More Than a Spider Web
By: Megan Kuske
Outdoor Education
A three day, two night trip to Wisconsin for the
Fifth graders at Beebe Elementary School.
For the three days, students complete
Different tasks that were intended to be
Enjoyable and Educational.
Oh, You’ll be fine! Just pack some
Hey Meg,
warm clothes, your coat, a hat, Is Everything
Just pack here?
going alright inwhat you
some gloves, and comfy clothes to
Rememberyou need and
wear at night! Let’s not forget your you’re only
know Okay, Thanks
then gone extras.
going to be a few for two Sure it I’ll get
mom!
snow boots though! sounds easy but what if I
know,
Istarted right
Remember weeks!
nights, not three you have
How am be able to carrywhen younow!
to I say
forget something
that…
ever what you pack! it like important? I’ll look
going to really silly in front of
figure out everyone else!
what to
pack?
I’m so
I have been I know this is excited! I
waiting for going to be can’t wait
this… to
awesome! It’s share a
FOREVER! going to be likeroom with
you
a sleepover with guys!
out our parents
around!
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I know all just makes me
Oh, Becky!
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but nothing is
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believe it’s time to to
going is happen
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Thursday!
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believe we are awesome! Let’s gois
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here! Plus we Eww Your right I find My sister’s game!
everyone room
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got the better think there are at collegeto see what
can’t waitisisn’t this
This great, but
dorm with only 16 bugs in here. this room is
bad!
they have planned for
girls and all the nasty! Is this
us!
cool teachers! what all college that’s
We’ll
like?
dorms aregood to know. I
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so sweet! I
live in we are
can’t believe a room
finally here. That bus
like this for too
ride went by so fast!
long!
Team building activity
Students must work together in order to
Achieve the task at hand.
This will be one of your more challenging activities, but if you
all work together you can certainly be successful. Here is your
Entire Class:
task: You need to get everyone through the web or you’ll have
That sounds the net or you’ll have
to start over. No one can touch great! Let’s do that! to start
Well, of send to
need
over. Also, once you’ve used one wethe That sounds web, you
How about weYa! holes of the
send the smaller
some taller peoplecomes first but
That’s a over idea, so
can’t use it again. Remember safety greatlet’s send you need
great,
people over first, will get all of
to spot people and make good decisions that I keep
what happens over
first so they canMeganwhen first
catch
because the
to safe.
the smallerthe other side? I’m
your peerspeople? the highest
through
going hole wecan lift her
people
bigger to fall on my face!
can
lift them through
up to!
the top holes.
Okay! Let’s try this. Okay send Matt
I will crawl through Wow! I’m sure glad I
through!
Okay, first, then I can catch had you guys to
I’m ready! Matt. catch me! We really
used some
awesome
teamwork today!
Entire Class:
Megan, good job making it
That was so much fun!
clear when you felt
uncomfortable! Class, good
Congrats class!
job listening to each other’s
You did wonderful
concerns. You did such a
today! Did you
good job communicating and
see how easy it is
keeping everyone safe!
when you work
together!
Sure Mom…
I don’t know about
I think some day you’ll I loved beingwas my
The teambuilding activity without
Wow, sounds like you had
realize this trip wasn’t any Butwe could do it
I didn’t think it sure
favorite. learning! parents, it made
a great time and you
at first, but was me feel so well
just a lot of fun, but it we allFUN! very
worked
learned a lot!
taught you a lot too! together! responsible!
When I grew up, I realized how
much I had learned
That day and on the trip as a whole.
This was my first experience away
From home with my peers.
I learned how to work together
With other students and the
Importance of leadership.
The End