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Originally Posted by anitak
What do you do when your planned activity doesnt go according to plan?
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Laugh !!
Surprise is quite literally ready to pounce at every corner !!
I've not been in an assessment position before but do know what it's like for things to not go quite according to plan lol
The best thing is to be ready for things to change direction .. if it's a very heavily adult led activity breathe deeply
lol if the children want to leave .. let them - if new ones want to join, check what the maximum number is and either allow them, let them know that the group have nearly finished their activities and that they can have their go soon - or you could have a pre made 'Turn taking' list and let them know that their go is very very soon !!
Evaluation or pick up might possibly be on the Turn taking list and also how you monitor who did or didn't have a go at the activity.
The answer is that the list does promote patience, consideration, turn taking and acceptance - but also discrimates against personal choice and highlights inequality in preventing access.
However if you have a list of names that you use for checklist monitoring & evaluation of who had a go or not then that strongly promotes equality !!
lol
Let the activity move at it's own pace & as its leader .. take it slowly & enjoy it