Building Leadership in Boys. Do You Like Chicken? Get ready to “Move It”!
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Building Leadership in Boys
Do You Like Chicken?
Get ready to “Move It”!
What just happened?
You’ve just been motivated out of your comfort zone!
MOTIVATION IS THE KEY TO HELPING
BOYS REACH THEIR POTENTIAL.
How do we end up with the leaders of tomorrow?
Is the question Nature or Nurture?
Could the answer be BOTH?
TIME FOR SOME FUN!
THE ALPHA MALE
OutgoingFriendlyIntelligent(Socially) PowerfulConfidentSocial Group
Leaders
BossyEgocentricKnow-it-allDomineeringManipulativeCockyMY WAY OR THE
HIGHWAY!
Movie Time
Characteristics of Leadership• Respectful
• Resourceful
• Takes Initiative
• Consistent
• A Good Communicator
• Flexible
• Enthusiastic
• A Problem Solver
How Do We Get Them To Be Leaders?
Strategies to use in the classroom:
Provide consistent modeling.
Require respect for everyone all the time.
Allow for freedom of inquiry and respectful expression.
Provide opportunities to share ideas and creative thinking.
Create mentoring experiences with other children.
Display work samples or photos of the children working appropriately.
And Always Make It FUN!
Strategies-Reading-
Provide a variety of material. Non-Fiction Newspapers Magazines (sports,
cars, motocross) “How To” manuals Atlas/Maps/Travel
Brochures Cookbooks + much, much more
Fiction Historical fiction Mystery novels Plays Poetry Sing-A-Longs + much, much
more
Also…
Reading strategies cont. Allow for paired or “buddy reading” Character Dress-up Day 100 Book Challenge Mentor Reading Take It Outside
Strategies for Math
Make it visual or tactileUse Manipulatives (allow for experimentation)Paired or Team activities (competition is key)Use music, songs, or dance (patterns)“Student Teachers”
If you know it, then teach it
And…
****Use Interactive Computer Games****
funbrain.com factmonster.com pbskids.com mathplayground.com coolmath4kids.com mathgoodies.com rainforestmaths.com
bigbrainz.com rickyspears.com/rulergame kaboose.com/games
Strategies for science and social studies
MAKE IT COME ALIVE!
Science and Social Studies Cont.
Use physical space to represent concepts (North, South, East, West)
Use your body to represent geographical features of the earth (plains, hill, mountain)
Become a historical character Make your own tomb and fill it Make a pyramid Google Earth
Make Volcanoes and explode them!!!!!!
Play kickball to learn force & motion
Grow a plant from a seed
Cook hot dogs in a solar oven
Light a bulb using a simple circuit (wire and a battery)
Ready for more fun????
Thank you very much for attending this session. I hope that you have learned something today and that your
time was well spent.