.

Let's get to it, shall we?

So let's start our river crossing.

You need to set up a river crossing in your working space like Aisha did earlier in the lesson.

You then need to find two flat objects to use as your stepping stones that you can safely balance on and that won't slip.

Use your two items to cross a river without touching the floor.

Can you challenge yourself and work over a longer distance if that seems easy?

Can you design a river, maybe, that travels in a curve or around some obstacles to make it more tricky?

You're gonna see a video in a second of another student doing this activity.

Maybe see what they do to get some ideas and then have a go yourself.

Definitely do a nice straight section first, just to get used to using your two items to cross over that space safely without falling.

And then maybe add those challenges like the student did in the video.

You can see her try and work her way around a corner.

Good luck.

How did you get on?

Let's have a reflection, shall we?

Did you use good balance and control when crossing your river?

Alex said some of the time his balance was good, but he would've been very wet as he fell in the cushion river a few times.

So, unlucky, Alex.

Hopefully keep practicing that balance will help you next time.

How about you, though?

Was your balance good?

And did you use good control?

Did you continue to persevere even when it got difficult?

Aisha says she thinks she demonstrated great self-discipline even when she found it really hard.

Well done, Aisha.

Let's move on to our next activity, shall we?

So the second part of this lesson, this learning cycle, is treasure rescue.

Aisha and Alex are reflecting on their first task.

Alex said, "I really don't know why I kept falling in.

" Aisha says, "Maybe I can help.

Were your stepping stones too far apart?

Were they stable enough?

Did you use two feet on each stone to give you a good base of support for your balance?

" Hmm, I wonder if he did.

Good thinking, Aisha.

Can you think of anything else that could have reduced Alex's balance?

Have a little think.

Alex says, "Yeah, I think my stepping stones were too far apart.

Thanks Aisha.

" And Aisha says, "No problem at all.

It has made me think that I should also have mine closer together.

This will help me keep my balance.

Supporting and sharing our ideas has helped us both adapt and improve our strategies.

" That's brilliant.

Well done, guys.

Let's have another quick check for understanding, then.

True or false, offering support and ideas to others will help lead to positive experiences for all.

What do you think?

Really well done if you said true.

Why is that?

Helping others by sharing ideas makes everything more positive because it helps the whole group work better together.

When you support someone who needs it, everyone feels included, problems get shared and solved, and the activity becomes much more fun for everyone.

So really try and help others whenever you can.

Aisha said, "We've learned to use our balance and control to move safely across the river without getting wet.

We need to be self-disciplined and persevere.

Plus, we now know it's important to share ideas and support each other.

" Thanks for that summary, Aisha.

Alex said, "We must not forget to use our problem-solving skills.

Sometimes we need to think carefully before we start to make sure we've considered the best strategy.

" Yes, that's very true, Alex.

Alex said, "For example, if there was a crocodile in the river on one side, I would avoid it and take a different route.

" Great thinking.

And Aisha said, "Or, if there was some big rocks blocking a safe path down one side, I'd take a better route down the other side.

" That's a good idea.

I wonder what's gonna be in your rivers getting in your way.

Let's have another check for understanding.

What skill would we need to be able to decide the best route across the river, do you think?

Is it A, fast feet, B, problem solving, or C, good guessing?

What do you think?

Good job if you said B, problem solving.

Problem solving is super important to help us work through what we're working with and find ourself a strategy that's gonna give us the best possible outcome.

So well done again for those of you said problem solving.

Let's get going with our second task.

So treasure rescue, first thing you need to do is use your riverbed that you set up from task A.

And if you've taken it down already, then make sure you put that back together.

You're gonna collect your five to six soft items from the warmup that you used to create your maze with, and spread them around in your river.

This is now your treasure that you need to collect.

Next job is to set a timer.

You're going to use your stepping stones from task A.

You're going to start on one side to collect one piece of treasure at a time.

Decide on a strategy to collect all of your treasure as quickly as possible.

So maybe think about which one you're gonna go to first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth.

Think about your order, maybe, of how you're gonna approach it, or think about how you're going to move.

If you drop a piece of treasure or you touch the floor, you must add five seconds onto your time.

So you've gotta be really careful and keep hold of those items.

You're gonna repeat the task three times to persevere and try to beat your time.

So you're trying to get your time as quick as possible.

So maybe have a little write down of your time each time so you don't forget it, so that you can see if by your third time through, you can be super fast at collecting all of your treasure.

This is a really fun activity that another student's already had a go at.

So in a second you can watch that video and see what they did.

Then maybe have your own ideas, get stuck in and persevere and see if you can get your time as quick as possible.

Have fun.

How did you get on?

Let's have a reflection on what we did.

Did you use good balance to stop you touching the floor?

Did you manage to stay out of the water and keep dry this time, Alex?

Alex said, "Yes, this time I managed to keep my stepping stones closer together and I didn't get any time penalties for touching the floor.

" Good job.

Did you demonstrate self-discipline and not give up?

Aisha said she thinks she persevered really well and she kept timing herself until she found the best strategy to beat her time.

That shows really good perseverance, Aisha.

How about your answer to those two questions?

Do you feel that you used good balance to keep you on your markers?

And do you think you demonstrated self-discipline and not give up?

I hope you managed to get your time down.

Did you use effective strategies to demonstrate good problem solving, do you think?

Alex said he really thought about the order that he collected his treasure in to help him get the quickest time.

Did you do something similar?

Did you offer support and ideas to others?

Aisha said she helped Alex work out why he kept falling in.

He didn't fall in once in this task, so Aisha's support for other people actually really, really helped him.

And remember, she said it helped her, too, 'cause it made her think about the distance between her cushions that she was using.

Hopefully you guys managed to think about that support that they had for one another and think about how you could support others or how you could use their supportive comments to help yourself.

Let's cool down as that brings us to the end of this lesson.

You're going to move slowly forwards and backwards across your riverbed that you've used in that last task.

If your treasure is still in the river, continue to change directions as you move around it whilst maintaining good balance.

Take some deep breaths as you go and start to really slow yourself down.

Whilst you're moving, can you think about your perseverance today?

Did you keep going and not give up even when it got a bit difficult?

Maybe it was frustrating when you couldn't get your time quicker.

Did you have to really dig in and try then?

What could you do between now and the next lesson to work on your problem-solving skills and think about different strategies to use next time?

Maybe you can keep reflecting and keep thinking about what you could do differently, or maybe you could try this task again.

Well done.

So today, we have crossed the river without touching the floor, which has required your balance and control.

You've decided the best route across the river to collect maximum treasure, demonstrating your problem-solving skills.

You've used self-discipline to help you never give up and always strive to achieve.

And you've offered support and ideas to others which will help lead to a positive experience for all.

Really well done today, guys.

You've done a brilliant job.

I hope you've enjoyed the activities, and I hope you feel you've developed in all those skills we've just talked through.

Look forward to seeing you in the next lesson.

Bye.