A Tangled Knot!
Posted by Lloyd MitchellToday in seventh grade advisory, we did some team building activities. We started out small, learning new things about each other along the way before taking on the most challenging activity…The Human Knot! In my ten years of doing this activity, only one group has managed to untie the knot. Success requires patience, communication, cooperation and focus. I challenged the group to complete this task slowly and to work together.
First we gathered as a group and linked hands to form a human knot. Once locked together, they hesitated and worried that they couldn’t undo the knot. And then they were off! As they worked through their first attempt, they found themselves almost to the end but were unable to break the chain. Instead of giving up, they dropped hands and re-formed the knot and started over. Their second attempt proved to still be difficult…but they got closer! The third time was the charm.
It was amazing to see every single person in the room with such intense focus and determination to figure it out. Afterwards, we talked about how this activity relates to real life. Working together as a group, we proved that we could complete the challenge. Bravo, 7th Grade!
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