Chapter Graphic
 : Flags
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Approach: Group Level: 4 & 8 
Focus:   Giving instructions 
Resources: 6 flags (2 of each colour), 5 photographs, clipboard
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Questions/instructions:
In this activity you are going to take turns at telling the others how they should stand and hold these flags.
Show the 6 flags.
One of you will have a picture which shows how the others should stand and hold the flags, but the others won’t see that picture. You will have to give them very clear instructions without letting them see the picture.

Here is a picture to show you how three people might be asked to stand with their flags.

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3.

4.

 We’ll start with [Student 1]. I’ll give you a photo. The others in the team must not see it, so you will have to tell them how to stand with the flags.

Clip photo 1 to the clipboard and hand it to Student 1.

Ensure that remaining students are arranged so that they cannot see the photo being described.

Place flags on the floor in front of the 3 students.

Repeat for students 1, 2 and 3. Clip each photo on to the clipboard so the other team members can’t see it.

Practice
 Show example photograph.
Three of you can stand and hold the flags exactly as the children in the picture are, and one of you can check to make sure they have done it the right way.

Allow time.
Now you’re going to take turns at telling the others how to stand and hold the flags.
One person will have the photo. That person will tell the others how to stand with the flags – but they mustn’t show them or touch them. They need to give very clear spoken instructions.

% responses
y4
y8
Marked for each student:
     Clarity of individual instructions:
high
26
52
  
moderate
53
38
low
21
10
     Completeness of set of instructions:
all details covered
14
36
   
most details covered
36
43
moderately complete
34
17
very incomplete
16
4
Efficiency of set of instructions:
 (e.g. relative postion of participants, then body
orientation, then arm/hand/flag positions)
  
very efficient
26
55
moderately efficient
57
41
inefficient
17
4
Total score:    7
9
30
6
13
19
5
10
12
4
20
19
3
25
11
0 – 2
23
9

Commentary:
 About 25 percent more year 8 than year 4 students performed strongly on each component of this task and overall.

 
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