“Blue Peter”
The Sea School
www.bluepeteraustralia.com
Games and Activity Sequence
Sequenced games ideas for promoting working agreement discussions, group development and leadership
skills through fun games, activities and the action learning cycle. These are a foundation for the positive
learning culture for swimming, rowing, paddling and sailing as group/individual development activities.
Pause to frame and debrief each game/activity to focus on the relevant skill area (eg. trust, cooperation,
communication, respect, commitment, leadership etc) . Change the sequence or pause the games if there
ever seem to be underlying issues that are affecting participation or safety. Refer back to hopes and
concerns/working agreement for more discussion.
Introductions:
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Gotcha (engage left and right brain)
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Name game (repetition)
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Group juggle (fun and chaos)
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Tag games eg hospital, cat and mouse, stuck in mud etc and end with poison ball (symbolic union)
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Sharing stories under sail
Hopes and Concerns:
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Ensure a safe and supportive environment – your leadership will help to create this
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Outline housekeeping and program design/expectations.
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Frontload stages of group development and challenges we will face.
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Ensure one person talking so each person can share hopes and concerns – discuss strategies for
each or refer to the time/process it will be covered in more detail.
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Calling a neighbour…Link arms
Working agreement establishment and testing:
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Use 5 fingers or other negotiated style covering shared (agreed) principles and discuss examples
of how people expect to be with each other in situations. Trial these ideas:
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#1 fan (encouragement)
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Mexican cricket, Have you ever? (safety including challenge by choice)
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Folded tarp, Rock and water pairs (respect)
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Skipping, Blind square (commitment)
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Sharks and fishes, Tarp lift (look after the little guy)
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Helium stick (co-operation and communication)
Fun with low energy examples:
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Hand slap, chanting stones, coin game, couches, zip zap boing, cows elephants
Fun with high energy examples:
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Fresh, Golden Orb, Bull Rush, Ned Kelly, Giants Wizards and Elves, Ah Ko So, Chuck the chicken,
Jump relay
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Sailing
Situational Leadership:
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Red and green, Traffic jam, Magic Hat, Fox Chicken and Corn, Ford Crossing, Over the Beam
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Progressively more adventurous and complex activities
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Skippering a sailing boat
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